Peter Nagele, MD, MTPCI alumni and current CRTC mentor, associate professor of anesthesiology at the School of Medicine, has received the Ziskind-Somerfeld Research Award from the Society for Biological Psychiatry. Read more in The Source »
KL2 alumni Dr. Pepino finds age, obesity, and dopamine appear to influence preference for sweet foods
A study by KL2 alumni Dr. M. Yanina Pepino and KL2 mentor Dr. Tamara Hershey finds as young people reach adulthood, their preferences for sweet foods typically decline. But for people with obesity, new research suggests that the drop-off may not be as steep and that the brain’s reward system operates differently in obese people […]
Graham Colditz, MPHS Director, appointed to Moonshot Committee
Graham Colditz, MPHS Director has been named to the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative to serve as an adviser. Two researchers at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis — Robert Schreiber, PhD, and Graham Colditz, MD, PhD — have been named as advisers to the National Cancer […]
CRTC alumni publishes study on declining problems with Marijuana-related problems in teens
Patty Cavazos-Rehg (CRTC alumni, mentor, and coursemaster) and Laura Bierut (CRTC mentor) recently published a study in which a survey of more than 216,000 adolescents from all 50 states indicates the number of teens with marijuana-related problems is declining. Similarly, rates of marijuana use by young people are falling. Read more in The Source »
2016 CRTC Award Winners
Graduation 2016
The CRTC is excited to have hosted its 10th Joint Recognition Ceremony. Congratulations to all the 2016 CRTC Graduates! May 19, 2016 the following scholars were recognized for their program completion in of the TL1 Predoctoral Program or MSCI, MPHS, or AHBR degree. The joint recognition ceremony officiated over by Dean David Perlmutter, Dr. Victoria […]
Victoria Fraser Receives Citation of Merit from University of Missouri School of Medicine
Victoria J. Fraser, MD, CRTC Co-Director, KL2 Director and head of the Department of Medicine at the School of Medicine, has received the Citation of Merit from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. The honor is given to alumni who have performed outstanding work in their fields.
Mike Slade selected as Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Education and Research Foundation Medical Scholar
Michael Slade, TL1 Predoctoral Intensive Scholar, was selected as an Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Education and Research Foundation Medical Scholar, along with two other WUSM students. Mike will start working on the project in early June and will be submitting manuscript in September if all goes well. Read Announcement »
KL2 Alumni, Cynthia Rogers highlighted for her research linking breast milk to significant early brain growth in preemies
Cynthia Rogers, MD, Assistant Professor of Child Psychiatry, KL2 and MTPCI alumni, was highlighted in the record for her work linking breast milk to significant early brain growth in preemies. The study was also covered on CBS News. Feeding premature babies mostly breast milk during the first month of life appears to spur more robust brain growth, […]
KL2’s Attend 2016 Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) Meeting
The Annual ACTS Meeting was held April 13-15, 2016 in Washington DC and attended this year by 7 Washington University KL2 scholars, 6 of whom presented posters. This conference was developed to bring together all of the disciplines involved in clinical and translational research, for the shared benefits of networking and education. The meeting is held […]