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Walehwa to join chief administrative officer’s team

Josh Walehwa has been appointed associate vice chancellor and chief of staff for Nichol Luoma, executive vice chancellor for administration and chief administrative officer at Washington University in St. Louis, beginning June 2.

Operations & Strategy

Is autonomous practice safe for patients?

As the Oklahoma Legislature clears the way for autonomous practice by nurse practitioners, it’s time for a broader conversation regarding the scope and duration of training and certification needed to independently provide care to patients of all types, says Patrick Aguilar, MD, a business of health expert at WashU Olin Business School.

Cancer Research

Innovative immunotherapy shows promise against aggressive T cell cancers

An international clinical trial led by WashU Medicine researchers shows an innovative CAR-T cell immunotherapy is promising against aggressive T cell cancers and has manageable side effects.

Awards & Notables

Seelinger gives keynote at international conference on sexual violence

Kim Thuy Seelinger, a research associate professor at the Brown School and visiting professor at the School of Law, will give a keynote address at the international conference “Justice Denied: Fighting Widespread Impunity for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence” June 2 at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

Medicine

Fogarty awarded fellowship for post-stroke imaging studies

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has awarded the prestigious SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship in Problem-Driven Biomedical Optics and Analytics to Morgan Fogarty, a graduate student at WashU Medicine.

Public Health

Reis named co-editor of Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Rodrigo S. Reis, a professor at the School of Public Health and an expert on the intersection of physical activity, the built environment and health, has been appointed co-editor of the Journal of Physical Activity and Health.

St. Louis Region

WashU community answers call to help in north St. Louis

In the wake of the devastating May 16 tornado, several Washington University in St. Louis teams, as well as numerous individual employees and students, have answered the call to help through service and donations — showcasing WashU’s commitment to St. Louis. Here’s how you can get involved.

Engineering

Research untangles role of stress granules in neurodegenerative disease

Researchers at WashU and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have found that biomolecular condensates play a role in suppressing the effects of ALS-causing mutations.

Diversity & Inclusion

Ten inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society

The Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, established in 2005 by Yale University and Howard University, recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement while promoting diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate. WashU recently inducted five doctoral candidates and five postdoctoral fellows.

Biology

Myosin makes the moves to keep cell processes humming along

Biomedical scientists at Washington University in St. Louis and Duke University report new insights regarding the role of movements of molecules as drivers of condensation in plant cells.