Overlooked cell type orchestrates brain rewiring

Overlooked cell type orchestrates brain rewiring

Researchers at WashU Medicine made a discovery about the human brain during states of vigilance. The team found that a brain chemical associated with alertness, attention and learning alters brain connectivity and function through the work of astrocytes, a type of cell often overlooked in neuroscience.
Perlmutter to conclude deanship in 2026

Perlmutter to conclude deanship in 2026

David H. Perlmutter, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and the George and Carol Bauer Dean of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, will conclude his deanship on June 30, 2026, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.
‘The world needs you to be bold’

‘The world needs you to be bold’

Simone Biles delivers a memorable address at WashU’s 164th Commencement, telling the Class of 2025: “The world doesn’t need you to be perfect. It needs you to be bold, to care, and to keep going even when things don’t go as planned.”
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