Al-Hasani elected president-elect of international neuroscience society (Links to an external site)
Ream Al-Hasani, PhD, associate professor of anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, has been elected president-elect of the International Society for Monitoring Molecules in Neuroscience (MMiN).
Bridging the gap: How philanthropy accelerated the search for safer pain relief
Support from the Dr. Seymour & Rose T. Brown Professorship helped Dr. Rob Gereau turn an early research idea into a promising path toward safer, more effective treatments for chronic pain.
Study reveals how ketamine interacts with opioid receptors (Links to an external site)
WashU Medicine researchers have uncovered new insights into the pharmacology of ketamine that help explain both its rapid benefits and its risks.
Mental health care before, after surgery improves recovery in older adults (Links to an external site)
Clinical trial supports adding mental health coaching, medication cleanup to routine pre-surgical care.
McCall, Al-Hasani, and Moron-Concepcion to study how fentanyl disrupts the brain’s locus coeruleus system
Jordan McCall, Ream Al-Hasani, and Jose Moron-Concepcion, faculty in the Department of Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, have received a five-year, $3,414,110 grant from NIDA to investigate how fentanyl use disrupts the brain’s noradrenergic locus coeruleus system and drives relapse.
Highlights from the 2026 Anesthesiology Summer Research Fellowship (Links to an external site)
The 2026 ASSURE Fellowship welcomed six undergraduate students for a 10-week summer research experience, connecting St. Louis-area students with biomedical research and nationally recognized researchers, clinicians, and trainees.
Patrick Givens & Elizabeth Schappe appointed Lead CRNAs at Sunset Hills Surgery Center
Patrick Givens and Elizabeth Schappe have been appointed Lead CRNAs for the Sunset Hills Surgery Center.
Scientists identify brain’s brake that shuts off chronic pain (Links to an external site)
Finding from mouse study could lead to targeted treatments for chronic nerve pain.







