Our people
WashU Medicine names new chair of pediatrics
A nationally recognized pediatric endocrinologist, Madhusmita Misra, MD, pioneered research on bone density and metabolic disorders in young women. Her appointment begins Jan. 4.
Our expertise
Locusts get a sensory assist from nanomaterials
Researchers from WashU McKelvey Engineering have developed a hybrid system that augments organisms including locusts to serve as sample collectors for chemical vapors. The work has implications for homeland security, environmental and industrial monitoring and healthcare.
In plants, sense of time is connected with sense of danger
A well-known clock gene helps plants sense salt and respond to it, according to new research from biologist Xuehua Zhong in WashU Arts & Sciences. The findings could help scientists develop more resilient crops.
Our impact
Osteoarthritis therapy study advances with $17 million from ARPA-H
The funding will support a WashU Medicine collaboration with CRISPR Therapeutics and SynGenix, a WashU startup, to move a single-injection treatment to reverse joint damage into clinical trials.
WashU study could help manage air quality near power plants
WashU McKelvey Engineering’s Chi Li received a grant from NASA to fine-tune a tool that will be used to understand how weather and atmospheric conditions evolve over time.
Videos
‘Let’s see where we can go’
Through the Bears Caucus, sponsored by the Office of Government & Community Relations, student and alumni ambassadors meet with lawmakers, share their personal stories and champion issues critical to the WashU community.
