McKay receives NIH support to test cancer treatment tool

Virginia McKay, a research assistant professor at the Brown School, is leading a $3.5 million project funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test whether an effort to improve cancer treatment for children in Latin America is sustainable over the long term.

Page receives Gloria White Award

Emily Page, senior manager of wellness and benefits projects in the Office of Human Resources, received the Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award, now a universitywide award and the highest staff honor.

Summer in the city

St. Louis is known for the Arch, the Cardinals and, of course, Ted Drewes. But there’s much more to see and do in the Gateway City. Here, WashU students and faculty share some of their favorite summertime St. Louis attractions and activities.

Diagnosis of rare, genetic muscle disease improved

School of Medicine researchers have developed an approach that could help doctors distinguish between subtypes of limb girdle muscular dystrophy, a rare muscle disease. With new therapies imminent, that information can help determine treatment options.

Stedelin named deputy chief information officer

Jennifer Stedelin has been named the university’s first associate vice chancellor for administrative and academic technologies, announced Jessie Minton, chief information officer and vice chancellor for information technology.

Research Wire

With a new grant from the National Science Foundation, Christopher Gill at the McKelvey School of Engineering plans to advance cyberphysical systems’ performance for applications in earthquake safety.

Notables

Microbiome pioneer Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, at the School of Medicine, has won the 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research. The Asturias awards are among the most prestigious honors in the Spanish-speaking world.

Notables

Coming off of a historic 2022-23 season, the WashU women’s track and field team was awarded the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s Program of the Year.