Author: Brittney Wheeler

WashU Medicine’s Invasive Fungal Infections Clinic has been named a Center of Excellence, Diamond Level, by the European Confederation of Medical Mycology in recognition of its three-fold excellence in diagnosis, management and research on fungal infections. It is one of two clinics with such status in the U.S. and one of 13 in the world.

Medical students at WashU Medicine recently honored faculty and residents with Distinguished Service and Teaching Awards for the 2024-25 academic year.

Researchers at WashU Medicine led by Thomas Papouin have upended the textbook understanding of how connections between brain cells are rearranged during states of heightened vigilance or attention.

Undergraduate student speaker Elijah Darden, who earned a degree in psychological and brain sciences from Arts & Sciences, delivered a message to the Class of 2025 at Washington University in St. Louis during the May 12 Commencement ceremony on Francis Olympic Field.

Simone Biles gave her Commencement address to the Class of 2025 at Washington University in St. Louis during the May 12 Commencement ceremony on Francis Olympic Field.

In a recent study, WashU Medicine researchers found adverse events were rare and manageable among patients with very mild or mild Alzheimer’s disease who received infusions of a next-generation Alzheimer’s medication.

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin delivered his message to the Class of 2025 at Washington University in St. Louis during the May 12 Commencement ceremony on Francis Olympic Field.

The Women’s Society of Washington University presented the Harriet K. Switzer Leadership Award and the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship to four exceptional students during its annual membership meeting this spring.

A small clinical trial, led by researchers at WashU Medicine, has found that moxidectin, a new medicine for river blindness, also works for lymphatic filariasis, another tropical disease.

Researchers at WashU Medicine conducted a study to understand the genetic factors behind a pediatric brain tumor. Their findings could lead to new targeted therapies.