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Joint Research Program in Microbial, Immunologic and Neurologic Disorders (MIND)
Due Mar 31
To seed new partnerships across our institutions, aimed at understanding the role of microbes and the immune and nervous systems in human health and disease
Questions? Contact Tracy Duckett.
Posted 2/4/2026
Funding opportunities for WashU researchers
Posted Feb 3
From the WashU Research Development Office (RDO), current opportunities including those requiring internal selection
Learn more. (WashU Key required)
Questions? Contact WashU Research Development Office (RDO).
Posted 2/3/2026
First international Cognition, Aging, and Speech Communication Conference (CASC)
May 6-9 at WashU; Abstracts due Mar 1; Travel award and childcare deadline Mar 15; Registration deadline Apr 1
Bringing together scholars from audiology, neuroscience, psychology, and others; towards understanding/ remedying common speech and hearing difficulties in the growing population of older adults worldwide
Questions? Contact Mitch Sommers and Kate McClannahan.
Posted 2/2/2026
Workshop: Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID)
Apr 28 – May 1 at WashU
Targeted to grad students, postdocs, and junior investigators; includes structured mentoring and career development components; limited number of travel awards available
Questions? Contact Erin McDevitt.
Posted 1/29/2026
Seeking research position: Mary Estafanous
WashU Dec 2025 grad, BS in Cognitive Neuroscience
2.5 years neuroscience lab experience (immunohistochemistry, stereotaxic surgery, injections, brain dissection, fluorescent and confocal microscopy, data analysis using R); currently learning Python and Matlab
Questions? Contact Mary Estafanous.
Posted 1/26/2026
McKelvey Collaboration Initiation Grants (CIG)
Proposals due Apr 15
An annual program to facilitate collaborative research outside and among engineering departments for junior, untenured tenure-track McKelvey Faculty
Questions? Contact Natalie Goodwin-Frank
Posted 1/26/2026
Love Data Week
Feb 9-13
A week of presentations and workshops around all things data
Questions? Contact the Becker Library.
Posted 1/26/2026
Spring 2026 NIH Mock Study Section
Mock Study Section Apr 15; LOI deadline Feb 18
For clinical and preclinical K applications, and translational R- and F-series applications
Questions? Contact ictsrdp@wustl.edu.
Posted 1/22/2026
Longer Life Foundation (LLF) Developmental Research Awards
LOI deadline Feb 16
To study factors that either predict mortality and morbidity of select populations or influence improvements in longevity, health, and wellness
Questions? Contact Karen Muehlhauser.
Posted 1/16/2026
ARPA-H Office Hours
Monthly, 2nd Tuesdays at 12:30p (Zoom)
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Speaker Series
Monthly on Tuesdays, 12p
Hosted by Brown School Professional Development, CHIRP and the Buder Center; to explore the latest science, legal landscapes, Indigenous perspectives, and clinical applications of psychedelics in a therapeutic context
Questions? Contact the Brown School.
Posted 1/13/2026
Neural Systems & Behavior course at the Marine Biological Laboratory
May 23-Jul 5; Application due Feb 2; Woods Hole MA
Intensive six-week laboratory and lecture course provides broad training in modern approaches to the study of neural mechanisms underlying behavior, perception, and cognition
Posted 1/13/2026