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‘A journey of a lifetime’ – Students embark on medical journeys during pandemic, new curriculum rollout
By itself, beginning medical school is a major milestone. But the entering class of 2024 also experienced several significant firsts...
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Victoria J. Fraser: Missouri has much to show our lawmakers about our coronavirus needs
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Dr. Nicole Droz joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Nicole Droz joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology as an Assistant Professor in September, 2020....
Dr. Dennis Chen joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Dennis Chen joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Assistant Professor in August, 2020....
Dr. Massini Merzkani joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Massini Merzkani joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology as an Assistant Professor in July, 2020....
Asthma: New Discoveries and Therapies in the Age of COVID
Dr. Ofer Zimmerman joins the Department of Medicine
Ofer Zimmerman, MD, joined the Department of Medicine on July 1, 2020 as an Instructor in the Division of Allergy...
Dr. Elyse Everett joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Elyse Everett joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Palliative Medicine as an Instructor on July 1,...
Dr. Christine Schafer joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Christine Schafer joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Dermatology as an Assistant Professor in September, 2020....
Study provides insight on how to build a better flu vaccine
Flu season comes around like clockwork every year, and sooner or later everyone gets infected. The annual flu shot is...
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Dean’s Scholars Program 2021 – Request for Applications
The Division of Physician-Scientists announces the 2021 request for applications for the Dean’s Scholars Program. In an effort to provide...
Mati Hlasthwayo Davis, MD, MPH
Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH was recently featured in several media channels speaking on COVID-19, community engagement and advocacy for...
Heart Team Summit 2020 Lecture Series
The Heart Team Summit joins Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery faculty at Washington University, St. Louis, Ascension/St. Vincent in Indianapolis, and...
$10 million in grants aimed at preventing organ rejection after transplantation
Transplant surgeons and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received two grants totaling $10 million...
School of Medicine news release
Voting registration details
Missouri deadline, on or before October 7, 2020. Illinois deadlines: mail: post marked by Tues. Oct. 6 Online: Sun., Oct....
Study provides insight on how to build a better flu vaccine
Flu season comes around like clockwork every year, and sooner or later everyone gets infected. The annual flu shot is...
School of Medicine news release
Identifying emerging diseases focus of new international collaboration
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are establishing a new international collaboration that aims to help...
School of Medicine news release
21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge
Nasal vaccine against COVID-19 prevents infection in mice
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a vaccine that targets the SARS-CoV-2 virus, can...
School of Medicine news release
Major weight loss — whether from surgery or diet — has same metabolic benefits
Gastric bypass surgery is the most effective therapy to treat or reverse type 2 diabetes in severely obese patients. Many...
School of Medicine news release
Academy of Educators Workshops
The Academy of Educators hosts workshops to enhance faculty development and teaching pedagogy. These workshops will be held throughout the...
FOREVER LEARNING. Youth Enrichment Program (YEP)
The Gateway Region YMCA is stepping up to fulfill a need for enrichment-based licensed child care for students whose schools...
Dr. Patrick Grierson joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Patrick Grierson attended medical school at Ohio State University College of Medicine graduating in 2014. He then matriculated to...
Dr. Ramzi Abboud joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Ramzi Abboud attended medical school at the University of Rochester where he graduated Alpha Omega Alpha in 2014. He...
Dr. Ingrid Eshun-Wilson joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Ingrid Eshun-Wilson joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor in July, 2020....
Four steps to a healthy WashU community
With the start of the academic year, each and every member of the Washington University in St. Louis community who...
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COVID-19: Overview and Research Response
WUSM’s Infectious Disease Interest Group is proud to host a talk titled “COVID-19: Overview and Research Response,” presented by Dr. Andrea Lerner,...
Dr. Peter McDonnell joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Peter McDonnell joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine as an Instructor in July, 2020....
Dr. Sharmila Nair joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Sharmila Nair joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor in July, 2020....
Drug development for severe respiratory diseases supported with $3.9 million grant
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a $3.9 million development award supporting new technologies...
School of Medicine news release
Clinical trial focuses on reducing overactive immune response in COVID-19
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are investigating whether a drug approved by the Food and...
School of Medicine news release
Experimental COVID-19 vaccine prevents severe disease in mice
An experimental vaccine is effective at preventing pneumonia in mice infected with the COVID-19 virus, according to a study from...
School of Medicine news release
Washington University, St. Louis County collaborate on COVID-19 survey
Washington University in St. Louis, the St. Louis County Department of Public Health and other collaborators are conducting a survey of St....
School of Medicine news release
Dr. Maanasi Samant joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Maanasi Samant joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care as an Assistant Professor...
Dr. Brian Laidlaw joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Brian Laidlaw joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Allergy and Immunology in July, 2020. Dr. Laidlaw’s...
Pandemic acts as dress rehearsal for new medical school curriculum
Dozens of faculty, students and staff at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have committed countless hours over...
School of Medicine news release
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Dr. Mary Clare McGregor joins the Department of Medicine
Mary Clare McGregor, MD joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical...
Dr. Andrew Michelson joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Andrew P. Michelson joined the Department of Medicine in the division of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine as an...
Payne named associate dean for health information and data science
Philip R.O. Payne, PhD, director of the Institute for Informatics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named...
School of Medicine news release
Global wildlife surveillance could provide early warning for next pandemic
The virus that causes COVID-19 probably originated in wild bats that live in caves around Wuhan, China, and may have...
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Specific bacteria help explain stunted growth in malnourished children
Many children treated for childhood malnutrition in developing countries never fully recover. They suffer from stunted growth, immune system dysfunction...
School of Medicine news release
2 immunotherapies merged into single, more effective treatment
Some of the most promising advances in cancer treatment have centered on immunotherapies that rev up a patient’s immune system...
School of Medicine news release
Gut bacteria protect against mosquito-borne viral illness
Chikungunya virus, once confined to the Eastern Hemisphere, has infected millions of people in the Americas since 2013, when mosquitoes...
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COVID-19 vaccine trials to be conducted at Washington University, Saint Louis University
As U.S. scientists ramp up a national effort to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine candidates at clinical trial sites across the country,...
The Source
Dr. Jonathan Moreno joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Jonathan Moreno joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology as an Instructor in July, 2020. Dr....
Dr. Ben Rogers joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Ben Rogers joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Instructor in July, 2020. Dr....
Dr. Jose Alvarez-Cardona joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Jose Alvarez-Cardona joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology as an Assistant Professor in July, 2020....
WUSM Campus Ballot Notary Initiative
We are offering notaries at the WUSM campus to notarize ballots before the August election.