Read about and watch video clips from the Public Health at WashU Annual Conference 2023!
Summary: Public Health at WashU Annual Conference 2023 centers on health equity, impactful community-academic partnerships
Author: Institute for Public Health
Call for applications! Submit an application for the 2024 Summer Research Program
The 2024 Summer Research Program application period is open!
Public Health at WashU Annual Conference shines spotlight on university/community collaborations, health equity
Join the Provost’s office, the Here and Next Initiative and the Institute for Public Health for the 16th Annual Public Health at WashU Conference, Sept. 23-24!
Call for poster abstracts and exhibitors! Public Health at WashU Annual Conference 2023
Learn about how to submit a poster abstract or become an exhibitor at the Public Health at WashU Annual Conference 2023!
Cora Faith Walker Foundation, others sponsor students in the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program
The Summer Research Program is presented through the generous support of organizations & individuals who help students from across the U.S. & Ireland attend the eight-week summer intensive. Read more about the 2023 program sponsors.
2023 Summer Research Program Summary
Written by Kim Furlow, communications manager for the Institute for Public Health The 2023 Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program has come to a close with students engaging in three tracks of collaborative study: Public and Global Health (10 students), Aging and Neurological Diseases (12 students) and the program’s newest track in cardiovascular disease […]
The ‘North Star’ of community engagement
A student in the RADIANCE track of the Summer Research Program reflects on community-engaged research.
Restoration, parks and social determinants of health
A student in the Summer Research Program RADIANCE tracks discusses the importance of park restoration and access to community health.
The ultimate goal: Save a heart
A student in the RADIANCE track of the Summer Research Program witnesses a heart operation.
Restoration, return, and rivers: How history drove Haiti toward undernutrition
A student from the RADIANCE track of the Summer Research Program discusses undernutrition in Haiti.
Shaping a diverse future in public health: Empowering diversity and inclusion
A student in the Summer Research Program RADIANCE track discusses the diverse nature of the program.
Community-engaged research: Bridging the gap between the “Haves” and “Have nots”
A student in the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases Track discusses her experiences with community-engaged research.
A summer in review: Promoting diversity in Alzheimer’s research
A student from the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases Track reflects on her project work and summer experience.
From evolution to microbiology: A journey to understand the tuberculosis pandemic
Summer Research Program student Alexandria Swanson discusses why Tuberculosis is such a fascinating yet complex bacterium to study.
Indoor air pollution: A reminder of public health’s interdisciplinary nature
Read a perspective on how the different facets of public health enable interdisciplinary research.
The curse of knowledge: Bridging the knowledge gap
Read a perspective of her Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases track experience from a member of the cohort along with her work on the “Spatial Navigation Experiences and Abilities” project.
Summer Research Program: Growth, development and learning
Read a perspective on the Summer Research Program experience from a student in the Aging & Neurological Diseases track.
A summer at WashU – Experiences of a low-income country citizen
Read a perspective on the Summer Research Program from a student in the Public and Global Health track.
Understanding the relationship between sleep, mental health and pain in anemic children
A student in the Summer Research Program – RADIANCE track describes his work with the Fields Lab studying sickle cell disease and more.
A personal case study on white coat syndrome
A student in the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program – Public and Global Health track discusses her personal connection with a lecture on cardiovascular health.
Disintegrating structural racism in Alzheimer’s disease research
Read a perspective on racial equity in research and health care.
Demystifying the microbiome: A summer of pediatric research
Learn more about the microbiome and the summer studies of one student in the Summer Research Program – Public & Global Health track.
Learning to see the bigger picture in research
A student in the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases track reflects on her time working with the Emotion and Mental Health Lab.
Lessons in Alzheimer’s disease
Read a perspective on Alzheimer’s disease from a student in the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases track.
Reaching the Summer Research Program halfway point: Progress and looking ahead
A student in the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases track reflects on her experience so far.
Enhancing sustainability in global cancer care
In this observation from a student in the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program – Public and Global Health track, learn about how the PEWS systems works to assess health in hospitalized children.
Hematopoiesis development and a Malignancy Program retreat
Read about the experiences of one of our Summer Research Program RADIANCE track participants.
Education into action: Translating classroom knowledge to the laboratory
Read one student’s perspective from the Summer Research Program RADIANCE track, on the merits of turning education into action.
