Global Health Center partners bring local to global effort full circle
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Global Health Center partners bring local to global effort full circle

On November 15, leaders from the Global Health Center at the Institute for Public Health and Department of Medicine, cardiovascular experts from the University of Abuja, Nigeria and project partners and leaders from Parents as Teachers National Center joined WashU alumni, faculty, students, and members of the WashU Alumni and Development team for a special […]

Champions for health equity
Alumni Stories

Champions for health equity

Before even graduating from the Washington University School of Medicine, classmates Yang Jae Lee, MD 2021 and Gautum Adusumilli, MD 2021 were already committed to solving some of the most pressing problems in global health equity.

Grant will help improve mental health care in Chile
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Grant will help improve mental health care in Chile

Brown School researcher Leopoldo J. Cabassa is part of a team that has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study mental health intervention in Chile. The project’s aim is to improve outcomes and care for people in Chile who experience first-episode psychosis (FEP). First episode psychosis refers […]

Gender-based violence toolkit training in Mexico
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Gender-based violence toolkit training in Mexico

July 18, 2023

From 2020-2022, the Center for Human Rights, Gender and Migration at the Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis, studied barriers that survivors of Gender-based Violence (GBV) face when deciding whether to seek help or report their experiences.

Institutes & Centers

ICHAD

Contributing to the reduction of poverty and improvement of public health outcomes for children, adolescents, and families in Sub-Saharan Africa and other developing nations.

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Weil receives Kyelem Prize for work on neglected tropical diseases

December 21, 2023

Gary Weil, MD, a professor of medicine and of molecular microbiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, received the 2023 Kyelem Prize at the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases’ annual meeting in Chicago. The prize is awarded to an individual who has made significant and unique contributions to efforts to control […]

Seed grant-funded projects reap life-changing results
Seed Grants

Seed grant-funded projects reap life-changing results

October 23, 2023

The McDonnell International Scholars Academy at Washington University, with support from the Office of the Provost, awards seed grants that stimulate high-impact research linking university experts with our partners around the world. These investments help research teams, often representing cross-disciplinary fields, demonstrate the power and potential of their work. 

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