Equity for African Americans in Alzheimer’s disease

The challenges of Alzheimer’s disease are particularly daunting in the African American community, where it is often poorly understood. The School of Medicine’s Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center has worked to advance health equity by boosting African American participation in Alzheimer’s research.

Puppies Bear, Brookie train to be therapy dogs

WashU’s newest students have big eyes, floppy ears and wagging tails. The Washington University Police Department is training two therapy dogs, Bear and Brookie. They will help support the mental health of students and employees experiencing a crisis.

Malaria infection harms wild African apes

Scientists led by Emily Wroblewski, in Arts & Sciences, discovered that bonobo populations differ in a key immune trait depending on the presence of malaria infection. The research was published in Nature Communications.

Notables

The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators board of directors has elected Anna Gonzalez, WashU’s vice chancellor for student affairs, as its next board chair.

Notables

A vast database of cancer genomics knowledge started by Washington University scientists has been named a Global Core Biodata Resource by the Global Biodata Coalition. It’s led by twin brothers Malachi Griffith and Obi Griffith, both associate professors of medicine.

Research Wire

Chien-Ju Ho, Yevgeniy Vorobeychik and William Yeoh, all from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, have received research awards from J.P. Morgan Chase to support their work in artificial intelligence.

Announcements

Purchase tickets for WashU nights with sports teams

The Washington University community is invited to purchase tickets for WashU Night with St. Louis City SC, the area’s new Major League Soccer team, June 3, as well as WashU Night at the Ballpark Sept. 15.

Paul Berg, Nobel Prize-winning biochemist, 96

Paul Berg, a former associate professor of microbiology at the School of Medicine and a winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, died Feb. 15 at his home on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 96.