School of Medicine

Silvia Jansen at the School of Medicine received a five-year $1.65 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research titled “Regulation of membrane trafficking by coronins.”

Three faculty members and one alumna of the McKelvey School of Engineering have been named fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Beau M. Ances, MD, PhD, the Daniel J. Brennan Professor of Neurology at the School of Medicine, recently received the Shining Star Award from the Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis.

People who have had mild or serious COVID-19 infections have a significantly higher chance of experiencing mental health problems, according to new research from the Washington University School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System.

Antibodies elicited by COVID-19 vaccination become steadily more powerful for at least six months after vaccination, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine that involved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Health-care workers at the Washington University School of Medicine have contributed greatly to regional and world health during the pandemic, and we owe them so much appreciation.

Medical trailblazer Victoria Fraser, MD, focuses on creating equity in academic medicine.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have shown, in mice, that a new class of compounds they developed can improve several aspects of metabolic syndrome. Such conditions often lead to cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide.

Five researchers from the School of Medicine and one from the McKelvey School of Engineering have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors.

Martin I. Boyer, MD, the Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the School of Medicine, has been named a director-elect for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.