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October 23, 2024
ELAM program provides leadership development opportunities for faculty
WashU Medicine event focused on building critical leadership skills, embracing sponsorship and communicating effectively.
Medical Campus & Community
October 23, 2024
Immunotherapy blocks scarring, improves heart function in mice with heart failure
Antibody that reduces inflammation could serve as cardio-immunotherapy for heart failure patients.
News Release
October 16, 2024
WashU Medicine celebrates first R01 recipients
Event honored scientists who received their first R01 research grants from the National Institutes of Health.
Medical Campus & Community
October 15, 2024
Studies of migraine’s many triggers offer paths to new therapies
Source: Knowable Magazine
October 15, 2024
New Nasal Vaccines Offer Better Protection from COVID and Flu—No Needle Needed
Source: Scientific American
October 8, 2024
Kepecs awarded NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
Grant will support research into how brain reads immune signals to drive behavior.
National Leaders
October 8, 2024
Camacho honored by NIH for research on emotional neurodevelopment
Neuroscientist selected for High-Risk, High-Reward program.
Medical Campus & Community, News Release
October 2, 2024
‘Milestone’ study suggests microbiome-boosting foods can treat severe malnutrition
Source: Science
October 2, 2024
Viruses found hiding in lungs’ immune cells long after initial illness
Lingering respiratory viruses set the stage for chronic lung disease, mouse study shows.
News Release
September 30, 2024
$12 million grant to research how vaccines induce lasting immunity
Source: The Microbiologist
September 26, 2024
$12 million grant aimed at probing how vaccines induce lasting immunity
Study may inform design of next-generation COVID-19, flu vaccines.
News Release
September 26, 2024
Nickolas to lead Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases
Physician-scientist specializes in treating kidney disorders, studying how they affect bone health.
News Release
September 25, 2024
Interested in acupuncture? This is what St. Louis experts say you should know
Source: St. Louis Magazine
September 24, 2024
Garcia named Fellow of American Chemical Society
Honored for leadership in mass spectrometry, proteomics, diversity in the sciences.
National Leaders
September 23, 2024
Ross honored by Association of American Medical Colleges
Nephrologist, public health epidemiologist recognized for diversifying health care.
Medical Campus & Community, National Leaders
September 23, 2024
Gordon receives Nierenberg Prize
Honor recognizes his outstanding contributions to science in the public interest.
News Release
September 23, 2024
What Repeat COVID Infections Do to Your Body, According to Science
In the News
September 23, 2024
WashU research funding exceeds $1 billion for first time
External dollars solve major challenges, spark local job growth, development.
News Release
September 19, 2024
WashU Medicine to offer reproductive sciences master’s program
Human reproductive health focus of new training opportunity.
Medical Campus & Community
September 18, 2024
Obituary: T.S. Park, professor of neurosurgery, 77
Celebrated neurosurgeon pioneered technique that restored movement for children with cerebral palsy.
Obituaries
September 18, 2024
Cooper named fellow of American Society for Cell Biology
Biochemist regarded for characterizing key processes involved in cell movement.
National Leaders
September 16, 2024
WashU Medicine leads 2 major pandemic preparedness research projects
Two grants totaling $30 million a year for 3 years support efforts to design vaccines, drugs for understudied virus families.
News Release
September 12, 2024
New home for world-class cancer care opens on Medical Campus
9-story Siteman Cancer Center building designed for patient comfort, convenience.
Medical Campus & Community, News Release
September 12, 2024
Huang named head of pathology & immunology
Physician-scientist renowned for expertise in human brain development, degeneration.
News Release