Johnson named director of Division of Urologic Surgery
Michael H. Johnson, MD, has been named director of the Division of Urologic Surgery in the Department of Surgery at WashU Medicine.
Advancement’s Martin selected for Focus St. Louis program
Emily Martin, a prospect management consultant with University Advancement, has been selected for Focus St. Louis’ fall 2025 Women in Leadership cohort.
Guan named Earl E. and Myrtle E. Walker Professor of Engineering
Jianjun Guan, an expert in biomaterials and tissue engineering, has been named the Earl E. and Myrtle E. Walker Professor of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis.
Yoo, Sun recognized for developing novel method to study aged neurons
Andrew S. Yoo, the Phil and Sima Needleman Distinguished Professor of Developmental Biology at WashU Medicine, and Zhao Sun, a staff scientist in Yoo’s laboratory, have received the Morby Prize from the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund in recognition of their groundbreaking paper that describes a novel method to study aged neurons.
Stitziel named scholar-innovator
Nathan O. Stitziel, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine and of genetics at WashU Medicine, has received the Harrington Discovery Institute 2025 Scholar-Innovator Award to support the development of breakthrough treatments for heart disease.
Halabi to lead Division of Nephrology, Hypertension & Apheresis in Department of Pediatrics
Carmen Halabi, MD, PhD, has been named director of the Division of Nephrology, Hypertension & Apheresis in the Department of Pediatrics at WashU Medicine.
Ohman named director of the Division of Vascular Surgery
J. Westley Ohman, MD, a leader in complex aortic surgery at WashU Medicine, has been named the new director of the Division of Vascular Surgery in the Department of Surgery.
He receives statistics scholar award
Xuming He, the Kotzubei-Beckmann Distinguished Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, is the recipient of the 2025 Gottfried E. Noether Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Statistical Association.
Four student films debut at St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase
Four short films by WashU students premiered as part of the 25th Annual St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.
WashU Medicine selected for Parkinson’s disease training program
WashU Medicine is one of eight academic medical centers to be selected for the Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders. The program will provide funding to train a movement disorder specialist in the Department of Neurology.
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