Researchers in child psychiatry and pediatric neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been named recipients of a prestigious MERIT award from the National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support their research focused on preterm babies’ brains as the children age.
Congratulations and welcome to our 2023-2024 intern class! We are so excited for you to join our team. Name Medical school Madison Baer, MD University of Missouri School of Medicine- Columbia Emily Bao, MD, MPH University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine Lauren Black, MD University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas […]
Faculty Name Division Title Komo Gursahani Emergency Medicine Associate Professor Kimberly Lashun Massey Hospital Medicine Instructor Staff Name Division Title Mary Armstrong Academic Pediatrics Staff Nurse II Allison Cakalic Ambulatory Patient Billing/Services Representative II Olivia Carter-Hoener Allergy & Pulmonary Medicine Clinical Research Coordinator I Gaurav Kumar Chaubey Infectious Diseases Postdoc Research Associate Tamera Davis Hematology […]
PI Agency Title Jeffrey Bednarski SLCH Foundation/ Hyundai Hope on Wheels Molecular mechanisms of BCLAF1 in pediatric AML Brian DeBosch NIH/R01 Leveraging Arginase Biology Against Metabolic Disease Margaret Ferris SLCH Foundation/ Hyundai Hope on Wheels The role of the retinoid X receptor in MLL-rearranged leukemia Lakshmi Gokanapudy Hahn International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation […]
Erica Schmitt, MD, PhD, was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and grew up near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She thought one day she would be a teacher, an archaeologist or perhaps be like Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, and study animals. She also frequented the Veteran’s hospital with her grandfather — a Korean War veteran who had chronic health […]
Alison C. Nash, MD, a third-generation pediatrician, understood the importance of health equity in medicine decades before it became a priority in most medical schools and hospitals. She recognized that achieving health equity requires physicians to identify people in need of care, particularly those from disadvantaged communities.
When Ericka V. Hayes, MD ’98, came to Washington University as an undergraduate, she felt as though she had finally found a community of like-minded people. That sense of belonging continued when she entered Washington University School of Medicine, where a close-knit cohort of classmates and outstanding mentorship from attendings and residents were catalysts for […]
The brain health of millions of malnourished children stands to benefit following changes to global guidelines for the formulation of ready-to-eat therapeutic food – the standard treatment for severe malnutrition in developing countries.
Eight physician-scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been elected members of the newest class of the American Society for Clinical Investigation. They are being recognized for their original, creative and independent investigations in the clinical or allied sciences of medicine. The new members, who will be inducted April 21, are Megan […]
The brain floats in a sea of fluid that cushions it against injury, supplies it with nutrients and carries away waste. Disruptions to the normal ebb and flow of the fluid have been linked to neurological conditions including Alzheimer’s disease and hydrocephalus, a disorder involving excess fluid around the brain.