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Jeffrey Haspel, MD, PhD awarded research grant
In December 2016, Jeffrey Haspel, MD, PhD received a five year research award (R01) entitled “Clock Gene Control of Viral Infection and Asthma” from the National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Daniel Rosenbluth, MD receives the Dr. Neville Grant Award (Links to an external site)
Congratulations to Dr. Rosenbluth, who received the Dr. Neville Grant Award for Clinical Excellence at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital General Staff Meeting on November 10, 2016.
Years of Service
Many employees in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine were honored at a Length of Service Awards Service, including: Cindy Lee Sacks, 30 years Sharon L. Heuerman, 30 years Richard K. Barnett, 20 years View the full list of awardees (pdf)
July 1, 2016 promotions
Effective July 1, 2016 the following faculty were promoted: Derek Byers, MD, PhD – promoted from Assistant Professor of Medicine to Associate Professor of Medicine Jennifer Alexander-Brett, MD, PhD – promoted from Instructor in Medicine to Assistant Professor of Medicine
Alexander-Brett named Rising Star
Congratulations to Jennifer Alexander-Brett, MD, PhD who was selected as the 2016 ATS “Science and Innovation Center Rising Star of Research” representing the All Assembly.
Pulmonary Research Day
Our second annual Pulmonary Research Day was another great success. We were happy to welcome Dr. Andy Limper back to Washington University to deliver our Keynote Address, and over 30 people from several Departments and Divisions across campus presented their latest findings in pulmonary and critical care research. Congratulations to Dr. Patrick Aguilar from the […]
Surgeons test technology with potential to expand lung transplant donor pool (Links to an external site)
Ramsey Hachem, MD, professor of medicine and the medical director of lung transplantation at Washington University, was lung transplant recipient Michele Coleman’s physician. Coleman received lungs reconditioned with the new device being tested.