News & Breakthroughs at Siteman
Stay informed with the latest cancer news and breakthroughs from Siteman Cancer Center. Our news feed provides timely updates on research breakthroughs, clinical trials, and community events.
Patient & Donor Stories
Gift for Ovarian Cancer Research Memorializes Beloved Wife and Dedicated Advocate
This past spring – perhaps motivated by the green-is-gold possibility of the season and surely inspired by poetry – Bob Fuessle decided to turn his love for his late wife, Paula, into a lasting tribute. To help fight the disease that took Paula’s life, he made a commitment to endow the Paula Emons-Fuessle Ovarian Cancer […]
Patient & Donor Stories, Research
Nussbaum Family Fuels Pancreatic Cancer Research
When Sam Nussbaum was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in his 70s, it was no surprise to his family that he chose WashU Medicine for his care. After all, Nussbaum had spent a significant portion of his distinguished career as a physician-scientist and health-care executive at the medical school and BJC HealthCare. And during that time, […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Chen Elected AIMBE Fellow
Hong Chen, PhD, a research member of Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has been elected a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). AIMBE represents accomplished individuals in the fields of medical and biological engineering and brings together academia, industry, government and scientific societies to provide leadership and advocacy in medical and […]
Health & Wellness, In the Media, Patient Education Resource
For Your Health — Surprising Ways to Boost Your Liver Health
Most of us don’t think too much about the liver. And that’s normal. Hearts and lungs seem to get many more health headlines and social media posts. But like all organs, the liver quietly does really important work. Among other jobs, it clears toxins from the body, stores energy and helps with immunity. So, there […]
In the Media, Research, Staff/Faculty Update
Puram Elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation
Sidharth (Sid) V. Puram, MD, PhD, co-director of The Robert Ebert and Greg Stubblefield Head and Neck Tumor Center at Siteman Cancer Center, has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), one of the nation’s oldest and most respected medical honor societies. Siteman is based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, where Puram also is the Lindburg Professor and chair of the Department of […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Margenthaler Named Inaugural Endowed Chair for Surgical Excellence in Breast Cancer
New endowed chair honors renowned breast surgeon and will advance innovative care and research WashU Medicine surgeon Julie Margenthaler, MD, FACS — nationally recognized for her surgical expertise and compassionate, personal approach to care — has been installed as the inaugural Endowed Chair for Surgical Excellence in Breast Cancer through The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The endowed chair was […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Renowned Gastroenterology Leader at Siteman Cancer Center Honored for Mentorship
Nicholas O. Davidson, MD, DSc, AGAF, will receive the 2026 Distinguished Mentor Award from the American Gastroenterological Association. Nicholas O. Davidson, MD, DSc, AGAF, the John E. and Adaline Simon Professor of Medicine and Developmental Biology and chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at WashU Medicine and a nationally recognized physician-scientist who treats patients at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish […]
In the Media, Research, Staff/Faculty Update
Grants Bolster Research on Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Foundation awards $1.5 million total in grants to WashU Medicine researchers at Siteman Cancer Center to advance precision diagnosis and treatment for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes The Edward P. Evans Foundation has awarded separate three-year Discovery Research Grants to Jeremy Baeten, PhD, an assistant professor of medicine, and Matthew Walter, MD, the Edward P. Evans Endowed Professor of Myelodysplastic […]
In the Media, Research, Staff/Faculty Update
Siteman Cancer Center Prevention Expert Named Guggenheim Fellow
With the prestigious award, Yin Cao, ScD, MPH, will write a book examining why cancers are increasingly occurring earlier in life — and how this shift can be better understood, communicated and prevented. Yin Cao, ScD, MPH, has been named a 2026 Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, one of the nation’s most prestigious […]
In the Media, Research, Staff/Faculty Update
Siteman Catalyst Awards Support Groundbreaking Science
Four researchers receive new funding to explore brain‑sparing radiation, smarter leukemia drugs, better BRCA1 risk prediction and new strategies against aggressive pancreatic cancer Four WashU Medicine researchers at Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, have received Siteman Catalyst Awards to pursue innovative ideas that could change how cancers are detected and treated. Each awardee is receiving $100,000 […]