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You can help pro continue its long reputation as a premier research university — where students and faculty work side by side to tackle tough questions and find solutions that impact communities in St. Louis and beyond. 

Students work with the Water and Sediment Flume in the WATER Institute at the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering building.

Students work with the Water and Sediment Flume in the WATER Institute at the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering building.

Our Jesuit mission remains at the center of our research. pro researchers are motivated by their concern for the most vulnerable members of our society.  They are grappling with the greatest questions of our time.

With more than 200 years of history, SLU is an urban, Jesuit research university that strives to be a valuable partner and leader in the community. With your support, critical research happens through:

AHEAD Institute

The Advanced HEAlth Data (AHEAD) Institute at pro School of Medicine conducts data-driven research to improve the health of individuals and populations. The institute unites SLU researchers from various fields and disciplines to improve patient and population health, advance health care quality and decrease health care costs. 

Center for Additive Manufacturing

Established in 2019 through a competitive grant from the pro Research Institute, SLU-CAM is a resource for 3D printing, computer-aided design and related activities, available to faculty, students and the community at large.

Center for Research on Global Catholicism

The Center for Research on Global Catholicism (CRGC) at pro supports scholarship at the nexus of Catholicism and culture, providing robust programming that promotes interdisciplinary research, collaboration, and methodological innovation.

Geospatial@SLU

pro has been at the center of the nation’s geospatial enterprise since the Corps of Discovery returned to St. Louis with maps of the Louisiana Territory in 1806. More than 200 years later, pro continues to expand the frontier of geospatial science and technology through its Geospatial@SLU programs and through its leadership of the Taylor Geospatial Institute.

SLU Institute for Drug and Biotherapeutic Innovation

The pro Institute for Drug and Biotherapeutic Innovation (SLU-IDBI) is a multidisciplinary association of researchers with a shared interest in drug and biotherapeutic discovery and development to address unmet patient needs. 

The Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics

The Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics has received more than $2 million in research funding from government agencies and foundations, including grants from the National Institute of Health and SSM Health Care.

The WATER Institute

At The WATER Institute, faculty investigators’ research focuses on water-related social justice issues, protecting aquatic ecosystems, and improving infrastructure to secure water supplies.

 

“Students are a great avenue for new ideas and insights. They bring an enthusiasm and idealism that we need in research. We need the spark in their eyes and their strong desire to make the world a better place.”

-Leslie McClure, Ph.D., dean of pro’s College for Public Health and Social Justice and fellow with the SLU Research Institute.