School of Medicine

Will Ross, MD, the associate dean for diversity and the Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine at WashU Medicine, has received the 2024 Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Researchers at WashU Medicine have developed a new genomic-based approach that could aid global efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic roundworm infection spread by mosquitoes.

A mouse study by researchers at WashU Medicine shows that lingering respiratory viruses set the stage for chronic lung disease, and eliminating infected cells reduces signs of chronic lung damage.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a three-year $2.6 million grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to develop gene therapies for cystic fibrosis.

Researchers at WashU Medicine received funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to identify the immune factors responsible for long-lasting protection against disease.

Elizabeth Pollina, an assistant professor of developmental biology at WashU Medicine, has been named to the 2024 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars.

Qin Liu, a professor of anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, has identified the specific neurons that trigger sneezing and coughing in mice.

Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, at WashU Medicine, has been awarded the 21st annual Nierenberg Prize for outstanding contributions to science in the public interest. He is widely considered the founder of the field of gut microbiome research.

WashU Medicine is launching a new master’s program in reproductive sciences. Students will complete a thesis project in one of WashU Medicine’s reproductive biology labs.

Kelly L. Bolton, MD, PhD (right), and Maggie Mullen, MD, both at WashU Medicine, have received grants from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation for their respective patient-oriented cancer research.