Ben Fiori, RN, senior manager of clinical trials and operations, has been selected to receive the 2025 WashU Medicine Research Support Distinguished Honors Award.
Fiori named 2025 WashU Medicine Research Support Distinguished Honors Award recipient
Category: Research
Researchers discover new method to reverse opioid overdoses without triggering severe withdrawal
A research team from the Moron-Concepcion Lab at WashU Medicine has discovered a promising new way to treat opioid overdoses without triggering severe withdrawal symptoms.
INRC honors Tao Che with 2025 Young Investigator Award
The International Narcotics Research Conference (INRC) will honor Tao Che, PhD, with the INRC Young Investigator Award at its upcoming 2025 annual meeting, taking place from July 8-11 in Bologna, Italy.
New research reveals safer pain relief without opioid side effects
A study led by researchers at WashU Medicine and UHSP published in Nature Communications has revealed a promising new path for pain relief that avoids the severe side effects associated with traditional opioids.
Highlights from the 2025 IARS/SOCCA Annual Meeting
Faculty, staff, and trainees—including the entire CA-1 class—attended the 2025 IARS/SOCCA Annual Meeting in Honolulu rom March 20-23, 2025.
WashU Anesthesiology Clinicians Honored at SCCM Annual Congress
Faculty and advanced practice providers (APPs) from WashU Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology were recognized for their outstanding contributions to critical care medicine during the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) 2025 Annual Congress.
Female sex hormone protects against opioid misuse, rat study finds (Links to an external site)
According to a new study by WashU Medicine researchers, male and female rats with chronic pain release different dopamine levels after fentanyl due to sex hormones, which may explain higher opioid use and overdose rates in men.
Compound harnesses cannabis’ pain-relieving properties without side effects (Links to an external site)
Researchers at WashU Medicine and Stanford University developed a compound that relieves pain in mice but doesn’t affect the brain, avoiding side effects and abuse potential. The molecule, derived from cannabis, may provide an alternative to opioids for treating chronic pain.
WashU Medicine Anesthesiology ranked No. 1 in NIH funding with over $31.6M in funding
The Department of Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine ranked No. 1 nationwide among anesthesiology departments in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), according to the 2024 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) rankings.
Chanda recognized with 2025 Kenneth S. Cole Award for contributions to biophysics
Baron Chanda, PhD, a professor of anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, was recently awarded the 2025 Kenneth S. Cole Award from the Biophysical Society. The award was presented on February 15, 2025, at the society’s annual meeting in Los Angeles and recognized his groundbreaking contributions to understanding how the body’s electrical signals function at the cellular […]