Stress increases Alzheimer’s risk in female mice

Stress causes the levels of Alzheimer’s proteins to rise in females’ brains but not males’ brains, according to a new study in mice by researchers at the School of Medicine. This difference may contribute to women’s greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Kreuter wins inaugural Confluence Award

The Brown School’s Matthew Kreuter is the first recipient of the William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award, the Office of the Provost announced. The award focuses on the university’s investment in St. Louis, encouraging research with community impact.

Medical faculty’s efforts during pandemic recognized

The new 2023 Dean’s Impact Awards recognize faculty whose extraordinary efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have had lasting impact, who demonstrated professionalism and who delivered exceptional results across the missions of the School of Medicine.

Research Wire

Sang-Hoon Bae, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at the McKelvey School of Engineering, won an award from Samsung’s Global Research Outreach Program to explore next-generation semiconductor materials and fabrication.

Notables

Patrick White, MD, PhD, director of the Division of Palliative Medicine at the School of Medicine, has been selected to receive the 2023 Josefina B. Magno Distinguished Hospice Physician Award from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Announcements

SOS collection drive underway

The Share Our Stuff collection drive is getting underway at WashU, helping to keep items out of landfills as students move out.