Nanoparticles may help deliver drugs after heart attack

Jianjun Guan, a materials scientist in the McKelvey School of Engineering, received a 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.

Faculty named to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Four WashU faculty are among 250 newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies. They are John Atkinson, MD, Pauline Kim, Adia Harvey Wingfield and Jeffrey Zacks.

Medical school mentors, sponsors honored for impact

Dozens of faculty members at the School of Medicine are being honored with Dean’s Impact Awards tomorrow for excellence in mentorship and sponsorship. Mentors play a critical role in the career development of clinicians, educators and researchers.

Notables

Seanna Leath, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences, has been selected to receive the Society for Research on Adolescence’s Early Career Award.

Research Wire

A group-based curriculum called Journey of Life, delivered in the Kiryandongo refugee settlement in Uganda, led to improvements in mental health, social support, parental warmth and more, finds a new study from the Brown School.

Announcements

Policy changes planned for Commencement

The university has made significant changes to 2024 Commencement that all graduates and attendees should be aware of.