PGY-5 resident LeMoyne Habimana-Griffin, MD, PhD, has been selected to be a member of the Program for Underrepresented in Medicine for Equity and Diversity (PROUD-MED) 2024 Cohort. PROUD-MED is an initiative supported by the ICTS and WashU Medicine to enhance underrepresented in medicine (URiM) faculty development by providing mentored clinical research training, dedicated Research Development Program […]
PGY-3 resident and PSTP member, Vladislav Sviderskiy, MD, PhD, has been chosen to be part of the B. Leonard Holman Research Pathway by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). The Holman Research Pathway is an alternative pathway leading to Board certification, designed for the exceptional trainee who has both strong clinical abilities and a background […]
Stephanie Markovina, MD, PhD and Jessika Contreras, MD have been awarded an R37 MERIT grant from the National Institutes of Health in the amount of $3,182,644. Their work is entitled, “Accelerated Brachytherapy Forward Chemoradiation Therapy (ABC-RT) for Cervical Cancer”.
Maria Thomas, MD, PhD, and Stephanie Markovina, MD, PhD both received a Siteman Investment Program grant award to further their research.
During the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting held in Chicago, Illinois, May 31 – Jun 4, Justin Barnes, MD, will receive a Conquer Cancer Merit Award. This will be his third year in a row to receive this award! In addition, Dr. Barnes will also receive a Young Investigator Award, along with his mentors Dr. Joanna […]
Tell me about your background. I was born in Atlanta but moved to Lee’s Summit, a suburb of Kansas City, MO, at a fairly young age, so I’d say I am from KC. I started my bachelor’s degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in mechanical engineering but switched to physics in my second year. After […]
Sana D. Karam, MD, PhD, a renowned radiation oncologist widely known for cutting-edge cancer research that combines radiation therapy and immunotherapy to treat head and neck, and pancreatic tumors, has been named the James S. McDonnell Professor of Radiation Oncology and head of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Her appointment begins Oct. 1.
David Curiel, MD, PhD, professor of radiation oncology, and Washington University in St. Louis graduate student Paul Boucher have been awarded an R01 grant from the NIH for $6.5M over 5 years. Their research entitled “Vectored HIV Immunotherapy via in vivo B cell editing” aims to elicit broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV through in vivo CRISPR/Cas engineering of the B cell receptor.
Cliff Robinson, MD has been selected to receive a 2024 Dean’s Impact Award from Washington University School of Medicine!
This award recognizes faculty who have demonstrated enduring commitment to advancing the careers of others through exceptional mentorship and/or sponsorship.
David T. Curiel, MD, PhD has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The recognition represents the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.
In 1920, Arthur Holly Compton was appointed Wayman Crow Professor of Physics and head of the department of physics at Washington University in St. Louis. During that time, Compton did the experimental work that resulted in his being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927. His discovery, known as the “Compton effect” or “Compton […]
Wade Thorstad, MD, our Chief of Head & Neck Cancer Service, co-leads the Siteman comprehensive Head & Neck Tumor Center. It is a collaborative, multispecialty practice of Washington University physicians and researchers whose mission is to provide cutting-edge care for patients with head and neck cancers as well as benign tumors and masses of the head and neck.
Lauren Pedersen, PhD, a researcher in the Carmen Bergom Lab has been awarded a seed grant from the ASTRO Residents/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Biology.
Jin Zhang, PhD, has been awarded an NCI R01 Research Project Grant in the amount of $1,663,760 over a period of 5 years. The title of his work is “Integrating multi-omics, imaging, and longitudinal data to predict radiation response in cervical cancer”. This is the second R01 grant Dr. Zhang has been awarded during 2023.
Stephanie M. Perkins, MD, accomplished expert in pediatric and proton radiation, has been named the S. Lee Kling Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology at The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
In a medical career spanning 50 years, Dr. Perez made many contributions to radiation oncology research and is highly regarded for clinical management of patients with gynecologic tumors and cancers of the prostate, breast, and lung. He is an advocate of the human aspect of medicine, providing patients with a sense of compassion and understanding of their psychological and emotional needs.
Arash Darafsheh, PhD, has been awarded a grant for his work “High Spatiotemporal Resolution Radioluminescent Dosimetry of Proton FLASH Radiotherapy for Pre-Clinical Studies” from the Siteman Investment Program.
Professor Jacqueline Esthappan Zoberi, PhD, has been elected to the AAPM Board of Directors. Her term begins on January 1, 2024.
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Aadel Chaudhuri, MD, PhD & lead author, PSTP Fellow, Nick Semenkovich, MD, PhD, have just been selected to receive a 2023 ASTRO Annual Meeting Abstract Award, in the Clinical Category.
Their abstract is entitled “Circulating tumor DNA for early risk stratification of oligometastatic lung cancer”.