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— Farahnaz Tooryalai
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A Q&A with Maya Jerath: Physician-scientist on the frontline of alpha-gal syndrome
As tick season expands across the Midwest, Jerath is studying the allergic condition and helping patients navigate a diagnosis that remains poorly understood.
Physician, educator Amjad Musleh mentors aspiring physicians in compassionate care (Links to an external site)
Musleh meets with students individually and in small groups to navigate challenges and celebrate successes.
The transformative influence of a doctor who hasn’t forgotten his past (Links to an external site)
As part of an orientation program he designed, Will Ross, MD, MPH, exposes first-year medical students to blighted St. Louis neighborhoods — not unlike the ones of his own childhood.
Physician-scientist brings empathy, compassion to families with children in critical care (Links to an external site)
Pediatrician Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg, MD, PhD, often visits her former patients when they return to St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Student Ariel Hernandez-Leyva helps advance medicine with groundbreaking research (Links to an external site)
Hernandez-Leyva’s basic scientific discoveries help advance medicine.
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Honors and awards
Bur appointed chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgery
Physician is a leading expert in precision oncology, machine learning and translational research.
Rosa-Molinar receives dual honors from scientific societies
Professor of cell biology and physiology recognized for exceptional research and mentorship in imaging science.
Khabele, Woodard named Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine fellows
Prestigious program prepares individuals for senior leadership roles.
Mitreva receives award for parasite research
The American Society of Parasitologists’ Ward Medal honors an outstanding researcher with demonstrated leadership.
Ley elected to the American Philosophical Society
Professor of medicine and of genetics led team that sequenced the first cancer genome.
St. Louis Children’s Hospital again ranked No. 1 children’s hospital in Missouri and St. Louis by U.S. News & World Report (Links to an external site)
Rankings mark the 18th straight year St. Louis Children’s — staffed by WashU Medicine pediatric specialists — has topped the region for pediatric care.
In Memoriam
Obituary: Kennedy Reed, graduate student at WashU Medicine, 26 (Links to an external site)
A promising early-career scientist, Reed was studying molecular microbiology.
Obituary: Katherine Parker Ponder, professor emerita of hematology, 69 (Links to an external site)
Physician-scientist helped improve treatment for patients with lysosomal storage diseases.
Obituary: Guoyan Zhao, associate professor of genetics, neurology, 53 (Links to an external site)
Dedicated mentor and educator, highly regarded scientist studied the genetics of neurological disease.