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June 21, 2016
$4 million grant expands major study to find Alzheimer’s prevention treatments
Investigators will accelerate drug testing, develop new diagnostic measures .
News Release
April 21, 2016
New center aims to fill void in drug development
Center for Drug Discovery will focus on unmet needs in public health .
News Release
February 26, 2016
$11.9 million from NIH funds glaucoma study
Researchers to evaluate effectiveness of earlier efforts to prevent, delay blinding eye disease.
News Release
February 17, 2016
Govindan named Anheuser-Busch Endowed Chair in Medical Oncology
Noted expert treats lung cancer patients, co-chairs effort to describe genomic alterations of lung cancer.
News Release
February 4, 2016
Study to look for new ways to engage workers in wellness programs
Housekeepers, food service workers less likely to participate in employer-based health interventions.
News Release
January 25, 2016
Blunt visits Medical Campus to highlight increase in NIH funding
University leaders and U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., celebrate a $2 billion increase in NIH funding.
Medical Campus & Community
January 14, 2016
$60 million to fund study of genetics underlying common diseases
Heart disease, diabetes, stroke, autism and epilepsy are focus of research supported by National Institutes of Health.
News Release
January 11, 2016
Bhayani named Holekamp Family Chair in Urology
Leader in robotic surgery recently appointed chief medical officer of Washington University Physicians.
News Release
January 4, 2016
$4.1 million Clayco Foundation gift aids research into rare disease
Gift establishes Washington University as world leader in cerebroretinal vasculopathy research.
News Release
December 3, 2015
Scientists receive $13.7 million to develop new multiple myeloma treatments
New center will focus on developing nanomaterials and drugs to treat this cancer of the immune system.
News Release
November 23, 2015
$6.5 million to fund research, treatment of developmental disabilities
Center aims to more quickly convert new discoveries into interventions for individuals with developmental disabilities.
News Release
September 2, 2015
Trial evaluates mechanisms driving five major cancer types
NIH grant makes Washington University the hub of national clinical trial.
Innovate Magazines
April 15, 2015
Announcing the Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell III Genome Institute
To help support genomics-based medicine, longtime philanthropists Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell III pledged $25 million to The Genome Institute.
Outlook Magazine
October 4, 2014
A legacy of gratitude
Together Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff donated more than $70 million to fight diseases and support the scientists and physicians responsible for medical breakthroughs.
Outlook Magazine
June 21, 2014
Psychiatry’s therapeutic frontier
Partnership envisions novel treatments for mental illness.
Outlook Magazine
April 21, 2014
Together: Assessing progress toward the School of Medicine campaign goal
Making progress through Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University.
Outlook Magazine
October 3, 2013
$26 million awarded to Washington University for leukemia research
A $26 million grant has been awarded to study the genetic underpinnings of leukemia and help improve treatment and outcomes for patients.
Innovate Magazines
July 12, 2012
$4.7 million study looks at why diabetes makes heart disease worse
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine are looking at why certain patients with diabetes develop heart disease.
Innovate Magazines
March 5, 2010
Endometrial cancer research focus of $1.7 million grant
Washington University has received $1.7 million to study the genetic changes related to the diagnosis and treatment of endometrial and related cancers.
Innovate Magazines