About 55 high school students from the St. Louis region and beyond tested their knowledge of the human brain and learned about neuroscience careers at the 15th annual St. Louis Area Brain Bee March 8 at Washington University in St. Louis. Shreenik Enturi, a junior at Fort Zumwalt South High School, won this year’s competition after placing […]
Floyd E. Bloom, MD, an honorary emeritus trustee at Washington University in St. Louis, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. He was 88. Bloom was a professor emeritus in molecular and integrative neurosciences at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif. He had earned his medical degree from WashU Medicine in 1960. Bloom made groundbreaking […]
On behalf of the Medical Scientist Training Program Committee, we are pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Medical Science Fellows: The Olin Fellowships recognize superior accomplishments in biomedical research by doctoral students at Washington University. 32 outstanding students were nominated for the Olin Fellows Award this year, […]
Washington University in St. Louis’ Research Development Office recently awarded its latest batch of “Here and Next” Seed Grants. The winning research teams are interdisciplinary and focus on five key elements of the university’s strategic plan: public health, global health, environmental research, digital transformation and research that impacts the St. Louis community. There are three […]
WashU’s School of Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) is launching a new program that prepares adult learners for high-demand jobs in medical and research laboratories. The accelerated 16-week Bioscience Technology Certificate program is designed for working adults with online and evening classes. Grants are available to cover the full cost of tuition for eligible students. The program […]