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American Cancer Society grant
Sumegha Mitra, PhD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, received a 3-year, $754,414 Research Scholar Grant, RSG-22-070-01-TBE, from the American Cancer Society (ACS) to study high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC). Dr. Mitra’s ACS-funded project is titled “Protein Homeostasis Network Regulates Oncogenic Signaling in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer.” “My American Cancer Society grant will study how adaptive […]
Welcome New Fellows
REI – Aileen Portugal, MDGyn Onc – Whitney Grither, MD, PhDMIGS – Alison Kosmacki, MDGyn Onc – Mark Valentine, MD, PhDMFM – Drew Hensel, MDCFP – Ishana Shetty, MDMFM – Julia Whitley, MDFPMRS – Hunter Terry, MD
Registration Now Open for the 48th Annual Symposium
Eric P. Newman Education Center @ Washington University Medical CenterOctober 19, 2023 8:00 AM – October 20, 2023 3:30 PM Coordinator Michelle R Padgett, MS, ATC, Washington University CME Agenda This conference is offered as an in-person course only. Thursday, October 19, 2023 7:30am Registration & Continental Breakfast 8:10 Welcome – Makeba Williams, MD, NCMP Session I […]
Sonn Named Associate Dean of Student Affairs (Links to an external site)
Tammy Sonn, MD, has been named Associate Dean of Student Affairs effective January 2024. The Associate Dean of Student Affairs is responsible for providing proactive leadership for the delivery of programs and services to support medical students’ academic achievement as well as personal and professional development across the student lifecycle.
Summertime scientific successes for Santi Lab
The lab of Celia Santi, MD, PhD, has been busy this summer with scientific discussions and networking opportunities! Dr. Santi presented her lab’s work on non-hormonal contraception during the “Male Contraceptive” session at the Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR) 56th Annual Meeting. The “Reproductive Sciences: From Innovation to Impact” SSR meeting took place in Ottawa, Canada, […]




