St. Louis-based donors Phil and Gerry Kneisel and Michael Staenberg provide unrestricted support for Siteman Cancer Center’s scientific priorities.
Couples endow joint WashU Medicine scholarship
Award honors the family friendship that blossomed after Bob Warren and Wes Wasdyke met as first-year medical students more than 50 years ago.
Couple make $6.5 million gift to WashU Medicine
Won Ro Lee and Kyung Ja Shin Lee are advancing teaching and research in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine, where their daughter serves as chief.
Support for pancreatic cancer research honors late patriarch
Spendable fund created by the Nussbaum family is fueling breakthroughs that may lead to novel treatments and better outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients.
Halting Alzheimer’s progression
Funding from parent and entrepreneur Ron Shaich is helping WashU Medicine investigators test potential interventions to treat and prevent neurodegenerative diseases.
Alleviating global hunger
Support from George and Debra Couch advances efforts led by Jeffrey Gordon to combat childhood malnutrition by producing therapeutic foods that target the gut microbiome.
Donor provides gift for medical research
Investigators at WashU Medicine and Siteman Cancer Center are using funds from Anita Palmer Corbin’s trust to advance novel approaches to treating diabetes and blood cancers.
