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Wayne Yokoyama, MD, director of the Division of Physician-Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to support early-career physicians interested in pursuing research in infectious diseases and immunology.
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support training and mentorship for early-career physician-scientists. This funding opportunity will provide support for early-career physicians pursuing careers in cancer research.
A study involving Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis researchers supports the idea that some T cells that react to microbes also may react to normal human proteins, causing autoimmune disease. The findings promise to accelerate efforts to improve diagnostic tools and treatments for autoimmune diseases.
A study supports the idea that some T cells that react to microbes also may react to normal human proteins, causing autoimmune disease
Autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and Type 1 diabetes are thought to arise when people with a genetic susceptibility to autoimmunity encounter something in the environment that triggers their immune systems to attack their own bodies.