Author: Leslie Roettger

Strokes, seizures, memory and movement disorders among problems that develop in first year after infection

Collaboration also will extend efforts toward cancer prevention, education throughout Missouri

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

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

The Department of Medicine welcomed new faculty on Tuesday, August 23 with an institutional resource fair followed by an orientation session. Sponsored by the Office of Faculty Development, over 40 attendees enjoyed presentations covering topics such as career development and diversity, equity, and inclusion to the clinical, educational, and research landscape across the School of […]

CuriMeta aims to enable data-driven innovation for the benefit of patients

Atlas of pancreas tumors reveals important new findings in treatment resistance, possible new therapies

Could lead to therapies for people at risk of sudden rupture due to abdominal aortic aneurysm

Newly awarded NIH NIDDK R25 grant establishes Washington University as a coordinating center for the Short-Term Research Experience Program to Unlock Potential (STEP-UP)

With Left Bank Books, the Department of Medicine sponsored an evening with Ibram X. Kendi, PhD as he discussed his new book, How to Raise an Antiracist, a follow-up to his international best seller, How to Be an Antiracist. Held at The Grandel Theatre on June 21st, Kendi talked about How to Raise an Antiracist […]

OUTmed, a forum for LGBTQIA+ identified faculty, trainees, staff, and allies at Washington University School of Medicine, returned as a sponsor of PrideFest 2022, held June 25 and 26th in downtown St. Louis. The event theme, “Together Again” reflects PrideSTL’s excitement to hold the community celebration again after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. […]

PLoS publishes a collection of DOLF research on lymphatic filariasis

Detailed analysis could help predict which tumors are likely to return

1 of 9 U.S. academic institutions chosen by American Society of Hematology for the Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program

This episode of ‘Show Me the Science’ focuses on the many people who deal with health struggles for months after COVID-19 infections

Mouse study points to benefits of combining newer class of diabetes drugs with older treatments

Treatment with protein interleukin-7 revs up T cell immunotherapy, mouse study shows

The Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program at Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine will administer the ASH Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program (HFFTP), an initiative to address the critical need to expand the hematology workforce. ASH has invested $19 million to strengthen the next generation of hematologists by funding the creation of 10 new hematology-focused fellowship […]

Mentorship to Enhance Diversity in Academia (MEDA) is a new program designed to foster and support the careers of trainees who belong to diverse groups. Sponsored by the Department of Medicine’s Office of Inclusion and Diversity, MEDA is open to all within the Washington University School of Medicine community interested in the shared goal of […]

Noted researcher also a professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics

Clinical trial being planned for drug developed at School of Medicine

While risks higher for the unvaccinated, study points to need for more tools against the virus

As an undergraduate double major in English and Biology, Jennie Kwon, DO, MSCI, might have had a hard time predicting her eventual career path. But, during her first semester in medical school, Kwon admitted she was “bit by the proverbial microbiology bug”.  “I was truly fascinated by these organisms,” recalls Kwon. “And I knew immediately […]