Glenda Bullock, Senior Director, Research Administration, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, was named to the Top 50 Women Leaders of Missouri for 2022 by Women We Admire, an organization that provides news and information on today’s women leaders across a variety of fields. Women We Admire awards this recognition to women who are “leading […]
Findings could lead to new therapies, prevention strategies
This episode of ‘Show Me the Science’ discusses one of the most common problems associated with long COVID-19
Victoria J. Fraser, MD, Adolphus Busch Professor of Medicine and Chair of the Department of Medicine, was awarded the Association of Professors of Medicine (APM) Robert H. Williams, MD, Distinguished Chair of Medicine Award as part of the 2023 Alliance Awards through the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM). The Robert H. Williams, MD, Distinguished […]
Researchers will investigate vaccine efficacy; immune response to flu, COVID-19
Many more people now eligible for vaccine delivered via nose drops
Award honors excellence in program coordinating, accreditation
Study opens pathway to better diagnosis, treatment of autoimmune diseases
Monica Chang-Panesso, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Division of Nephrology, was selected as the recipient of the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (SSCI) 2023 Research Scholar Award for her proposal entitled “Tubular Senescence and Proliferative Capacity of the Aging Kidney”. The SSCI Research Scholar Award provides support for physician-scientists as they take on innovative research […]
Six Department of Medicine physicians received the Knowlton Incentive for Excellence award during an award ceremony hosted by The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital on November 28, 2022. The awards recognize and support medical residents who exemplify a compassionate spirit combined with outstanding knowledge and skill. This year’s recipients include: Tinu Aluko, MD, Rheumatology Aisling Doyle, […]
Pulmonologist specializes in body’s response to lung infections
In August 2022, the American Heart Association released a statement outlining new recommended guidelines for managing infective endocarditis in people who inject drugs, providing a timely and comprehensive approach to the management of the disease than what was previously provided by the AHA. With the incidences of infective endocarditis cases among people who inject drugs […]
Outdated maps of disease-causing fungi may lead to delayed, missed diagnoses
Researchers recommend masks, vaccines, vigilance to prevent reinfection
Loeb gift empowers education innovators
Just a few hundred years ago, the heart and its function were a bit of a mystery. And when the heart malfunctioned, treatment options were few and often ineffective. Today’s cardiologists offer their patients treatments that can lead to recovery.
An estimated 1 million people in the U.S. have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy—a heart condition also known as HCM—and many don’t know they have the condition until it’s too late. A genetic disease, HCM often goes undetected until someone in the family experiences symptoms, which can range from irregular heart rhythms and stroke to heart failure and […]
Hospitalists ensure better outcomes both in and beyond the hospital
William Barry Wood Jr., MD, was head of the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis from 1942-1955. He attended Harvard as an undergraduate and went on to Johns Hopkins Medical School, receiving his medical degree in 1936. Following a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School, he went on to […]
Elections recognize national leadership in field of medical informatics
DiPersio, McGill, Ross honored for outstanding contributions to internal medicine
Bethany Millar, C-TAGME, Manager of Education Services, Division of General Medicine, was recognized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) as one of the Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Award recipients for 2023. The ACGME Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Award, formally known as the GME Program Coordinator Excellence […]
Sponsored by the Academy of Educators, the annual Education Day was held on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, to celebrate educational excellence across the School of Medicine. The event featured a variety of educational topics, a keynote address from Paul Williams,MD, associate professor of medicine at Temple University Hospital, and a celebration of new inductees to […]
This episode of ‘Show Me the Science’ details the nasal vaccine developed by WashU Medicine scientists; plus, new mRNA vaccine boosters as cold weather approaches
Foundation honors leading oncologist for outstanding work on leukemia
Kenton Johnston, associate professor, Division of General Medical Sciences, co-authored an article in JAMA Viewpoint identifying inequities in care received by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Street on Medical Campus to be renamed Nash Way
Behavior surprisingly does not require brain’s visual cortex
Aim is for commercialization in U.S., Europe, Japan
The Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Awards provide grants to junior physician scientists to facilitate their transition to independent clinical research careers. The 2023 Clinical Scientist Development Awards competition is now open and accepting pre-proposals. See the Request for Applications document for information on how to apply. The deadline to submit pre-proposals is Nov. 17, 2022, at […]
Strokes, seizures, memory and movement disorders among problems that develop in first year after infection
George, Mattar, Pande elected fellows
Collaboration also will extend efforts toward cancer prevention, education throughout Missouri
Kodner chair created with gift from Anne and John McDonnell
Project to develop framework for using AI to diagnose disease based on sound of patients’ voices
Ira Kodner, MD Chair Created with Gift from Anne and John McDonnell
For Kenneth M. Ludmerer, MD, it was the scientific and altruistic foundations of medicine that initially attracted him to the medical field.
Inhaled vaccine may reduce infection, transmission
Ruth Bebermeyer, a beloved former School of Medicine employee who passed away this past May, donated over $1.3 million to the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. These funds will be added to the endowment Ruth established in 2007 in honor and memory of her sister, Ruby Mae Bebermeyer. The Ruby Bebermeyer COPD Fund […]
Boosting testosterone in men with low levels may reduce serious illness
Identifying high-risk patients could improve cancer care
Current sessions underway for 2022-2023 cohort A new program sponsored by the Academy of Educators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is working to build the skill set of program directors across the School of Medicine. Developed and directed by the Department of Medicine’s vice chair of education and director of the […]
This episode of ‘Show Me the Science’ details the case of a patient with a mysterious illness first thought to be COVID-19