School of Medicine

Four research teams at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been collectively awarded nearly $2 million for research aimed at combating the growing threat of antibiotic resistance.

Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been honored with the Steven C. Beering Award for his seminal contributions to establishing the field of human microbiome research. His research has revealed a vital relationship between the tens of trillions of microbes that live in the human gut and a person’s health status.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a potential vaccine target against Plasmodium vivax, a parasite that causes malaria in millions of people worldwide every year.

Sally J. Schwarz, a professor of radiology at the School of Medicine,, is the new president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. She is the first pharmacist and only the fourth woman out of 60 presidents to hold the title.

Six members of the Washington University in St. Louis community will be among the speakers at an upcoming TEDxGateway Arch event.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a pathway involved in harming rods and cones in the retina and have found a way to halt that damage.

The executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, talks about his history with St. Louis, the importance of personalized medicine and how the School of Medicine can be a leader in the field.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown in mice that they can inject nanoparticles into an injured joint suffering from osteoarthritis and suppress inflammation immediately following an injury, reducing the destruction of cartilage.

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $10 million gift to support research that harnesses the immune system to fight cancer, infectious diseases, and disorders caused by autoimmunity and immune deficiencies. The gift from Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky will advance cutting-edge work at the newly named Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs.

Stephanie Markovina, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of radiation oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine, has received the 2016 Junior Faculty Career Research Training Award from the American Society for Radiation Oncology. She will receive a two-year, $200,000 grant as part of the recognition.