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The Right Fit: My role as an intern with the Center for Human Rights, Gender and Migration
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Friedman Center for Aging Alumni Spotlight!
A WashU alumna discusses her journey from student to a career helping others research and advance knowledge and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Missouri Medicaid update: July application processing marginally improves
Based on an analysis by the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research, co-Director, Timothy McBride gives an update on the latest news on the Missouri Medicaid expansion.
What does nuclear energy and laboratory animal ethics have in common?
A student in the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases Track discusses his work learning about radiation and other types of energy used in medicine.
An invaluable introduction to neuroscience research
A student in the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Track discusses her experience in mentor, Yao Chen’s lab learning about neuroscience research.
Exploring AI in clinical data science: Successes and failures
A student in the Summer Research Program – RADIANCE Track reflects on his study of how to use large language models to extract useful data.
A deep dive into research on clots and outcomes
A student in the Summer Research Program – RADIANCE Track summarizes her time working with mentor, Kristen Sanfilippo, hematologist.
Heart repair 101: Zap back into rhythm with cardiac ablations
A student in the RADIANCE Track of the Summer Research Program, reflects on her time in the EP lab studying cardiac arrhythmias.
Beyond the diagnosis: Navigating diversity in summer research
A student in the Summer Research Program – RADIANCE Track describes her experience as a typically underrepresented individual who discovered new levels of research that she has never before experienced.
Understanding nutrient deficiencies
How can researchers combat short-term starvation? Read about one student’s experience in this research from her time in the Summer Research Program – RADIANCE Track.
Researching Alzheimer’s Disease
One student reflects on her Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases mentored project on preventing falls among older adults with Alzheimer’s disease.. uj
Opening my eyes to WashU’s Occupational Therapy Program
A student in the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases Track reflects on her experience working with the PEP Lab and mentor, Susan Stark.
Is research the right path for me? My journey so far
Students in the Summer Research Program engage in hands on research via a faculty mentor. One student in the Aging & Neurological Diseases Track reflects on her experience working in the Purpose Aging Transitions Health lab this summer.
Summer in St. Louis
A student in the RADIANCE track of the Summer Research Program finds there is more to St. Louis than she thought.
How experience broadens your horizons: Reflections from the Summer Research Program
A student from the Summer Research Program-RADIANCE Track reflects on her time in the lab of Associate Professor, Alex Ramsey and learning how to approach data on lung cancer.
Research is Better with a Team!
Summer Research Program- Aging & Neurological Diseases Track participant Leah Noble discusses her experience with the Movement & Neurodegenerative Disease research lab.
Health disparities in brain injury support programs: My research in traumatic brain injury
2024 Summer Research Program – Aging and Neurological Diseases Track participant Oluwadamilola Adesina details his experience with the Social Health and Participation Laboratory.
Hidden Threats: Neglected local and global tropical diseases
Read about the experiences of a student researching neglected tropical diseases in the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program, Public and Global Health Track.
When research hits close to home, and takes you far from it
A student in the Summer Research Program – Public & Global Health Track works with mentor, Jean Hunleth on two projects involving the roles children play in health care.
Trust and inequality: Insights into global health and COVID-19
Read a Summer Research Program student’s perspective on preparedness and proper communication during a health care crisis.
From adversity to achievement: The value of mentorship in medicine
A student in the Summer Research Program RADIANCE Track assesses diversity in medicine.
Metropolitan medicine: Reflections on health disparities in St. Louis
A student in the Summer Research Program – Public & Global Health Track reflects on what she’s learned about racial and health disparities in STL.
Getting Involved in Clinical Research and Care
A student in the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases Track reflects on her work in the Foster Lab.
Exploring cognitive variability: My summer at WashU
A student in the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases Track gives an update on his mentored project centering on neurological health.
New Missouri History Museum exhibit celebrates generations of LGBTQIA+ St. Louisans
St. Louis serves up a new exhibit during PRIDE month. Learn more about it and the history of PRIDE in St. Louis.
My experience in the 2024 Summer Research Program
Missouri Medicaid expansion is the focus of study for this student in the Summer Research Program – Public and Global Health Track.
