Song Hu, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, will use photoacoustic microscopy to study abnormal oxygen metabolism in injured neonatal brains thanks to a five-year $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Voters in this year’s midterm elections, to be held nationwide Nov. 8, will be motivated by a number of hot-button issues, including abortion, climate change, voting rights, the economy and more. Washington University faculty experts weigh in on some of the issues that will be top of voters’ minds as they head to the polls.
Cinderella wishes for festivals. Jack wishes for food. The baker and his wife wish for a child. The storybook world is filled with longing and magic and the happiest of ever afters. For a while, at least. But what happens once the wishes have all come true?
Patrícia M. Ribeiro Pereira, an assistant professor of radiology at the School of Medicine, received the 2022 Young Investigator Award from the Cancer Research Foundation.
The Pivot 314 Fellowship Program for graduate and professional students is accepting applications for its latest cohort. The application deadline is Nov. 14.
Carlos Cruchaga, at the School of Medicine, has received a 2022 Zenith Fellow Award from the Alzheimer’s Association. The annual award is given to scientists who have made significant contributions to Alzheimer’s disease research and are likely to continue to do so.
Hong Chen’s lab at the McKelvey School of Engineering has developed a noninvasive focused ultrasound intranasal delivery method to help treat central nervous system diseases and tumors.
David Valentine-Elam has been named the inaugural chief privacy officer at Washington University, announced Monica Allen, vice chancellor and general counsel. In his role, Valentine-Elam works to ensure that the information of students, faculty, staff and research participants is protected.
Washington University School of Medicine faculty members Opeolu M. Adeoye, MD, Farshid Guilak, PhD, David H. Gutmann, MD, PhD, and Jonathan Kipnis, PhD, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, a part of the National Academy of Sciences. Membership is considered one of the highest honors in the health and medicine fields.
Jane Goodall made St. Louis — and Graham Chapel — a stop on her national tour to share her ‘tenacious authenticity’ and empower us to work together on behalf of our planet.
