Megan Cooper, MD, PhD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the inaugural Anthony R. French, MD, PhD, Professor in Pediatrics. Pictured at her installation ceremony are (from left): David Perlmutter, MD, dean of the School of Medicine; Cooper; Tanya Lieber Waskiewicz, chief development officer for St. Louis Children’s Hospital; […]
Recognized for clinical care, research in immunodeficiency, immune dysregulation
In mice, roseolovirus disrupts immune cells’ process of learning self-recognition
The TLR8 discovery inspired an ongoing collaboration of scientists nationwide who had encountered children and teenagers — all boys, at this point — with inexplicable immune deficiencies believed to trigger enlarged organs, blood disorders and sometimes death.
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is one of more than 30 genome sequencing hubs worldwide participating in a study to sequence the DNA of young, healthy adults and children who develop severe COVID-19 despite having no underlying medical problems.