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Khabele Lab Published New Manuscript

Khabele Lab Published New Manuscript
The Khabele lab recently published a new manuscript in BMC Cancer, titled “The Tie2 antagonist rebastinib reduces ovarian cancer growth in a syngeneic murine model.” Gupta VG, Roby KF, Pathak HB, Godwin AK, Gunewardena S, Khabele D. The Tie2 antagonist rebastinib reduces ovarian cancer growth in a syngeneic murine model. BMC Cancer. 2025 Feb 11;25(1):233. […]

Nelson Society Hosts 3rd Annual Resident Career Day

Nelson Society Hosts 3rd Annual Resident Career Day
WashU Medicine OBGYN hosted its annual Career Day to showcase the diverse career paths available in obstetrics and gynecology. This event connected residents with physicians from the greater St. Louis area, offering insight into private and academic practice through panel discussions. The 2025 agenda featured panels moderated by WashU faculty, highlighting alumni and experts from […]

Dr. Gomez-Lopez featured on Podcast

Dr. Gomez-Lopez featured on Podcast
On average in the US, 1 in 10 babies is born prematurely and, in many cases, the cause is unknown. However, there could be many contributing factors, nearly 40% of pregnant people who deliver before 37 weeks exhibit chronic placental inflammation, which happens when the mother’s immune system attacks the placenta. If we understood this […]

Furuya and Herbosa Awarded the David G. Mutch Residency Research Scholarship

Furuya and Herbosa Awarded the David G. Mutch Residency Research Scholarship
The Michael D. Nelson Society Board is delighted to announce Dr. Rachel Furuya and Dr. Christina Herbosa, as awardees of the David G. Mutch Residency Research Scholarship Award. This honor is given to support and enhance the scholarly research activity of residents while at this level of their professional journey.   Rachel Furyua, MD Poster presentation: “Comparison of […]