Welcome to the WashU Medicine Light Institute for Global Health and Transformation

Mission: Help individuals, families, and communities to achieve the best possible and lasting health outcomes.


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Connect

How we work with our partners and the public

  • 10+ multisectoral partners
  • 5 NIH grant funded programs
  • 1 public health storytelling platform
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Collaborate

How we work within communities to advance the public’s health

  • Open call contests
  • Designathons
  • Bootcamps
  • Publications
  • Research training cycles
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Create

How we develop both individuals and their impact across communities

  • 70+ youth research facilitators, supervisors, and ambassadors trained
  • 10 research scholars trained  
  • 80+% increase in HIV self-testing among population of focus 

Group Photo:
(Back row l-r) Dr. Funto Olusanya, Dr. Temi Ojo, Chiyere Arinze, Dr. Maria Afadapa, Chidi Okafor
(Front row l-r) Ekene Kokelu, Nkiru Obodoechina, Emily Haglin, Alexis Engelhart, Dr. Juliet Iwelunmor