Notables

Jeannie Kelly, MD, a renowned expert in the care of women with opiate use disorders during pregnancy, has been named the new director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Ultrasound in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at WashU Medicine.

Jessie Minton, vice chancellor for technology and chief information officer at WashU, received a prestigious award from the HMG Strategy Global Leadership Institute during the organization’s recent summit.

Elizabeth Pollina, an assistant professor of developmental biology at WashU Medicine, has been recognized by the Vallee Foundation for innovative research in neuroscience.

WashU’s Dwight A. McBride and Justin A. Joyce will serve as series editors for the new book series “Thinking With James Baldwin.”

“Inside Out,” an exhibition by Sam Fox School faculty Chandler Ahrens, Constance Vale and Kelley Van Dyck Murphy, is featured in the 2025 Exhibit Columbus “Yes And” exhibition in Indiana.

Premal H. Thaker, MD, an accomplished clinician who has been recognized for her landmark research on ovarian cancer progression, has been named director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at WashU Medicine.

Michael H. Johnson, MD, has been named director of the Division of Urologic Surgery in the Department of Surgery at WashU Medicine.

Emily Martin, a prospect management consultant with University Advancement, has been selected for Focus St. Louis’ fall 2025 Women in Leadership cohort. 

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.

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.