School of Medicine

In his role as head student coach at WashU Medicine, Amjad Musleh, MD, an associate professor of anesthesiology and of emergency medicine, mentors aspiring physicians in compassionate care.

Jonathan B. Losos, PhD, and Charles F. Zorumski, MD, are the recipients of Washington University in St. Louis’ 2025 faculty achievement awards, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. They were among several people recognized during WashU’s annual Founders Day celebration.

A study from researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has found connections between the alternative sweetener sorbitol and liver disease.

Researchers at WashU Medicine have developed a nano-sized medicine delivered through the nose that boosts the anti-cancer immune response and successfully eliminates deadly brain tumors in mice.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis found that the timing of biopsy can affect how doctors diagnose tumors and when those cancers may be more sensitive to chemotherapy.

Brian A. Van Tine, MD, PhD, a nationally recognized leader in sarcoma research at WashU Medicine, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital following an acute illness. He was 53.

The WashU Medicine Pro Bono Health Clinic offers free occupational therapy, physical therapy and medical services to uninsured community members in the St. Louis area.

Meaghan Creed, an associate professor of anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, has received a $3.3 million five-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study dopamine system changes underlying depression symptoms in people with chronic neuropathic pain.

Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, the Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor at WashU Medicine, co-leads a team that developed a therapeutic food designed to treat childhood malnutrition. The food was named one of Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2025.

Catherine E. Lang, a leading researcher in stroke recovery and rehabilitation in the WashU Medicine Program in Physical Therapy, has been installed as the inaugural Barbara J. Norton Professor of Physical Therapy.