NF Center Director Given Mentor of the Year Award (Links to an external site) July 1, 2024June 13, 2024
Epilepsy drug prevents brain tumors in mice with NF1 (Links to an external site) May 1, 2024April 18, 2024
Student in NF Scholars Program Awarded ALSF POST fellowship (Links to an external site) April 15, 2024April 3, 2024
NF Center Investigators Awarded Grant to Develop Human Cell Culture Models of NF1 Brain Tumors (Links to an external site) April 1, 2024March 20, 2024
NF1 Mutation Alters the Function of Human Microglia (Links to an external site) March 15, 2024March 20, 2024
NF Center Researchers Identify a New Potential Treatment for Optic Glioma Vision Loss (Links to an external site) March 1, 2024March 7, 2024
New Therapy Identified for MPNST in NF1 (Links to an external site) February 21, 2024February 21, 2024
The Gutmann Laboratory Welcomes New Staff Scientist, Dr. Enquan Xu (Links to an external site) February 1, 2024February 2, 2024
Rui Mu joins the NF Center as a Bioinformatic Specialist in the Gutmann Laboratory (Links to an external site) January 15, 2024January 17, 2024
Dr. Corina Anastasaki, PhD Wins the Women in Neuroscience Award (Links to an external site) November 15, 2023November 15, 2023
NF Center Researchers Demonstrate that a Mutation in the Cytokine Receptor-Like Factor-3 (CRLF3) Gene Causes Neuronal Deficits (Links to an external site) November 1, 2023November 15, 2023
Dr. David Gutmann Inducted Into the National Academy of Medicine (Links to an external site) October 15, 2023November 15, 2023
Josh Breunig, David Gutmann, and Yuan Pan receive a Collaborative Department of Defense Grant (Links to an external site) October 1, 2023November 15, 2023
NF Center Undergraduate Receives Prestigious Summer Research Grant (Links to an external site) August 1, 2023August 3, 2023
Corina and Yuan present at Pediatric SNO Cancer Neuroscience Meeting (Links to an external site) July 15, 2023July 19, 2023
Dr. Angela Hirbe and collaborators publish a three-dimensional MPNST culture system to test therapeutic combinations (Links to an external site) June 15, 2023June 22, 2023
Yuan Pan and Nicole Brossier awarded DoD grant to study the interaction between Nf1 mutation and diet (Links to an external site) June 1, 2023June 1, 2023
NF Center Researchers Identify a Potential Combination Therapy for MPNST (Links to an external site) April 1, 2023April 7, 2023
Dr. Yuan Pan Awarded Gilbert Family Foundation Grant to Study Optic Gliomas (Links to an external site) March 1, 2023May 4, 2023
Dr. Maloney Awarded IDDRC Pilot Grant to Study Social Behavior Deficits in Mice (Links to an external site) February 15, 2023May 4, 2023
Major Biomarker Project to Help Identify Cancer Predisposition in NF1 Patients (Links to an external site) February 1, 2023May 4, 2023
NF Center Researchers Use Novel Treatment for Brain Tumors (Links to an external site) January 1, 2023February 26, 2023
NF Center Investigators Review Current NF Clinical Trials (Links to an external site) December 1, 2022December 4, 2022
Dr. Brossier Welcomes Two New Laboratory Members (Links to an external site) November 15, 2022December 4, 2022
NF Center Researchers Report a Breakthrough in Pediatric Brain Tumor Modeling (Links to an external site) November 1, 2022November 6, 2022
Adeoye, Guilak, Gutmann, Kipnis elected to National Academy of Medicine (Links to an external site) October 17, 2022October 23, 2022
NF Center Researcher Reports Seizure Control in a Child with NF1 (Links to an external site) October 1, 2022October 2, 2022
The Gutmann Laboratory Welcomes Two New Post-Baccalaureate Trainees (Links to an external site) September 15, 2022September 19, 2022
Gutmann Awarded New Grant To Study The Immunology of Brain Tumors (Links to an external site) September 1, 2022August 28, 2022
Gilbert Family Foundation Launches NF1 Brain Tumor Initiative (Links to an external site) August 15, 2022August 14, 2022
Are NF1 mutations the same in NF1 and sporadic cancers? (Links to an external site) August 1, 2022August 1, 2022
ALSF Researcher Spotlight: Nicole Brossier, MD/PhD (Links to an external site) July 15, 2022July 18, 2022
NF Center Undergraduate Explores Predictors of Patient Return (Links to an external site) July 1, 2022June 20, 2022
Epilepsy drug stops nervous system tumor growth in mice (Links to an external site) June 15, 2022June 20, 2022
Gilbert Family Foundation Awards New Vision Restoration Initiative Grants (Links to an external site) June 1, 2022May 31, 2022
NF Center Researchers Team Up With Stanford Neuroscientists To Study How Nerves Fire Up Cancer (Links to an external site) May 15, 2022May 31, 2022
Gutmann inducted into the Association of American Physicians (Links to an external site) May 1, 2022May 1, 2022
Meet Madeline Scherr (Links to an external site) April 11, 2022April 10, 2022 Maddy joined us in March 2022 as our new Washington University Neurofibromatosis (NF) Center Pediatric Occupational Therapist and NF Center Coordinator.
Autism Acceptance Month: Promoting Understanding (Links to an external site) April 1, 2022March 31, 2022
NF Center Scholar Receives ALSF Summer Fellowship Award (Links to an external site) March 26, 2022March 22, 2022
NF Center Researcher Awarded Department of Defense Grant (Links to an external site) March 15, 2022March 13, 2022
Targeting the Immune System Blocks Optic Glioma Formation in Mice (Links to an external site) March 1, 2022February 1, 2022
Advanced Informatic Methods Reveal New Insights in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (Links to an external site) February 14, 2022February 15, 2022