School of Medicine

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, with collaborators at the University of Florida and Stanford University, identified a compound that, in mice, makes naloxone much more effective at counteracting a drug overdose.

Brian A. Gordon, an assistant professor of radiology at the School of Medicine, has received an award from the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center and the Alzheimer’s Association to study how adverse events in childhood affect the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

A team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Saint Louis University have established the Midwest Developmental Center for AIDS Research to help end the HIV epidemic in the region.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WashU alumnae are founding companies with moms in mind, offering solutions for the raw, unfiltered realities of pregnancy and infant care.

A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that people with COVID-19 who used cannabis were more likely to be hospitalized and require intensive care than those who did not use the drug.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that safety interventions — such as walkers, grab bars, ramps and other home modifications — allow many stroke survivors to keep living independently in their homes and may reduce their risk of death.