Speakers

Holden Thorp, PhD
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis

Making Drugs Better by Making them Worse – Metalloenzymes comprise a third of all enzymes and are inhibited by 10% of all marketed drugs.  Drugs that bind very strongly to metal atoms give tantalizingly high affinities, but are often toxic:  the solution lies in going on the road less traveled.

Robyn Klein, MD, PhD
Vice Provost and Associate Dean, Washington University in St. Louis

Learning from viruses: how brain inflammation may cause dementia – People who have experienced brain infections with viruses, such as West Nile virus, often develop  severe memory disorders that interfere with daily life functions.  Here I will discuss how efficient clearance of virus may lead to changes in brain structure and function.

On the third Thursday of every month , ICTS Precision Medicine hosts a session featuring WashU faculty working in translational genomics/precision medicine areas. Talks are typically oriented toward biotechnology, diagnostics, informatics, start-ups and precision interventions based on medical genomics innovations.