WashU requiring students to be fully vaccinated before returning to campus this fall
Washington University students must be fully vaccinated before they arrive on campus in St. Louis for the start of the fall semester or by Aug. 30 Author: Dori Olmos, Tracy Hinson (KSDK) Published: 2:11 PM CDT April 28, 2021 Updated: 10:37 PM CDT April 28, 2021
ST. LOUIS Washington University students will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to campus for classes this fall, the school announced Wednesday afternoon.
The college shared the news via emails sent to students and staff; 5 On Your Side obtained a copy of the messages. In them, WashU said the increasing availability of vaccines will play a key role in safely resuming classes and activities for students, staff members and the greater St. Louis community.
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Jeffrey Gordon, MD, has received the 2021 Kober Medal, one of the highest awards in academic medicine. Given by the Association of American Physicians, the honor recognizes Gordon’s extraordinary contributions to the field of gut microbiome research. In this video, David H. Perlmutter, MD, dean of Washington University School of Medicine, highlights the significance of Dr. Gordon’s research, and Gordon himself expresses his thanks and appreciation to the association and all those who have supported and encouraged him through the years.
Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, has been awarded the George M. Kober Medal from the Association of American Physicians in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of gut microbiome research. Gordon, director of the Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences & Systems Biology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is considered to be the father of the field. His contributions have spanned basic
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Jennifer Lodge, PhD, the vice chancellor for research at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named the inaugural David T. Blasingame Professor.
Jennifer K. Lodge, PhD, the vice chancellor for research at Washington University in St. Louis and a leading expert in fungus that can cause a potentially fatal brain infection, has been named the inaugural David T. Blasingame Professor. She also serves as the senior associate dean for research and a professor of molecular microbiology at the School of Medicine.
The new professorship, funded by Washington University, was created to honor the extraordinary contributions of David T. Blasingame, who led the university’s Alumni & Development Office for 28 years until his retirement in 2018.
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Will Ross, MD, associate dean for diversity and a professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine. Ross was chosen for the honor because he has demonstrated continued excellence as a nephrologist and public health epidemiologist, among numerous other accomplishments.
Will Ross, MD, associate dean for diversity and a professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine.
Ross was chosen for the honor because he has demonstrated continued excellence as a nephrologist and public health epidemiologist. He is noted for his skilled, compassionate bedside manner when treating patients, and for his research involving chronic kidney disease, diabetes, obesity and digital-messaging health platforms. Among medical students and alumni, Ross is often cite
December 17, 2020 SHARE Joan Niehoff, MD, receives a vaccine against COVID-19 Dec. 17 on the Medical Campus. Health-care workers and other employees in contact with patients received vaccines from the first shipment to arrive on the Medical Campus. (Photo: Matt Miller/School of Medicine)
As part of a historic effort to end the COVID-19 pandemic, health-care personnel at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and BJC HealthCare have begun receiving the first doses of a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Almost 10,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be administered in the coming weeks to School of Medicine and BJC employees who have direct contact with patients, work in patient-care areas or handle potentially infectious materials, such as nasal swab samples. Such patient-facing personnel have been prioritized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the state of Missouri to receive the vaccine first.