Modifying homes for stroke survivors saves lives

Researchers at the School of Medicine have found that safety interventions — such as walkers, grab bars, ramps and other home modifications — allow many stroke survivors to keep living independently in their homes and may reduce their risk of death.

Anderson honored with Gloria White Award

Chris Anderson, grounds manager and horticulturalist at WashU, is the recipient of this year’s Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award. Several other staff members also received awards at the recognition gala.

Heart disease model puts cells to work

Researchers can more effectively study mutations that cause heart disease by putting stem cells through their paces. The McKelvey School of Engineering research offers insight into the origins of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Notables

New York architect Adare Brown has been selected as winner of the 2023-24 James Harrison Steedman Memorial Fellowship in Architecture. The fellowship is organized by the Sam Fox School in partnership with the American Institute of Architects St. Louis.

Research Wire

Yao Chen, an assistant professor of neuroscience at the School of Medicine, is part of two teams that have been awarded grants to study the molecular processes that underlie memory and cognition.

Research Wire

Most organisms on this planet rely on a circadian clock to function properly. New research published by biologists in Arts & Sciences investigates how an internal clock helps nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria accommodate seemingly conflicting processes within a single cell.

Leah Rae Czerniewski, doctoral student, 34

Leah Rae Vandiver Czerniewski, a doctoral student at the McKelvey School of Engineering, died after a long illness June 11 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.