Year: 2021

Despite others’ previous claims, the lab of Yevgeniy Vorobeychik and collaborators have determined it’s not so easy for a neural network to recreate a person’s face from DNA.

Brian Kim, MD, at the School of Medicine, received a five-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to research skin inflammation.

Two graduate students working with David Strait, professor of biological anthropology in Arts & Sciences, won doctoral dissertation research grants from the National Science Foundation.

Henric Krawczynski in Arts & Sciences received a $41,255 award from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for quasar research.

Urologic oncologist Sam Bhayani, MD, has been named to lead the Division of Urologic Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine.

A team of researchers led by Song Hu at the McKelvey School of Engineering has developed a two-step denoising technique for photoacoustic microscopy, a method that allows researchers to see tiny vessels in the body.

Research from the lab of Renee J. Thompson in Arts & Sciences shows social media use associated with mixed outcomes when it comes to well-being during the pandemic.

Washington University in St. Louis senior Kennedy Young was a finalist for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. She has devoted her years at Washington University to studying the history of mass incarceration and working directly with those in the prison system today.

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

As the winter holidays approach, and the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on everyday life, Washington University medical experts offer some tips and guidance for the community