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With funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), ShiNung Ching and Ben Palanca seek to develop personalized medicine strategies for treatment-resistant depression that would tailor drug dosage based on a patient’s age, genetics, health conditions, brain dynamics and neural circuits.
This month’s Day in the Life takes you inside a day of Nicole Durko, MD, Associate Chief of the Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine. From leading patient care at Missouri Baptist Hospital to cheering on her son’s hockey team, Nicole balances a demanding career with family life, fitness, and plenty of St. Louis adventures.
Well-being isn’t just about self-care — it’s built into how we work. One of the strongest allies in supporting clinician wellness is our Safety & Quality team. Read the October 2025 Health & Wellness Newsletter to learn how reducing cognitive load improves patient care, prevents burnout, and boosts professional fulfillment.
Megan Moseley, PA-C, has been selected as one of only three people nationwide to receive the 2025–26 AAPA-PAEA Research Fellowship. She is the first physician assistant (PA) from WashU Medicine to earn this honor since the fellowship’s inception.
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at WashU Medicine plans to investigate the neural mechanisms behind various controls of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation in generating different leg movements with a five-year, nearly $3 million grant the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
NIH funding aims to accelerate drug development timeline for enhanced version of naloxone.
We are pleased to announce that Andrea Liefer, DNAP, CRNA, is joining to serve as faculty and clinical scheduling coordinator.
Thomas Kannampallil, PhD, FAMIA, has been named among 24 new Fellows to be inducted into the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) on Nov. 16, at a ceremonial dinner during the 2025 American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual Symposium.
Pratik Sinha, MBChB, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, is leading a $4.87 million Department of Defense–funded project to develop a rapid blood test and handheld device that can identify biological profiles of sepsis patients.
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterResidency/Fellowship: WashU Medicine ASAP graduate with a fellowship in Pain Management, 2023Current Role: Instructor of Anesthesiology, WashU MedicineResearch: Electrophysiology and behavioral assays to study chronic pain-related mesocorticolimbic dopamine neuron plasticityGrants: FAER Mentored Research Training Grant 2023 Why did you apply to the Academic Scholars Advancement Program (ASAP)? When I was looking for residency […]