Month: August 2023

Linda Repa-Eschen, former business director for the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research within the Department of Medicine at the School of Medicine, died June 5 at her home after waiting for a lung transplant. She was 72.

Washington University’s Leila Sadat, at the School of Law, and Kim Thuy Seelinger, at the Brown School, have been nominated to serve on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Moscow Mechanism panel of experts.

People with Down syndrome are at very high risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. A project led by Jason Hassenstab, at the School of Medicine, aims to develop tools to measure cognitive function in people with Down syndrome-associated Alzheimer’s disease.

Members of minoritized racial or ethnic groups and people who live in less affluent neighborhoods are less likely than others to receive specialized care for dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, a new study from the School of Medicine indicates.

A new study by researchers at the Prevention Research Center and colleagues surveyed public health departments in the U.S. to understand current health equity-related work practices and identify ways to bolster equity-focused work in chronic disease prevention and control efforts.

Philip R.O. Payne, at the School of Medicine, has joined the steering committee of a National Academy of Medicine working group to draft a code of conduct for artificial intelligence in health, medical care and health research.

Washington University faculty hosted a one-week seminar designed to connect high school teachers to experts and resources in local Black history and culture.