OpenFieldSLU · St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Saint Louis University is a world-class Jesuit research university (R1) founded in 1818, making it the oldest university west of the Mississippi River, located in midtown St. Louis, Missouri. Internationally acclaimed for the School of Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Law, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology (the first federally certified school of aviation in the US), and health law.
SLU features the SLUCare Physician Group medical center, the Doisy Research Center, the Center for Vaccine Development, Parks College, and the Chaifetz School of Business. It is consistently ranked among the top 5 programs nationwide for health law by U.S. News.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school GPA (average 3.9), rigorous coursework, and optional test scores (test-optional). School of Medicine (MD) applicants submit AMCAS applications, MCAT scores, and prerequisite science labs. Graduate programs require accredited bachelor's degrees with minimum 3.0 GPAs.
LCME-accredited medical education integrating organ-system problem-based learning, clinical patient simulation in the Interprofessional Education Building, and hospital clerkships at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital.
Pioneering aerospace research in supersonic wind tunnel aerodynamics, autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS), space systems orbit mechanics, and composite structures at Parks College.
Consistently ranked #1 in Health Law in the US for over 15 years; comprehensive legal education covering bioethics, healthcare antitrust, pharmaceutical regulation, and hospital health systems policy.
Advanced study in deep learning, algorithm analysis, computer vision, natural language processing, parallel high-performance computing, and cybersecurity.
Elite biomedical research at the Center for Vaccine Development and Doisy Research Center investigating viral pathogenesis (influenza, flaviviruses), bacterial genomics, and T-cell immunology.
Postdoctoral research fellowship in an NIH-funded Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) developing next-generation pandemic mRNA and viral vector vaccines.
Director & Professor of Infectious Diseases
Center for Vaccine Development & School of Medicine
Principal investigator of SLU's NIH-funded Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit; national leader in tuberculosis, influenza, and COVID-19 vaccine clinical tria...
View researcher profile ↗Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology
Dr. Gururajan specializes in flight dynamics, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), adaptive flight control architectures, and gust alleviation in turbulent aerodyna...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Law & Jane Doe Associate
Center for Health Law Studies
Nationally recognized legal scholar on Medicaid regulation, health reform legislation, and eliminating racial and economic healthcare disparities....
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