School of Medicine

James Fitzpatrick, PhD, joined the School of Medicine on June 1 as the inaugural scientific director of the Washington University Center for Cellular Imaging (WUCCI).

Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital have opened a new pediatric medical center — the St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center — at Interstate 64/Highway 40 and Mason Road in west St. Louis County. The center welcomed its first patients June 2.

Construction to upgrade a Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) storm-sewer line on Duncan Avenue west of Newstead Avenue has been delayed. The project led to the closure of the north entrance to the St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) staff garage. A completion date has not been determined.

Victoria J. Fraser, MD, head of the Department of Medicine, was a featured speaker at TEDxStLouisWomen, Thursday, May 28. The presentations were part of TEDWomen, a national conference focused on women and girls as creators and change-makers. Fraser spoke about antibiotic resistance and its evolution into a public health crisis.

One of the newest additions to the Washington University Medical Center campus, Shriners Hospitals for Children-St. Louis officially will open Monday, June 1. The new facility is expected to enhance clinical care and research collaborations with the School of Medicine, with which Shriners has had a longstanding partnership since the 1920s.

Nima Mosammaparast, PhD, MD, assistant professor of pathology and immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a five-year, $1.74 million grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for DNA research.

Munish C. Gupta, MD, has been appointed professor and chief of spine surgery in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He comes from the University of California, Davis and will assume his new duties Sept. 1.

David Shearrer, a leader in fundraising initiatives at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the university’s associate vice chancellor and director of medical alumni and development programs.

Akiko Satoh, PhD, staff scientist in the Department of Developmental Biology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, hasreceived a one-year, $20,000 grant from the American Sleep Medicine Foundation for research titled “Hypothalamic Control of Sleep Quality and its Impact on Aging.”

Washington University’s American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (ACS-IRG) is now accepting applications from junior faculty for pilot project awards through 4 p.m. July 31. A brief email stating an applicant’s intent to apply is due July 15.