School of Medicine

A new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine suggests that a widely used heart failure drug named sacubitril/valsartan is no better than valsartan alone in patients with severe heart failure.

Jaehyung Cho, professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, received a and a two-year $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

A nutritional supplement popular in the U.S. and added to some types of yogurt, milk and infant formula can significantly improve cognition in severely malnourished children, according to a study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine.

P. Roy Vagelos, MD, and his wife, Diana Vagelos, are providing $15 million to support the university’s Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences. The gift will fund undergraduate and graduate work in the life sciences. The couple made the gift to honor former Chancellor William H. Danforth, MD, who died last year.

Robi D. Mitra at the School of Medicine received a five-year $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand opportunities in genomic research for underrepresented students.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have received a grant to develop the next generation of personal protective equipment for combat troops, harnessing the genetics of hookworms.

Pamela K. Woodard, MD, the Hugh Monroe Wilson Professor of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine, has been named the 2021 Outstanding Researcher by the Radiological Society of North America.

Eight Washington University researchers have received funding from the Longer Life Foundation, a cooperative effort between the School of Medicine and the Reinsurance Group of America.

The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded researchers at Washington University School of Medicine a five-year $9.1 million grant to study resilience in older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the pandemic’s cognitive and emotional effects on older adults.

Samantha A. Morris, associate professor of developmental biology and of genetics at the School of Medicine, received a four-year $1.5 million grant from the New York Stem Cell Foundation.