Our people
Four named senior members of National Academy of Inventors
Four WashU researchers have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors: Rajan Chakrabarty, Vijay Ramani, Christina Stallings and Zhude Tu.
Our expertise
Fiber implant sheds new light on Alzheimer’s disease progression
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have a federal grant to further develop a fiber-based, deep-brain interface to study the relationship between neurovascular dysfunction and memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease.
A clear view to better batteries
Engineering researchers at WashU are providing guidance and maps to improve the performance and safety of lithium-ion batteries.
Our impact
New WashU Medicine program to train data specialists
The master’s program in biomedical data science and artificial intelligence is one of few such programs in the U.S. It offers a flexible curriculum, part-time enrollment and evening classes to accommodate working students.
$80 million supports research into exceptional longevity
WashU Medicine researchers have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue a study of families with a history of extreme longevity, seeking genetic clues to healthy aging.
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.
