WashU IT Research Infrastructure Services’ mission is to facilitate the discovery of knowledge and enhance educational opportunities by providing secure, sustainable, scalable, and integrated research technology services in a collaborative and diverse environment.

Why RIS? – Researchers at WashU are encouraged to use RIS to streamline their work, boost performance, ensure data security, and foster collaboration with ease, all while focusing on groundbreaking discoveries and quality research. Explore the full benefits of using RIS.


Power Your Research with GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot is now available to GitHub Organizations under the WashU enterprise license RIS manages. Copilot enables more focus on problem-solving and collaboration without spending time completing day-to-day tasks while utilizing AI integration.  Key Features: To add Copilot to your GitHub Organization, follow the documentation for easy setup or request provisioning or migration of an organization at the RIS […]

Research @ WashU with David Spencer

 Background: Basic biology of how mutations and acute myeloid leukemia contribute to the development of cancer. Specifically, genomics, how genes are regulated, and epigenetic modifications that regulate genes to understand processes in leukemia. Relevance: Having a better understanding of how cancer works to predict how patients will respond to therapies and finding pathways that could target new […]

Need More Storage? RIS Has You Covered

Are you reaching your Box storage limit? Research Infrastructure Services (RIS) offers a powerful solution: 5TB of free Active storage for research faculty, with Archive available. Reach out to us and we’ll help you estimate storage costs, learn how to migrate data, and ensure a seamless and worry-free transition. ➡️ Learn more about the Data Storage Platform, and get onboarded today or […]

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TRIADS Training Series: Data Visualization with Python Series

March 23, 2026 and March 25, 2026
11:30 am
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AI Environments: PyTorch and Container Technologies

March 27, 2026
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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Scale Your AI: Multi-Node Training & Profiling

March 31, 2026
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm