Yoo receives grant from Hereditary Disease Foundation
Andrew Yoo, a professor of developmental biology at WashU Medicine, has received the 2024 Transformative Research Award, a two-year $1 million grant from the Hereditary Disease Foundation.
Researchers solve medical mystery of neurological symptoms in kids
Researchers at WashU Medicine collaborated with an international team of doctors and scientists to identify the cause of a rare genetic disorder involving intellectual disability and brain malformations.
Jin receives NIH grant to study congenital hydrocephalus
Sheng Chih (Peter) Jin, an assistant professor of genetics at WashU Medicine, has received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the genetic and molecular underpinnings of congenital hydrocephalus.
Prestigious NIH Director’s awards go to three WashU faculty
Three researchers from Washington University have received highly competitive and prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s awards totaling $10 million over five years.
WashU scientist talks neurons on educational podcast
A top educational Spanish language podcast for kids recently featured Allison Martinez Mejia, a biomedical engineering PhD candidate at Washington University.
Potential of mindfulness to enhance cognitive health in Latinx older adults being studied
WashU researchers have received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to explore the potential for mindfulness approaches to protect against dementia in groups of older Latinx adults.
Pollina named Rita Allen Foundation Scholar
Elizabeth Pollina, an assistant professor of developmental biology at WashU Medicine, has been named to the 2024 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars.
Can we predict who will develop migraine headaches?
Washington University School of Medicine scientist Hadas Nahman-Averbuch has received two grants totaling $6 million to investigate the risk factors for developing migraine headaches in adolescents.
‘Molecular putty’ properties found encoded in protein sequence for biomolecular condensates
Scientists at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis sort the rules governing putty-like biomolecular condensates.
Psilocybin generates psychedelic experience by disrupting brain network
A School of Medicine brain-imaging study on the effects of psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, provides a neurobiological explanation for the drug’s mind-bending effects.
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