Clinical care teams at WashU Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital have developed and implemented a regional network infrastructure for rapid referral and transfer of children with suspected stroke to a children’s hospital equipped for pediatric stroke care. This network, created in partnership with Missouri Emergency Medical Services for Children and regional referring hospitals, strives […]
Three WashU Medicine Neurology faculty members have been selected to receive American Neurological Association (ANA) awards. Founded in 1874, the ANA is a professional society for academic neurologists and neuroscientists dedicated to understanding and treating diseases of the nervous system. Eric C. Landsness, MD, PhD, assistant professor of neurology, will receive the ANA Rising Star […]
An international team of researchers led by Michael E. Belloy, PhD, assistant professor of neurology and of psychiatry at WashU Medicine, identified key genetic targets for potential Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics development. Targeting specific genes in individuals would allow researchers to take a much more precise approach to Alzheimer’s disease prevention and treatment. Their findings were […]
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 […]