School of Medicine

Four physician-scientists have been selected as Dean’s Scholars. The WashU Medicine program supports outstanding early-career faculty at WashU Medicine who bridge the gap between research and clinical care.

Conrad C. Weihl, MD, PhD, a leading expert in the genetic mechanisms of neuromuscular disorders such as muscular dystrophy, has been installed as the inaugural Gabe Weil Professor in the Department of Neurology at WashU Medicine.

Nicholas O. Davidson, MD, DSc, chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at WashU Medicine, has been honored with the 2026 Distinguished Mentor Award from the American Gastroenterological Association.

Two WashU alumni prove their commitment to saving lives, to growing a business — and to one another.

A WashU Medicine researcher has received a $3.5 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in mice exposed to oxycodone before birth.

A study led by WashU Medicine researchers shows that a family’s financial situation and the resources and opportunities in a child’s neighborhood had the strongest connection to brain development, accounting for 16% of the variability in measures of children’s brain function — far more than IQ, parenting style, health history or any other factor.

Nationally recognized physician-scientist Matthew A. Powell, MD, at WashU Medicine, will lead the effort to advance gynecologic cancer care.

Celeste Karch was recognized for pioneering Alzheimer’s research, advancing stem cell, genomic and collaborative neurodegeneration studies.

Cancer cells are ravenous eaters. WashU’s Gary Patti is trying to turn their hunger against them.

Ravi Vij, MD, a national leader in the research and treatment of blood cancers, has been installed as the inaugural Jeffrey S. and Prue H. Gershman Distinguished Professor in the John T. Milliken Department of Medicine at WashU Medicine.