Our people
Coonce named to new Harris-Stowe Athletic Hall of Fame
Angela Coonce, chief of the WashU Police Department, will be inducted as an inaugural member of the new Harris-Stowe State University Athletic Hall of Fame. She was selected for excellence and leadership on and off the basketball court at her alma mater.
Our expertise
Waterlogged seeds reveal melons’ ancient journey
A new WashU study shows how scientists can use ancient DNA to answer historical questions beyond what artifacts alone can reveal.
Key path to Alzheimer’s-like brain damage starts outside the brain
WashU Medicine researchers have found in mice that blocking immune cells in the body’s lymph nodes significantly reduces neurodegeneration. The discovery reveals a previously unsuspected pathway that could potentially halt or slow the progression of Alzheimer’s and related diseases.
Our impact
Shake it off
A grant from the Department of Defense will fund WashU research to make materials that deter aquatic organisms from attaching to surfaces. The work could have applications for anything in wet environments including medical devices for the human body and membranes used in desalinization.
WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center perform breakthrough robotic liver-kidney transplant
Adeel Khan, MD, a professor of surgery at WashU Medicine, and Jessica Lindemann, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of surgery, worked together to perform the combined surgery — the world’s first-reported robotic transplantation of both organs simultaneously.
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‘The right thing to do at the right place’
A transformational $200 million commitment from the Bursky Family Foundation will strengthen the School of Public Health, which will now be named the Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky School of Public Health.
