Awards & Recognition

L.A.B Award Winners – Fall 2023

Congratulations to the latest recipients of the Department of OB/GYN’s Lucy, Anarcha, and Betsey (L.A.B.) Award named in honor of Lucy, Anarcha, and Betsey—the enslaved women whose sacrifice, without consent, nearly 200 years ago allows surgical repair for women with vesicovaginal fistulas today.


Bridget Huysman, MD, MPH (bio)

Project: Birth experiences of discrimination and racism on labor and delivery

Mentor: Candice Woolfolk, PhD, MPH (bio)

Valene Garr Barry, PhD

Project: Genetic markers of altered triglyceride metabolism & risk for fetal growth restriction

Mentor: Toni Frolova, MD, PhD (bio)



Next application cycle: Spring 2024
Details to come
Read more about the application process.

If you have any questions or are interested in serving as a reviewer for a future L.A.B. Award Study Section (excellent way to improve your own grant writing skills; trainee participation encouraged), please contact Rachel Paul (Research Specialist: paulr@wustl.edu)