A WashU summer: Learning the importance of Global Health through research
A student in the RADIANCE Track of the Summer Research Program reflects on her research experience with mentor, Allison King, MD.
Branch Chain Amino Acids and Type 2 Diabetes
Learn about diabetes research from the perspective of a student in the Summer Research Program-RADIANCE Track.
The ‘Mouseketool’ of cardio-oncology: Immune checkpoint inhibitors
What are some of the newest drugs to fight cancer and are good for heart health? One student writes about her experience in this research in the Summer Research Program – RADIANCE Track.
From heart to brain: My research in Alzheimer’s disease
Read the perspective of a student researching Alzheimer’s disease in the Summer Research Program Aging & Neurological Diseases Track.
What it means to be a researcher
What does it mean to be a researcher? Read a perspective from a student in the Summer Research Program Aging & Neurological Diseases Track.
Precision Health: Science is not one size fits all
Imagine a world where vaccines are tailored to your genetics and lifestyle. Read a perspective on precision health by a student in the Summer Research Program Aging and Neurological Diseases Track.
Maternal health matters, locally and globally
Learn more about perspectives on maternal health in Missouri from a student in the Summer Research Program – Public & Global Health Track.
Bridging the ‘Know-Do Gap’ – First experiences in the USA and in implementation science
Written by Cathal Rafferty, MD Candidate at University College Dublin, Ireland; University College Dublin Summer Research Scholar at the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program Coming to Washington University in St Louis this summer for the Summer Research Program – Public and Global Health Track, implementation science was a totally new concept to me. […]
Food is Medicine: Why we should care about healthy food for all
Learn about NutriConnect, a study led by Jing Li from the perspective of a student in the Summer Research Program.
A Summer in St. Louis – Diary of an aspiring MD from Ireland
Read about the perspective of one student in the beginning of her Summer Research Program – Public and Global Health Track.
Insights into emotional regulation: My involvement in public health research
Learn about the work being accomplished by a student in the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases Track
How to Spend Your Summer 101: Summer Research at WashU!
Learn about summer studies in the Emotion and Relationships lab from a student in the Summer Research Program – Aging and Neurological Diseases Track.
Why are kids in Haiti not gaining weight? The challenges of implementing solutions
Learn more about Professor Joe Steensma’s research in Haiti from a scholar in the Summer Research Program RADIANCE track.
Perspectives: The implementation of biomedical research
Read perspectives on D&I science from a student in the 2024 Summer Research Program RADIANCE Track.
Celebrating a decade of building connections for older adults
Read a blog post in celebration of community partner, STL Village.
Missouri Medicaid enrollment down nearly 200,000 since unwinding began
Written by Timothy McBride, co-director of the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research May 2024 (updates based on April 2024 state administrative data). As the process of unwinding (from the Public Health Emergency) continues, total net enrollment in Missouri’s Medicaid program continues to drop: down nearly 200,000 (down -197,525) to 1,319,166 from the […]
Older Americans Month: Powered by connection
May is Older American’s Month! Find out more about tips for engaging in meaningful relationships and social connections, which have proven to improve our mental, physical and emotional well-being as we age.
Earth Month 2024: What to know about climate change and aging
Here’s what to know about climate change and aging…
Public health emergency “unwinding” for MO Medicaid: Update for March, 2024
Co-Director of the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research, Timothy McBride, PhD, gives an overview of the state of MO Medicaid as of March, 2024.
A “Souper Sunday” conversation on age and the presidential candidates
The topic of aging and the presidential candidates is one that many are talking about. Read about one such discussion among older adults, led by the co-directors of the Friedman Center for Aging.
“D&I Day” offers insights, reflections and forward momentum in implementation science
Learn what happened when students, faculty and staff interested and engaged in implementation science gathered for WashU’s annual “D&I Day”.
40 years of memory research in our own backyard
Learn about how you can become a volunteer for dementia research.
Reflections: National conference explores latest innovations in implementation science
WashU’s cadre of dissemination and implementation leaders, staff and students were well represented at the 2023 Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) in Health. Read reflections from a few of them.
Triumphs and progress for sickle cell disease research
A participant in the RADIANCE track of our 2023 Summer Research Program writes about her time at the 2023 ASH Meeting and Expo.