Equity for African Americans in Alzheimer’s disease (Links to an external site)

Washington University nurse Sarah Goddard administers an antibody infusion to Collins E. Lewis, MD, an associate professor emeritus of psychiatry, who has served for years as a healthy volunteer. He also is a member of the African American Advisory Board.

Alzheimer’s disease is like two deaths, said Stephanie Griffin, whose father died of the brain disease in 2015. “It’s horrific,” she said. “First, you watch them lose the ability to talk, to think, to do any of the things they used to do. And then, to see them pass because of it? It’s just … […]

Department of Neurology ranks No. 1 in NIH funding — again!

No. 1 in NIH funding

The Department of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has ranked No. 1 in NIH funding among all neurology departments for the second year in a row. Department leadership would like to thank everyone in the department for their hard work and outstanding contributions to research over the years. The Blue […]

Researchers elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation (Links to an external site)

Eight researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been elected members of the newest class of the American Society for Clinical Investigation.

Eight physician-scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been elected members of the newest class of the American Society for Clinical Investigation. They are being recognized for their original, creative and independent investigations in the clinical or allied sciences of medicine. The new members, who will be inducted April 21, are Megan […]

Getting to know Neurology’s new adult residency program director, Peter Kang

Peter Kang

Peter Kang, MD, MSCI, came to Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for his neurology residency in 2012 and felt like he’d found a home. So, he moved on to a fellowship in neurocritical care and joined the Department of Neurology’s faculty afterwards where he has spent his time caring for patients, teaching […]

WashU Medicine reaches new heights as it climbs to No. 3 in NIH research funding (Links to an external site)

Guoyan Zhao, PhD, discusses research projects with (from left) research analyst Kevin Boyer and postdoctoral research associate Wei Feng, PhD, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Zhao recently received her first R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a milestone achievement. WashU Medicine has risen to No. 3 among U.S. medical schools in total NIH research funding support.

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 […]

Miller receives Rainwater Prize for Brain Research (Links to an external site)

Tim Miller

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 […]

Getting to know Neurology’s new vice chair for education, Doug Larsen

Doug Larsen

Education has been top-of-mind for Doug Larsen, MD, MEd, since the very beginning of his career. His medical school application focused on the physician as an educator. And pediatric neurology is essentially embedded in his DNA. “You could say I was exposed since birth!” Larsen, a professor of neurology & pediatrics at Washington University School […]

Amy Bain announced as Department of Neurology’s Staff Employee of the Quarter

Amy Bain

The Department of Neurology congratulates Neurology Clinical Office Supervisor Amy Bain for being awarded the Neurology Staff Employee of the Quarter for Q2 FY23. Bain was nominated by faculty and staff because she is a steadfast leader among the staff in the Section of Movement Disorders through constant change who is the go-to person for […]

Hope and healing for epilepsy (Links to an external site)

Neurologists look over EEG scans

We’ve all been there. You’re working on your mobile device, laptop or PC, when suddenly, something unusual happens. It might be just a screen flicker that quickly resolves itself. Or you have to reboot your machine. Or maybe you lose your work altogether. Either way, you may have just experienced how an electrical disturbance can […]