School of Medicine

Jane Garbutt is directoring the Washington University Pediatric and Adolescent Ambulatory Research Consortium.

A team led by School of Medicine researchers has received a four-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

They made the commitment to honor and thank local physicians with clinical excellence and to encourage teaching that excellence.

Anne H. Cross, M.D., believes anything in life that’s worthwhile is hard. “Like Winston Churchill said, ‘Never give up; never, never, never,’” she says. Cross not only embraces challenges, but she’s also inspired by them. When three of her classmates during medical training developed the debilitating and then-untreatable neurological disease multiple sclerosis (MS), Cross decided […]

Development of a gel-like material might eventually mean the end of bifocals and contact lenses for people who suffer from presbyopia.

Studies have looked at whether revving up part of the immune system can relieve symptoms of the chronic inflammatory disease.

Photo by Bob BostonTyoka Jackson of the Rams shares a laugh with patients as he visits St. Louis Children’s Hospital to increase awareness about sickle cell disease.

He has been named the 2004 recipient of the Texas Heart Institute’s Ray C. Fish Award for Scientific Achievement.

School of Medicine researchers have shown for the first time that zebrafish can be raised in a germ-free environment.

Photo by Bob BostonThe Olson Family Garden sits atop the eighth floor of St. Louis Children’s Hospital and features various activities throughout the year.