Ana Maria Arbeláez, MD; Rita Brookheart, PhD; and Dominic Reeds, MD, WashU Medicine clinician–researchers and directors, were recently the recipients of one of three National Institutes for Health Grants. This grant offers funding for the Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE) Program.
Former TL1 postdoctoral scholar Ronald Fowle-Grider, PhD cites support of the program in ground breaking research “Dietary fructose enhances tumour growth indirectly via interorgan lipid transfer”. His findings were recognized by WashU’s The Source, which featured an overview of the discoveries. The full research publication is available in the journal Nature. Dr. Fowle-Grider participated in […]
Amy McQueen, PhD, has been named as the Director of the Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) Degree Program. As MSCI Director, Dr. McQueen will oversee the largest master’s degree program at WashU Medicine. The MSCI student body represents over 15 different departments and 45 divisions within WashU Medicine. The MSCI combines didactic coursework […]
Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD, Named as Director of Clinical and Translational Science Award Translational Workforce Development (CTSA TWD) and Clinical Research Training Center (CRTC) at WashU Medicine. As Director of the Clinical Research Training Center, Dr. Sweitzer will oversee the training and education core of WashU’s CTSA.