News & Breakthroughs at Siteman
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Staff/Faculty Update News & Stories
Staff/Faculty Update
Thurman honored for marketing work addressing health disparities
Christina Thurman, marketing team lead at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, was honored April 27 at the St. Louis American Foundation’s 18th Annual Salute to Excellence in Health Care awards luncheon. She received an Excellence in Health Care Award in part for her work educating the public about […]
Staff/Faculty Update
DiPersio to become president of transplantation society
John DiPersio, MD, PhD, director of the Division of Oncology and deputy director of Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected to the top leadership post in the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT). He will take over the role during the society’s meetings […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Medical School faculty named to National Academy of Inventors
Noted innovators Samuel Achilefu, PhD, David Holtzman, MD, and Eric Leuthardt, MD – faculty members at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis – have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The 2017 class of NAI fellows was announced Tuesday. They are recognized as fellows for demonstrating innovation in creating and facilitating […]
In the Media, Research, Staff/Faculty Update
Undaunted explorer
Timothy Ley, MD, the Lewis T. and Rosalind B. Apple Professor of Medicine, has been investigating leukemia, particularly acute myeloid leukemia (AML), for decades. A glimpse of his research over just the past 10 to 15 years — featured in journals like Nature, Cell, the New England Journal of Medicine and Journal of the American Medical Association — illustrates how challenging […]
Staff/Faculty Update
Maher recognized by Lung Cancer Research Foundation
Christopher A. Maher, PhD, an assistant professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine and a Siteman Cancer Center research member, has received the William C. Rippe Award for Distinguished Research in Lung Cancer. Given by the Lung Cancer Research Foundation, the annual award goes to an “investigator whose proposal not only demonstrates exceptional […]
Research, Staff/Faculty Update
$6 million supports leukemia research
John F. DiPersio, MD, PhD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a $6 million outstanding investigator award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support research aimed at improving therapies for leukemia. DiPersio, the Virginia E. and Sam J. Golman Professor of Medicine […]
Staff/Faculty Update
Director of Cancer Biology Division named
Julie K. Schwarz, MD, PhD, an associate professor of radiation oncology, has been named director of the Cancer Biology Division in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Schwarz is a leading physician-scientist focused on understanding the biology of cervical cancer. In an effort to provide the best possible care […]
Staff/Faculty Update
Schreiber awarded Balzan Prize for pioneering cancer research
Robert D. Schreiber, PhD, the Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky Distinguished Professor at Washington University School of Medicine, has been named a co-recipient of the Balzan Prize for his groundbreaking work in immunology and melanoma research. The award is meant to “foster culture, the sciences and the most meritorious initiatives in the cause of humanity, peace and fraternity among […]
Staff/Faculty Update
Longnecker named Siteman Cancer Center vice president of oncology services
Christina Longnecker, a medical administrator with degrees in law, business administration and nursing, has been named vice president of oncology services for Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine. She had been serving in that role on an interim basis for the past nine months. Longnecker is responsible for strategic […]
Staff/Faculty Update
Michalski earns Faculty Achievement Award
Jeff Michalski, MD, the Carlos Perez Distinguished Professor of Radiation Oncology, has received the Washington University Medical Center Alumni Association Faculty Achievement Award for his contributions to radiation oncology and to the improvement of patient care at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine. Michalski, vice chair and director of […]