$5 million for brain development and Alzheimer’s degeneration study
Researchers at WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology have received a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how patterns of brain aging and degeneration mirror early-life experiences.
WashU earns HLC reaccreditation, updates credit policy
Washington University in St. Louis achieved reaccreditation from the Higher Learning Commission, which resulted in updates to the university’s academic credit policy.
T cells found in tonsils differ in key ways from those in blood
Naresha Saligrama, of WashU Medicine, led a multi-institution team that uncovered important differences between human T cells that live in specific tissues and T cells found in the blood, with major implications for future research and diagnostics.
$3.2 million grant funds research on computational AI in fistulizing Crohn’s disease
With a joint award from the Helmsley Charitable Trust, WashU Medicine and Emory University researchers will develop artificial intelligence software tools to improve diagnosis and treatment of a common complication of Crohn’s disease.
WashU Medicine students treat patients at Pro Bono Health Clinic
The WashU Medicine Pro Bono Health Clinic offers free occupational therapy, physical therapy and medical services to uninsured community members in the St. Louis area.
Leahy honored for commitment to tax community
Angie L. Leahy, associate vice chancellor for finance and controller at WashU, is the recipient of the prestigious National Association of College and University Business Officers Tax Award.
Creed to study dopamine system changes in chronic nerve pain
Meaghan Creed, an associate professor of anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, has received a $3.3 million five-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study dopamine system changes underlying depression symptoms in people with chronic neuropathic pain.
Therapeutic food named a Best Invention of 2025
Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, the Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor at WashU Medicine, co-leads a team that developed a therapeutic food designed to treat childhood malnutrition. The food was named one of Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2025.
Lang named Barbara J. Norton Professor of Physical Therapy
Catherine E. Lang, a leading researcher in stroke recovery and rehabilitation in the WashU Medicine Program in Physical Therapy, has been installed as the inaugural Barbara J. Norton Professor of Physical Therapy.
New center to develop AI-based imaging tools to improve diagnosis, care
WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology is establishing the Center for Computational and AI-enabled Imaging Sciences, in partnership with WashU’s McKelvey School of Engineering, to improve the diagnosis and precision treatment of cancers, cardiovascular disease, neurological diseases and numerous other conditions.
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