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Moseley Awarded AAPA-PAEA Research Fellowship
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.
Novel technologies underway to help those with spinal cord injuries move (Links to an external site)
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).
$5 million funds innovation of more-potent opioid overdose antidote (Links to an external site)
NIH funding aims to accelerate drug development timeline for enhanced version of naloxone.
Andrea Liefer appointed faculty and clinical scheduling coordinator for Goldfarb’s Nurse Anesthesia Program
We are pleased to announce that Andrea Liefer, DNAP, CRNA, is joining to serve as faculty and clinical scheduling coordinator.
Kannampallil named among 24 new ACMI Fellows (Links to an external site)
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.
$4.87 million grant supports development of sepsis diagnostic device (Links to an external site)
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.
Jeremy Thompson, MD, PhD
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 […]
Brandon Tan, MD
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of MedicineResidency: WashU Medicine ASAP graduate with a fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2023Current Role: Instructor of Anesthesiology, WashU MedicineResearch: Lipid Modulation of Serotonin 3 Receptor Structure and FunctionGrants: FAER Mentored Research Training Grant 2023, Dean’s Scholar 2023 Why did you apply to the Academic Scholars Advancement Program (ASAP)? I […]
Loc Vinh Thang, MD, PhD
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human MedicineResidency: WashU Medicine ASAP graduate with a fellowship in Pain Management, 2020Current Role: Instructor of Anesthesiology, WashU MedicineResearch: Norepinephrine mediated Inhibition of TRPV1 Activation in Mice What does a normal day-in-the-life as a physician-scientist look like for you? On my clinical days, I’m completely dedicated to taking care […]