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The nine-story Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

A new tool developed by WashU Medicine researchers could allow for preemptive treatment of implant-related infections that improves outcomes and reduces patients’ emotional and financial burden.

A brain network first identified by WashU Medicine researchers, called SCAN, is shown in a new study to be the neurological basis for Parkinson’s disease. Patients receiving treatments targeted to this brain region, rather than to surrounding areas, experienced greater improvements in symptoms.

WashU researchers urge institutions to reward implementation science that demonstrates benefit, improves health, reduces inequities and justifies research investment.

WashU psychology researcher Deanna Barch has won the Atkinson Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences from the National Academy of Sciences, one of the most prestigious honors in psychology.

The program in Microbial, Immunologic and Neurologic Disorders is accepting joint proposals from researchers at WashU Medicine and the Weizmann Institute of Science to execute collaborative research projects. Submissions are due March 31.

Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD, and Jeffrey R. Millman, PhD, at WashU Medicine were selected for the prestigious Falk Catalyst Awards, which supports bold early-stage research with the potential to transform patient care.

Researchers at WashU Medicine have developed a nasal vaccine against the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, or bird flu, which has jumped from wild birds to farm animals to humans. In rodents, the vaccine elicited a strong immune response and prevented infections in H5N1-exposed animals.

An antibody-based immunotherapy reduces plaque in the arteries of mice, offering a potential new strategy to treat cardiovascular disease, according to a study led by WashU Medicine researchers.

Thomas Kannampallil, chief data scientist and assistant dean for data science at WashU Medicine, and Laura Wiley, an associate professor of neurology at WashU Medicine, have been named 2025 American College of Medical Informatics fellows.