Read the latest news about scientific breakthroughs, clinical findings and special events benefiting neurofibromatosis research.

Vaishali Mulchandani awarded fellowship from the Center of Regenerative Medicine Distinguished Postdoctoral Scholars Program

Vaishali Mulchandani awarded fellowship from the Center of Regenerative Medicine Distinguished Postdoctoral Scholars Program
The Center of Regenerative Medicine (CRM) Distinguished Postdoctoral Scholars Program aims to train researchers to make significant contributions in the field of regenerative medicine through an interdisciplinary approach. Fellows are paired with a CRM faculty mentor to conduct research on projects aligned with key areas such as cell fate engineering and regenerative therapeutics. This one-year […]

Dru named Research Staff Employee of the Quarter!

Dru named Research Staff Employee of the Quarter!
The NF Center celebrates Dru Jenkins on being named Research Staff Employee of the Quarter for the first quarter of FY25! Dru is an absolutely wonderful employee. She is always ready to help with a smile and without her, the Gutmann Lab would NOT function. Her selflessness, organizational skills, and ability to care for others, […]

Seedlings to Adults

Raising children is hard. Period. End of story. Raising a child with a medical condition is really hard, but not the end of the story. Many parents go to sleep at night and wake up each morning wondering just how we can take our precious babies from childhood, into an adulthood where they might not […]

Dr. Yunshuo “Caroline” Tang Receives Five-Year Grant from the National Institutes of Health

Dr. Yunshuo “Caroline” Tang Receives Five-Year Grant from the National Institutes of Health
Dr. Yunshuo “Caroline” Tang, MD, PhD, (Assistant Professor, Washington University) was recently awarded a five-year grant from the National Institute of Health to study the extrinsic and intrinsic mechanisms of vision loss in a mouse model of Nf1-associated optic pathway glioma (Nf1-OPG). Dr. Tang will study how extrinsic inflammatory insults and intrinsic abnormalities in cyclic AMP […]

Dr. Sheel Pathak Promoted to Associate Professor in Neurology

Dr. Sheel Pathak Promoted to Associate Professor in Neurology
Dr. Sheel Pathak MD, was recently promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology. This is a major milestone in the career of a clinical faculty member at Washington University, signifying excellence in patient care, resident and student education. Dr. Pathak provides general neurologic care for patients with a variety of […]