Going global: A polypill to treat heart failure
Read one student’s perspective from the Summer Research Program Public & Global Health track on a newer treatment for systolic heart failure.
From self-doubt to self-belief: Defying Imposter Syndrome in scientific endeavors
Read a perspective on research and “Imposter Syndrome” by a participant in the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases track.
Unraveling the mystery: Understanding Alzheimer’s disease and its impact
A student in the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases track discusses the impact of Alzheimer’s disease.
Continuing the legacy: A collection of journal entries from the inaugural Cora Faith Walker Scholar
Read a perspective from the Cora Faith Walker scholar at the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program.
The inextricable nature of food insecurity: A deeper look at Haiti’s eroded and disturbed river ecosystems
Written by Kyle Tran, A.B. candidate in biology, microbiology at Washington University in St. Louis; and participant in the 2023 Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program As a participant in the Summer Research DIversity Program in Cardiovascular Disease & Hematology (RADIANCE) track, I was given the opportunity to attend a lecture titled, From Pearl […]
The heart in frame: Using echocardiogram to diagnose hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Our Summer Research Program students in the RADIANCE track are learning about cardiovascular disease and treatment. Here’s one perspective.
Celebrating freedom and wellness: Uniting our community for an empowered Juneteenth
Written by Maeve Fahy, BCL, MD candidate, University College Dublin, Ireland, and the Mark and Cathleen Reifsteck Summer Research Program Scholar in the 2023 Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program As a student in the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program – Public and Global Health Track, I was thrilled to attend the festivities […]
Suubhi4Her (Hope for girls): Intervention to prevent HIV risk behavior among adolescent girls in Uganda
Read a perspective from a Summer Research Program student about one intervention working in Sub-Saharan Africa to reduce young girls’ risk-taking behaviors.
Stroke intervention: Down to the last second
Read one Summer Research Program student’s perspective on stroke interventions.
From curiosity to contribution: A summer of discovery in aging and neurological sciences
Read a student’s perspective from the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program, Aging & Neurological Diseases track.
Institute Director to receive 2023 faculty achievement award (Links to an external site)
The Larry J. Shapiro Director of the Institute for Public Health, William G. Powderly, MD, will receive a prestigious university award this year. Read more about it.
The Institute for Public Health 2023 Summer Research Program kicks off with new research track, 34 trainees
Read about what students from across the country will learn at the 2023 Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program kicking off in June.
Institute funds two projects aimed at preventing Opioid Use Disorder
The Institute for Public Health has awarded pilot funding to two projects working to end Opioid Use Disorder.
Institute for Public Health adds co- and associate director roles
The Institute for Public Health continues to evolve with the addition of a few leadership positions at three of its centers.
Institute for Public Health center transforms by adding research arm, new mission and new name
The Institute for Public Health names a new center replacing its previous Center for Health Economics & Policy.
SPOTLIGHT: Faculty Scholar works domestically and globally toward a cure for HIV
Learn more about the important work this infectious disease expert is doing both here and in Africa to eradicate HIV.
Institute Faculty Scholar: Effective public health programs in Africa can work in St. Louis
Fred Ssewamala, PhD, the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor at the Brown School and Institute Faculty Scholar is helping families in Africa through the implementation of more than 20 public health programs. Read about him in St. Louis Magazine.
Center releases publications that help promote health equity locally, and across Missouri
The Center for Health Economics & Policy has recently released publications about its work surrounding themes of Medicaid expansion and maternal health.
Global Health Center co-directors, Faculty Scholars awarded Global Incubator Seed Grants
Institute for Public Health university partner, McDonnell International Scholars Academy along with the provost’s office have announced recipients of the 2022 Global Incubator Seed Grants in Public Health. Recipients include Victor Dávila-Román, MD and Mark Huffman, MD, co-directors of the Global Health Center at the Institute for Public Health.
2022 Institute for Public Health Annual Conference puts the “human” in “Health as a Human Right”
The 15th Institute for Public Health Annual Conference, “Health as a Human Right” centered on how a lack of human rights can affect our health, among other themes.
Institute for Public Health 2023 Summer Research Program application period opens Oct. 14!
The application period for the 2023 Summer Research Program (including a new track!) opens Oct. 14!
Institute’s Summer Research Program adds new RADIANCE track
The application period for the Institute for Public Health 2023 Summer Research Program opens Oct. 14 with a new track in cardiovascular disease and hematology.