Author: Brittney Wheeler

Chemist Jay Ponder, in Arts & Sciences, received a $152,775 supplemental award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for protein-ion binding research.

In two recent studies, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine found evidence that the omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 causes less severe disease than previous variants — at least in rodents — but that many antibody-based therapies may not be effective against it.

Courtney Reichhardt in Arts & Sciences received a $110,000 postdoc-to-faculty transition award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to continue researching the disease.

The Office of Human Resources is offering Spring into Motion, a wellness challenge running from March 7-May 1. Registration begins Feb. 18.

The Missouri Foundation for Health has honored Sarah Garwood, MD, with the 2021 Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health award.

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised stress levels among health-care workers, leading to burnout, depression and more. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have received a grant that aims to reduce workers’ burnout and promote their mental health and wellness.

Beverly Brozanski, MD, professor of pediatrics, and Jennifer Wambach, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, both in the Department of Pediatrics’ Division of Newborn Medicine at the School of Medicine, have been named new members of the American Pediatric Society.

Kater Murch in Arts & Sciences and collaborators at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis won a $750,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research. 

An analysis of federal health data indicates that people who have had COVID-19 are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular complications within the first month to a year after infection, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System.

Cancer scientists Christopher A. Maher and Ryan C. Fields, MD, both at the School of Medicine, received a $2.8 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for colorectal cancer research.