An international team of Alzheimer’s researchers led by Michael E. Belloy, PhD, assistant professor of neurology and of psychiatry at WashU Medicine, pooled data from multiple genetics databases and public repositories to conduct a large-scale analysis of individuals of European, African and Japanese ancestries. Their findings, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the […]
Randall J. Bateman, MD, the Charles F. & Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Neurology, and David M. Holtzman, MD, the Barbara Burton and Reuben M. Morriss III Distinguished Professor, have been selected as joint recipients of the 2026 WashU Medicine Dean’s Medal for Excellence in Innovation & Commercialization. This award recognizes WashU Medicine faculty members […]
Renée Shellhaas, MD, MS, was installed as the David T. Blasingame Professor on Monday, June 8. The ceremony included remarks from David H. Perlmutter, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and the George and Carol Bauer Dean of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD, head of the […]
Four members of WashU Medicine Neurology have been elected into the WashU Medicine Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society as part of the AΩA Class of 2026: AΩA is a national organization — founded in 1902 — that values high quality patient care, leadership, service and scholarship. The Society’s aims are […]
Autosomal dominant Alzheimer’s disease (ADAD) is a form of genetically inherited Alzheimer’s that makes up only about 1% of Alzheimer’s disease occurrences. However, because of the extremely high rate and early age at which individuals with the gene mutations develop Alzheimer’s disease, and also because of the high heritability of the mutation, ADAD is widely […]
With an increasingly aging global population and no available preventative treatments, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are poised to become an even larger public health challenge. The mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease are difficult to study because the disease has a long developmental period during which changes in the brain can occur years before symptoms appear. […]
On April 8, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recognized investigators who received their first R01 research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Receiving an R01 grant is an important milestone for scientists who are establishing their careers as independent researchers. Bhooma R. Aravamuthan, MD, DPhil, FAAN, FCNS, assistant professor of […]
Eleven members of the Department of Neurology have been selected as 2026 award recipients by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in recognition of their accomplishments in education, research, or service. The AAN is the world’s largest professional organization in the fields of neurology and neurosciences and publishes several high-impact journals including the flagship journal […]
David A. Carpenter, MD, and Robert C. Bucelli, MD, PhD, will join the select group of physicians who have received the Dr. Neville Grant Award for Clinical Excellence. The award is administered by the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Medical Staff Association in honor of the late Dr. Neville Grant, who passed away in 2009. The Neville Grant […]
A new case report published by David B. Clifford, MD, and colleagues detailed the anti-amyloid therapy treatment course of a patient who developed Alzheimer’s disease concurrently with a pre-existing HIV diagnosis. The patient, who was diagnosed with HIV in 2005, began showing signs of cognitive decline in 2015 and received a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s […]