Rubenstein installed as the Robert C. Strunk Endowed Chair for Lung and Respiratory Research
Ronald C. Rubenstein, MD, PhD, a professor of pediatrics, has been installed as the Robert C. Strunk Endowed Chair for Lung and Respiratory Research. A celebration to mark the event took place Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023 in the Eric P. Newman Education Center. Rubenstein is a native of upstate New York. He received his undergraduate […]
2023 Residency Programs Showcase
The Offices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Diversity Programs, and the Office of GME will once again host our Fall Washington University School of Medicine Affiliated Residency Programs Virtual Showcase on October 12, 2023 from 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. Senior, fourth-year medical students are encouraged to register, particularly those who have overcome adversity. Students […]
Wolfe appointed Pediatric Residency Program director
Katie Wolfe, MD, has been appointed the new Pediatric Residency Program director, effective Sept. 1, 2023. She takes on this role from interim co-directors Christine Hrach, MD, and Patrick Reich, MD. Wolfe completed her undergraduate education at Vanderbilt University and medical school at St. Louis University School of Medicine. From there, she completed a pediatric […]
Cooper steps in as new Division Chief for Rheumatology & Immunology as French takes on new vice chair role
Megan Cooper, MD, PhD, has been appointed the new chief of the Division of Rheumatology & Immunology as Anthony French, MD, PhD, takes on the new role of vice chair of Physician-Scientist Training. Both changes were effective Friday, Sept. 15. Cooper is a board-certified pediatric rheumatologist and is an internationally recognized physician-scientist in the pediatric […]
$5 million for research on immune responses to cancer-causing virus in immunocompromised kids (Links to an external site)
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a $5.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate immune responses to a cancer-causing virus after organ transplantation in children.