Our people
Cao named Guggenheim Fellow
Yin Cao, ScD, an associate professor in the Division of Public Health Sciences in the WashU Medicine Mary Culver Department of Surgery, has been named a 2026 Fellow of the 101st class of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Our expertise
Global consortium launches AI tools to accelerate Alzheimer’s research, treatments
C-BRAIN, the consortium co-founded by WashU Medicine and directed by neurologist Randall J. Bateman, MD, brings together members from academia, major pharmaceutical companies and philanthropic organizations.
Dementia rising across Latino populations, multidecade study finds
Research led by WashU Medicine neurologist Jorge Llibre-Guerra, MD, provides the first direct evidence that some parts of Latin America are moving in the opposite direction of dropping dementia rates in the U.S. and other wealthy nations.
Our impact
Inner life of cells under investigation
WashU biomedical engineer Yifan Dai will study chemical processes in cells thanks to a $2 million NIH grant.
Local teachers join WashU faculty for Summer Teacher Researcher Program
Ten teachers from across the St. Louis region will partner with WashU faculty for the 2026 Summer Teacher Researcher Program.
Administered by the university’s Institute for School Partnership (ISP), the program provides teachers an opportunity to participate in faculty research and develop lessons for their classrooms.
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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.
