Morris receives grant for stem cell research
Samantha A. Morris, associate professor of developmental biology and of genetics at the School of Medicine, received a four-year $1.5 million grant from the New York Stem Cell Foundation.
Stretchy, bendy, flexible LEDs
Chuan Wang’s lab at the McKelvey School of Engineering has developed a way to print stretchy LEDs on unconventional surfaces using an inkjet printer.
Merck Foundation to fund professorships for early-career physician-scientists
Merck Foundation has made a $2 million commitment to Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to establish two endowed assistant professorships supporting early-career physician-scientists from populations that are historically underrepresented in medicine and biomedical sciences.
Partisanship, the economy and presidential accountability
New Arts & Sciences research shows that voters are surprisingly objective in how they assess the economy. Voters will actually hold the president accountable for the state of the world, Andrew Reeves said.
Parking offers update
Parking and Transportation Services shares important updates on the pending parking management system upgrade and upcoming event parking changes in its October newsletter.
Shape of virus may determine RSV infection outcomes
Using a novel technology, the lab of Michael Vahey at the McKelvey School of Engineering uncovered shape-shifting properties of a common respiratory virus.
Philip receives NIH grant for neuroscience research
Benjamin Allen Philip, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, received a five-year $2.11 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National institutes of Health (NIH).
Two students participate in German-American Sister Cities Youth Forum
Students Essete Workineh and Johnny Yeldham, both in Arts & Sciences, are among 11 St. Louisans selected to participate in the German-American Sister Cities Youth Forum.
$7.5 million to study elusive cell type important in aging, cancer, other diseases
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has joined the NIH’s SenNet, a national research network focused on understanding senescent cells, an elusive but important cell type that plays key roles in the diseases of aging.
WashU alum Josi Jahic: journey from HR to restaurateur
Josi Jahic (MBA, 2015) never expected to be part of the restaurant business. “When I was in college,” she said, “I would do any kind of work other than restaurant work.” Now Josi finds herself at the center of J’s Pitaria, a Mediterranean restaurant she founded with her husband Zamir. At J’s, speed takes a back […]
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