Discover the emerging groups that are advancing collaborative, university-wide areas of research at WashU.
AI Assistant for Biomedical Research
Creates scalable AI systems to revolutionize AI-driven biomedical discovery.
Air Quality & Health
Facilitates an internationally-recognized cluster of excellence to address air quality as a leading environmental determinant of health.
Center for Education Research, Practice, and Policy Partnerships (CERP³)
Serves as a hub and catalyst for understanding systemic barriers and creating new opportunities in education.
Center for Holistic Interdisciplinary Research in Psychedelics (CHIRP)
Fosters a research and learning community dedicated to advancing responsible science and clinical care in psychedelic medicine.
Children and Youth Collaborative Network (CYCN)
Bridges disciplinary gaps in the study of child and youth wellness to address complex problems.
Digital Organoid Initiative (DOI)
Combines organoids with digital technologies as a revolutionary method to transform biomedical research.
The Geospatial Research Initiative (GRI)
Builds capacity in geospatial science across schools to position WashU as an international leader in interdisciplinary geospatial research.
Improving Mental Health, Poverty, and AIDS Research and Training in Global Contexts (IMPACT Global) Center
Connects a transdisciplinary network of investigators and global partners to address issues at the intersection of HIV, mental health, and poverty.
Robustness for Autonomy in Human-Systems Engagement (RAISE)
Develops technologies capable of reasoning about human behavior to ensure safe, robust, and ethical human-AI interaction.
By the numbers
9
Transcend Initiatives funded since 2023
$7.2M
dollars of external funding received
$1.5M
dollars of seed funding invested by WashU
60+
number of affiliated faculty