Tag: National Institutes of Health

Chen receives $5.4 million NIH Director’s Pioneer Award

The highly competitive award supports high-risk, high-reward projects. Hong Chen, PhD, has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Pioneer Award to use ultrasound to induce a hibernation-like state in mammals — something that was previously considered to be science fiction. The five-year, $5.4 million award is one of eight awarded following a highly […]

WashU Neurosurgery ranked no. 5 in nation for NIH funding

Since 2006, the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) has published the rankings of institutions, departments, and investigators based on the funding they receive from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). We are honored to announce that our world-class researchers have elevated WashU Neurosurgery to No. 5 in NIH funding among all neurosurgery departments in […]