Ruth Bebermeyer’s $1.3 million bequest honors sister and will advance drug discovery and treatment.
Bequest from late WashU employee supports COPD research (Links to an external site)
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Needlemans commit $15 million to boost drug discovery (Links to an external site)
A generous $15 million commitment from Philip and Sima Needleman, longtime benefactors of Washington University in St. Louis, will enable WashU to leverage its expertise in biomedical discovery to boost drug development.
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.
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.