Achilefu named fellow of medical and biological engineering institute
Samuel Achilefu, the Michel M. Ter-Pogossian Professor of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
Medical student Keane to give graduate student address
Alexandra Keane has spent her undergraduate and medical student career at Washington University. She received numerous academic honors, played point guard on the women’s basketball team and, to cap her student years, will give the graduate student address at Commencement on Friday, May 17.
What a snapshot image of chikungunya is revealing
School of Medicine researchers have snapped high-resolution pictures of the chikungunya virus latched onto a protein found on the surface of cells in the joints. The findings could accelerate efforts to find new ways to prevent or treat viral arthritis.
Schreiber elected AACR Academy fellow
Robert D. Schreiber, the Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy.
Kwon named to health policy committee
Jennie H. Kwon, DO, assistant professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a member of the National Academy of Medicine’s Health Policy Fellowships and Leadership Programs (HPFLP) Advisory Committee.
Picus receives Gold Medal from interventional radiology society
Daniel D. Picus, MD, professor of radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been awarded a Gold Medal from the Society of Interventional Radiology.
Center for Quantum Sensors tackles big questions
The university’s interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Sensors aims to harness the power of quantum mechanics to detect and decipher some of the universe’s greatest mysteries. The effort is timely as Congress recently approved a federal program supporting the development of quantum technologies.
Drug-resistant tuberculosis reversed in lab
Mycobacterium tuberculosis cause the most lethal infectious disease in the world. Researchers at the School of Medicine and Umea University in Sweden have found a compound that can prevent and even reverse antibiotic resistance in tuberculosis bacteria.
Director of pediatric hematology and oncology division named
Jorge A. Di Paola, MD, recognized globally for his expertise in pediatric blood disorders, has been named director of the pediatric Division of Hematology & Oncology at the School of Medicine. He will begin his new position in late summer or early fall.
Five inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Five PhD candidates at Washington University in St. Louis were inducted into the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at the annual Bouchet Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education April 5-6 at Yale University.
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