Little girl fighting for her life after complications from flu
Author: Marianne Martinez Published: 5:32 PM CDT March 26, 2019 Updated: 6:13 PM CDT March 26, 2019 ST. LOUIS — Layla Lynn Thomas has always been a healthy little girl. Then, like many little kids, she got sick.“It was a low-grade fever that kind of went up and down,” said Jessica Kile, Layla’s …
Edelson, White, Yau receive Goldstein awards
March 15, 2019 The Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards in Medical Student Education recognize outstanding teaching and commitment to medical education and are among the highest honors faculty at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis can receive. This year’s recipients, selected by a committee of faculty members, are Brian …
Lowe named Colten Professor of Pediatric Science
by Kristina Sauerwein February 15, 2019 Mark E. Lowe, MD, PhD, an admired physician and researcher in pediatric gastroenterology, has been named the inaugural Harvey R. Colten Professor of Pediatric Science at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Early in his medical career, Lowe counted Colten — a revered former head of …
Needlemans commit $15 million aimed at therapies for chronic diseases
by Julia Evangelou Strait February 20, 2019 Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $15 million commitment from longtime benefactors Philip and Sima Needleman to support two cutting-edge research centers aimed at developing new treatments for diseases that collectively affect millions. The Needlemans have a long relationship …
Warner named director of newborn medicine division
by Kristina Sauerwein February 18, 2019 Barbara B. Warner, MD, a physician-scientist noted for her commitment to critically ill infants, has been named director of the Division of Newborn Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. “Dr. Warner is steady, skilled and compassionate in her care of, perhaps, the most …
Elward named Children’s chief medical officer
January 17, 2019 Alexis Elward, MD, was named St. Louis Children’s Hospital chief medical officer. The appointment became effective Jan. 1. She will provide physician leadership for quality, safety, growth and other strategic priorities. She will work closely with hospital and physician leaders, the Washington University School of Medicine and BJC. …
Sex differences identified in deadly brain tumors
by Kristina Sauerwein January 2, 2019 For decades, scientists have recognized that more males get cancer and die of the disease than females. This is true for many types of cancer, including the deadly brain tumor glioblastoma. Now, a team of researchers led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. …
Fighting the spread of infectious diseases like malaria with better, faster, more nimble diagnostic tools
November 20, 2018 Audrey Odom John, MD, PhD, is on a mission. John, associate professor of pediatrics and of molecular microbiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is fighting the spread of infectious diseases like malaria with better, faster, more nimble diagnostic tools. Malaria kills 445,000 people …
AAAS names 11 Washington University faculty as fellows
November 27, 2018 Faculty join world’s largest general scientific society Eleven faculty members at Washington University in St. Louis — the most in a decade-and-a-half — are among 416 new fellows selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. Samuel Achilefu; …
Jennifer Silva, MD, is an innovator and entrepreneur with heart — literally
November 15, 2018 As a pediatric electrophysiologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Silva treats children with abnormal heart rhythms. In partnership with her husband, Jonathan Silva, PhD, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at the School of Engineering & Applied Science, she has co-founded a startup …