The Washington University Department of Neurology’s Omar Butt, MD, PhD, Gabriela de Bruin, MD, and Salah Keyrouz, MD, FAHA, were recipients of the 2023 Dean’s Impact Awards for their superior efforts in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. They demonstrated the highest level of professionalism and delivered exceptional results across the missions of the School […]
The Department of Neurology congratulates Neurology Clinical Research Coordinator II Alicia Vonderheid for being awarded the Neurology Staff Employee of the Quarter for Q3 FY23. Vonderheid was nominated by faculty and staff because of her exceptional ability to make research participants and their caretakers feel calm and cared for. Those who nominated her, also, highlighted […]
In high school, Malcolm wrote a paper on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), informed by her knowledge of a family member who had the disease. Now, as an acute care nurse practitioner, Malcolm works with ALS patients every day. She serves as a sub-investigator on ALS clinical research studies, works to plan individualized treatments, and approaches […]
Three researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently have received funding from the Alzheimer’s Association for projects that aim to study and make progress against the disease. Enmanuel Perez, MD, PhD, an instructor in neurology, has received a $250,000 grant from the Alzheimer’s Association to study how traumatic brain injury leads to […]
Researchers in child psychiatry and pediatric neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been named recipients of a prestigious MERIT award from the National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support their research focused on preterm babies’ brains as the children age.
The Department of Neurology is proud to announce four members of our department have been honored with 2023 Distinguished Service Teaching Awards. Medical students present the Distinguished Service Teaching Awards to faculty and house staff in appreciation for exemplary service in medical student education. All selected teaching faculty and staff will be formally recognized by […]
Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) and The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital awards 28 investigators as part of the 16th annual Clinical and Translational Research Funding Program (CTRFP). The CTRFP is the largest internal grant funding program of the ICTS. Applicants are required to submit proposals for projects that promote the translation […]
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were awarded $569 million in research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in federal fiscal year 2022, elevating WashU to No. 3 among U.S. medical schools in total NIH research funding support. The new ranking surpasses last year’s impressive research successes, when WashU […]
Timothy Miller, MD, PhD, the David Clayson Professor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a winner of the Rainwater Annual Prize for Outstanding Innovation in Neurodegenerative Disease Research. The prize recognizes scientific progress that could lead to innovative, effective treatments for neurodegenerative diseases associated with the accumulation […]
The Department of Neurology congratulates Neurology Medical Student Education Coordinator Chrissy McIntosh for being awarded the first-ever Neurology Staff Employee of the Quarter for Q1 FY23. McIntosh was nominated by faculty and staff for her work in managing the extensive transition of the department’s clerkship program to the Medical School’s new Gateway curriculum. Those who […]