Leadership Announcement – Director of MSCI
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 […]
Leadership Announcement – Director of CTSA TWD and CRTC (Links to an external site)
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.
CRTC awarded $1.6MM PRIDE R25 grant from the NIH
The Clinical Research Training Center (CRTC) at WashU Medicine has been awarded a prestigious NIH PRIDE R25 grant valued at $1.6 million. This grant is designed to bolster educational initiatives aimed at engaging postbaccalaureate students in biomedical and behavioral research, with a particular focus on diabetes, endocrinology, and metabolic (DEM) diseases. The four-year Postbaccalaureate Research Program in […]
ICTS Director leads large national clinical trial that aims to expand treatment options for patients with severe COVID-19 (Links to an external site)
William G. Powderly, MD hopes this study including nearly 2,000 patients in 95 hospitals across the US and Latin America will be helpful in revising guidelines for best practices in treating patients hospitalized with COVID-19, and in reducing mortality in severely ill patients.
Powderly, Setton receive faculty achievement awards (Links to an external site)
William G. Powderly, at the School of Medicine, and Lori A. Setton, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, will receive the university’s 2023 faculty achievement awards, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin announced.
CRTC alumni, Jennie Kwon, DO, MSCI and Melanie Fields, MD, MSCI receive tenure appointments (Links to an external site)
Dr. Kwon was promoted with tenure to associate professor of medicine at the School of Medicine. Dr. Fields was granted tenure as associate professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine. Congratulations from the CRTC!
Congratulations to the 2023 CRTC Award Winners!
Award winners include: Mentor of the Year to Patty Cavazos-Rehg, PhD. Course Instructors of the Year: Jessica Mozersky, PhD and Brian Gage, MD, MSc. Outstanding Citizenship Awards to: James Krings, MD, James Rudloff, MD and Samuel Cortez, MD. Thank you for your dedication to always strive for excellence in clinical research education!
Sleeping pill reduces levels of Alzheimer’s proteins (Links to an external site)
KL2 alum, Brendan Lucey, MD is the senior author of a recent small, proof-of-concept study published in the Annals of Neurology (April 20). Lucey and a team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine found that two doses of an FDA-approved sleeping pill reduced levels of Alzheimer’s proteins. The study hints at the potential […]
CRTC alumni win $7 million MERIT grant for preterm babies research (Links to an external site)
The School of Medicine’s Cynthia Rogers, MD, and co-investigator Christopher Smyser, MD, have received a MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support their research focused on preterm babies’ brains as the children age. Dr. Rogers is a MPTCI, KL2, and DDFRCS alum. Dr. Smyser is also an MTPCI alum. Congratulations doctors!
Congratulations, graduates!
The CRTC proudly congratulates all of the Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) and TL1 Program 2023 graduates! Well done!