Recognized for work on brain development in premature babies, early detection of risk of psychiatric illness in toddlers and preschoolers By Shawn Ballard Cynthia E. Rogers, MD, a leading researcher in social, emotional and brain development in infants and children, and a clinical innovator in evaluating the earliest risks of psychiatric illness in toddlers and […]
Recognized for research on brain development in premature babies, early markers of psychiatric risk in children
Study finds enduring benefits of vagus nerve stimulation for patients not helped by standard therapies
Founders Day recognizes distinguished faculty, alumni, supporters
Under the mentorship of Dr. Kevin Xu (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health), Drs. Steinle and Shankar analyzed 7 years’ worth of national administrative data in the US, finding that the decriminalization of psychedelics has not coincided in measurable increases in hallucinogen-related hospitalizations.
Jan Kubanek, PhD, joined the faculty of WashU Medicine Department of Psychiatry on August 1, 2025, as associate professor of psychiatry in the Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, with secondary appointments in the Department of Neurology and Department of Radiology. He brings combined experience in human and macaque electrophysiology, human and macaque behavioral […]
Eric J. Lenze, MD, the Wallace and Lucille K. Renard Professor and head of the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and his team are among the Top 40 Milestone 1 award winners in XPRIZE Healthspan.
WashU Medicine researchers, led by Carlos Cruchaga, have identified biomarkers of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and frontotemporal dementia from blood plasma, suggesting new therapeutic avenues.
