Funded in 2012 and awarded annually by the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, the David and Deborah Winston Fellowship in Diabetes Research was created to support graduate students in diabetes and diabetes-related research that reside within laboratories of Diabetes Research Center members. The 2024 Winston Fellowship awardees that have demonstrated significant potential […]
In honor of World Diabetes Day, the Diabetes Research Center of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research sponsored the 2024 Diabetes Day Symposium. The event took place on Thursday, November 7 at the Washington University School of Medicine’s Eric P. Newman Education Center, with programming aimed at bringing together scientists and trainees to […]
On October 25, Jennifer Powers Carson, PhD and other alumni of Jackson, Tennessee’s Union University were recognized for their outstanding contributions within their respective fields. As a class of 1988 alumni, Dr. Powers Carson received the Meritorious Alumni Award for Distinguished Achievement in Research / Sciences. Dr. Powers Carson is an Associate Professor of Medicine […]
On October 12, Cynthia Herrick, MD, MPHS, FACP joined Pope Francis, transgender Catholics and fellow advocates for a private meeting held at Francis’ guesthouse in the Vatican, Italy to discuss a document released by the Vatican’s doctrinal office six months prior, which rejected gender-affirming care for transgender people. Dr. Herrick is co-director of Washington University’s […]