Our people
Planting and cultivating seeds through connection
In her work with local organizations to promote health and wellness in the St. Louis region, Diana Parra Perez sees the power of solidarity.
Our expertise
Smart nanoparticles may be able to deliver drugs to heart after heart attack
Jianjun Guan, a materials scientist in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, received a four-year more than $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to design a system of nanoparticles that deliver drugs after a heart attack much more effectively than current methods allow.
How gentrification impacts urban wildlife populations
Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis and University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis contributed to a national study that identifies how gentrified parts of a city have notably more urban wildlife than ungentrified parts of the same city.
Our impact
WashU to manage data for instrument on Artemis moon mission
Washington University in St. Louis will manage data processing and dissemination for the Lunar Environment Monitoring Station, one of the first three potential payloads selected for Artemis III, NASA’s mission which will return astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
The art of lighting design
“Retina Burn” is an annual concert designed to showcase the skills that student lighting designers have learned during their studies in the Performing Arts Department. This year’s event will return April 25 to Edison Theatre.
Videos
Navigate the neurosciences at WashU Medicine
Explore the extensive scope of neuroscience research ongoing at WashU Medicine.
