Our people
Klein recognized by Endocrine Society for outstanding research
Samuel Klein, MD, the William H. Danforth Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Science at WashU Medicine, has received the Endocrine Society’s Outstanding Clinical Investigator Award.
Our expertise
Spying on speckles
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have investigated how assemblies of molecules called microphases could be a useful target in developing treatments for neurodegenerative disorders.
New ALS drug stabilizes decline with improved strength, mobility for some
Long-term use of a new drug, toferson, approved by the FDA for a rare genetic form of ALS, delays symptom progression and death and leads to stabilization or improvement in some patients, according to a study by WashU Medicine researchers and collaborators.
Our impact
‘Leadership in the Trenches’
A novel partnership of the Center for Experiential Learning and Bauer Leadership Center, both in Olin Business School, helps students gain much-in-demand leadership skills.
Six student startups receive funding in Skandalaris Center Venture Competition
The Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Washington University in St. Louis awarded $33,000 in funding to six student-founded startups at its fall Venture Competition.
Videos
A scientist’s ‘a-ha moment’
Alex Quillin, PhD ’25, talks about the day she looked through the microscope and realized what she and her fellow students discovered.
