School of Medicine

Nancy K. Sweitzer, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine, has been named vice chair of clinical research for the Department of Medicine and director of clinical research for the Cardiovascular Division at Washington University School of Medicine.

Geoffrey Goodhill, professor at the School of Medicine, and colleagues will track each cell in the brain as it cycles between waking and sleep states with $3.2 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Washington University School of Medicine researchers have found a new druggable pathway, in mice, that potentially could be used to help prevent Alzheimer’s dementia.

ShiNung Ching and collaborators are working with a $1 million NIH grant to predict and prevent some injuries related to neurological illnesses.

A new study from Washington University School of Medicine has revealed the details of two key transition points in the development of pancreatic cancer. The study provides insights into treatment resistance and how immunotherapy could be harnessed to treat this aggressive tumor type.

Renée Shellhaas, MD, has been named associate dean for faculty promotions and career development at Washington University School of Medicine. She comes to the school from the University of Michigan and begins her new role in October.

Chenyang Lu at the McKelvey School of Engineering is evaluating the potential use of artificial intelligence to benefit patients’ health — and doctors’ well-being.

Spongy electrodes developed in the lab of Chuan Wang at the McKelvey School of Engineering will help map the uterus to better understand preterm birth.

Timothy Holy, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Neuroscience at Washington University School of Medicine, has received $2.1 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fill in the gaps in knowledge about pheromone signaling.

The American Psychological Foundation has awarded its Alexander Gralnick Research Investigator Prize to Deanna Barch, professor in Arts & Sciences and at the School of Medicine.