Medical school selected by hematology society to develop fellowship program (Links to an external site)

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Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is one of nine U.S. academic institutions selected by the American Society of Hematology for the organization’s Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program (HFFTP) – an innovative initiative aimed at addressing the critical need to expand the number of hematologists. The society has invested $19 million to launch the new fellowship […]

American Society of Hematology awards Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis $1.7 million for the Innovative Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program (Links to an external site)

From left to right Dr. Elaine Majerus ( Co-Division Chief Hematology), Nicole Gaudin (Research Coordinator), Dr. Sana Saif Ur Rehman (Associate Program Director, CO-PI) Dr. David Russler-Germain (Fellow), Dr. Saiama Waqar (Program Director, CO-PI) Dr. Andrew Young (Fellow), Heather Cobillas (Fellowship Coordinator).

The Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program at Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine will administer the ASH Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program (HFFTP), an initiative to address the critical need to expand the hematology workforce. ASH has invested $19 million to strengthen the next generation of hematologists by funding the creation of 10 new hematology-focused fellowship tracks […]

Kornfeld receives Roscoe O. Brady Award (Links to an external site)

Stuart Kornfeld, MD, has led the field of glycobiology — the study of sugars bound to proteins — for decades, fueled by the same grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that first supported his lab more than 50 years ago. He reflects on his career and the advances made possible by the NCI's longest running research grant.

Stuart A. Kornfeld, MD, the David C. and Betty Farrell Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2022 Roscoe O. Brady Award for Innovation and Accomplishment from the WORLDSymposium (WORLD is an acronym for We’re Organizing Research on Lysosomal Diseases), a research conference dedicated to lysosomal […]

Leadership Announcement – Co-Chiefs, Division of Hematology (Links to an external site)

Elaine M. Majerus, MD, PhD (left) and Stephen T. Oh, MD, PhD

It is my pleasure to announce that Elaine M. Majerus, MD, PhD and Stephen T. Oh, MD, PhD, have been named co-Chiefs of the Division of Hematology in the Department of Medicine, effective December 1, 2021. Dr. Majerus will be responsible for the clinical operations, clinical research and clinical training aspects and Dr. Oh will be responsible for the basic and […]

Hematology society recognizes four School of Medicine researchers (Links to an external site)

Four early-career researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been recognized by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) for their dedication to the field of hematology. The ASH Scholar Awards provide financial support to fellows and junior faculty who have dedicated their careers to the study of blood disorders.

J. Evan Sadler, director of hematology, 67 (Links to an external site)

Evan Sadler

It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that Dr. Evan Sadler died peacefully at home this morning, surrounded by his loving family. Evan’s wife, Linda Pike, PhD, has taken extraordinary care of Evan over the past few months.  She has greatly appreciated the meals and company provided by friends and colleagues […]