Humphreys receives $4.5 million NIH grant for kidney disease research
Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD, at the School of Medicine, has received a five-year $4.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research into chronic kidney disease.
Ashrafi receives Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Award
Ghazaleh Ashrafi, an assistant professor of cell biology and physiology at the School of Medicine, has been awarded a four-year $1.2 million Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Award as part of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Neurodegeneration Challenge Network.
Schreiber receives scientific innovator award
Robert Schreiber, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is the 2024 Senior Scientist Winner of the Innovators in Science Award. The award recognizes his outstanding contributions to the field of cancer immunology.
Puray-Chavez named Mendez Scholar
Virologist Maritza Puray-Chavez, a staff scientist at the School of Medicine, has been named a 2023 Dr. Eddie Mendez Scholar by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
Thomas receives inaugural University Libraries’ Ginkgo Award
Jack Thomas, a Washington University trustee and member of the University Libraries National Council, received the inaugural Washington University Libraries’ Ginkgo Award honoring exceptional service to the libraries
Program in Occupational Therapy receives $1.1 million grant
The Program in Occupational Therapy at the School of Medicine received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Special Education – Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Program.
Kwon receives CDC grant to study viral transmission within households
Jennie H. Kwon, DO, an associate professor of medicine and chief of the section of Healthcare Epidemiology & Antimicrobial Stewardship at the School of Medicine, has been awarded a $3.6 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to lead a multisite clinical study.
University departments win several CASE awards
Projects produced by University Marketing & Communications and other departments at WashU recently won 2023 Circle of Excellence Awards and district awards from CASE (the Council for Advancement and Support of Education).
WashU researchers among those ‘highly cited’
More than 50 Washington University in St. Louis researchers have been named to the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list by Clarivate, an analytics company. The list identifies scientists who demonstrate exceptional influence in their fields, as reflected through their papers frequently cited by their peers.
PACS receives funding from Department of Education
The Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences at the School of Medicine has been awarded two grants from the U.S. Department of Education that combined will provide over $2.3 million in support of its graduate training programs.
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