News & Breakthroughs at Siteman
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In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
DiPersio Honored with National AACR Research Award
American Association for Cancer Research highlights physician-scientist’s pioneering advances in leukemia biology, stem cell transplantation and cellular immunotherapy John F. DiPersio, MD, PhD, a pioneering WashU Medicine physician-scientist at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, will be recognized for his groundbreaking contributions to science at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2026 in […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Murphy to Receive AACR-CRI Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology
Recognition honors pioneering discoveries that have paved the way for more effective cancer immunotherapies WashU Medicine researcher Kenneth M. Murphy, MD, PhD, has been named the recipient of the 2026 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)-Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology. Murphy, the Eugene Opie First Centennial Professor in pathology and immunology at WashU Medicine and […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
NCCN Recognizes Podany as 2026 Young Investigator Award Recipient
WashU Medicine physician-scientist Emily L. Podany, MD, MPHS, has been named a 2026 recipient of a prestigious NCCN Foundation Young Investigator Award, given by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and NCCN Foundation. Podany is an assistant professor of medicine at WashU Medicine and a medical oncologist who treats patients diagnosed with breast cancer at Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish […]
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Stewart elected to AACR board of directors
Sheila A. Stewart, PhD, associate director for basic science and co-leader of the Mechanisms of Cancer Biology Program at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has been elected to the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Board of Directors. Stewart, who is also the Gerty Cori Professor and vice chair of the […]
In the Media, Research, Staff/Faculty Update
Grant furthers novel therapeutic approach to glioblastoma
Mosquito-borne Zika virus helps destroy deadly brain cancer in mice Milan G. Chheda, MD, an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Oncology at WashU Medicine and a brain tumor specialist at Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has received a nearly $1.5 million grant from the Robert J. Kleberg, […]
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WashU researchers at Siteman honored with NIH Director’s awards
Three investigators recognized by high-risk, high-reward research program Three WashU researchers at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine have received prestigious and highly competitive awards through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. The awards support unconventional approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research. Andrew L. Young, […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Puram named Head of Otolaryngology
Leading physician-scientist and head and neck cancer specialist also revered as a mentor Sidharth “Sid” V. Puram, MD, PhD, has been named the head of the Department of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery and the Lindburg Professor of Otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. A nationally recognized physician-scientist specializing in […]
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Woodard elected to National Academy of Medicine
Pamela K. Woodard, MD, head of the Department of Radiology and director of Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine — one of the highest honors in health and medicine. Election to the academy recognizes individuals who have demonstrated […]
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Kim and Tim Eberlein receive Harris Award
Kim and Timothy J. “Tim” Eberlein were honored with the 2025 Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award during an Aug. 22 luncheon at the Whittemore House. Mary McKay, vice provost for interdisciplinary initiatives at Washington University in St. Louis, hosted the luncheon. Chancellor Andrew D. Martin presented the Eberleins with the award. […]
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Eberlein named President-Elect of American College of Surgeons
Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, FACS, director of Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has been elected president-elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The three-year commitment includes one-year terms each as president-elect, president and immediate past-president. Eberlein began his term as president-elect after ACS’s annual meeting this month in Chicago. With […]