$15 million gift to strengthen life science research, education across university
DBBS named after Vageloses (Links to an external site)
Author: Maggie
Bridging the COVID-19 funding gap (Links to an external site)
Donors and faculty members come together to advance critical research
Sequencing the future (Links to an external site)
Generous pledge from James and Elizabeth McDonnell accelerates the expansion of their namesake genome institute
Knight family establishes matching challenge for Alzheimer’s research (Links to an external site)
Generous commitment will match all gifts for first-of-its-kind prevention study
Gifts for COVID-19 research help advance breakthrough discoveries (Links to an external site)
Community leaders provide more than $4 million in seed funding
Couple honors father with pledge for research (Links to an external site)
Gift will support study of genomic approaches to lung cancer
Alumna aims to advance the fight against pancreatic and prostate cancer (Links to an external site)
Anita Artstein-Dunsay’s contributions to the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center will help Washington University scientists study the underlying mechanisms of cancer.
China Alumni Network gift reflects the universal language of generosity (Links to an external site)
Members of WashU’s China Alumni Network organized an appeal for much-needed medical supplies and funds to benefit the Washington University Medical Campus.
Seed funding (Links to an external site)
Multiple myeloma remains largely incurable for most patients, despite improvements in treatment options. The blood cancer, which affects the plasma cells of bone marrow, takes the lives of 11,000 Americans each year. Now, a $20 million gift from Rodger Riney and his wife, Paula, is bringing hope to those afflicted — including Riney himself.
New collaboration with Pfizer aimed at speeding drug discovery (Links to an external site)
Washington University in St. Louis is collaborating with the biopharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. on research aimed at speeding the development of new drugs.