Aubrey Morrison, MBBS, professor of medicine and of developmental biology, has been named a Master of the American College of Physicians.
In addition, he received the American College of Physicians Award for Outstanding Work in Science as Related to Medicine. He is the first person from Washington University School of Medicine to receive this award.
To be elected a Master, individuals must have made a notable contribution to medicine, including teaching, outstanding work in clinical medicine (research or practice), contributions to preventive medicine, improvements in the delivery of health care and/or contributions to medical literature.
Morrison will be recognized at the organization’s annual meeting in April.
As a pharmacologist and nephrologist, Morrison has studied the effects of anti-inflammatory drugs and cytokines on inflammatory processes in the kidney. He has made major contributions to the understanding of how these and other medications affect the kidney.