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Space

Surprising phosphate finding in asteroid sample

Washington University scientists, including Kun Wang in Arts & Sciences, are part of a team that reported that near-Earth asteroid Bennu’s dust is rich in carbon and nitrogen, as well as organic compounds, all of which are essential components for life as we know it.

Medicine & Health

Amy Zhou

Hematologist Amy Zhou, MD, an associate professor at the School of Medicine, values the connections she makes with patients. She is also pursuing research to improve blood cancer treatments.

Awards & Notables

University members selected for Focus St. Louis leadership class

Focus St. Louis selected some members of the WashU community to participate in its 2024-25 civic leadership programs.

St. Louis Region

High school teachers join WashU faculty in the lab

Eight teachers from schools across the St. Louis region will be working with Washington University faculty members for the Summer 2024 Teacher Researcher Partnership Program.

Medicine & Health

WashU Medicine launches Center for Translational Bioinformatics

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has formed a Center for Translational Bioinformatics. The center aims to accelerate research that can improve patient care by integrating comprehensive patient data and expansive genomic datasets.

Awards & Notables

Anderson honored with Gloria White Award

Chris Anderson, grounds manager and horticulturalist at Washington University in St. Louis, is the recipient of this year’s Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award.

Engineering

Heart disease model puts cells to work

image of green and red striped bands of muscle proteins called sarcomeres

Researchers at Washington University can more effectively study mutations that cause heart disease by putting stem cells through their paces. Their research offers insight into the origins of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Awards & Notables

Medical students honor teachers, mentors

Makeba Williams, MD (left), an associate professor at the School of Medicine, accepts the Humanism in Medicine award from medical student Isabella Gomes

Medical students at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently honored faculty and residents with Distinguished Service and Teaching Awards (DSTAs) for the 2023-24 academic year.

Awards & Notables

Chen awarded two Scialog grants to study the molecular basis of cognition

Yao Chen, an assistant professor of neuroscience at the School of Medicine, is part of two teams that have been awarded grants to study the molecular processes that underlie memory and cognition.

Campus & Community

Opening doors

This spring saw the graduation of the first cohort of the WashU Pledge, the bold scholarship initiative for Pell-eligible students from Missouri and southern Illinois set into motion by Chancellor Andrew Martin at his 2019 inauguration.