Wireless Micro LEDs with Lots of Potential

Wireless Micro LEDs Control Mouse Behavior

Mice tap into their own neural reward circuits with the help of a new optogenetics device.

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Moving cells with light holds medical promise

Moving cells with light holds medical promise

N. Gautam, PhD, a professor of anesthesiology, and his lab have shown they can coax cells to move toward a beam of light (blue box). This discovery opens up many new possibilities.

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Residents Present at MARC 2013

Record Number of Residents Earned Honors at MARC 2013

Eleven of our nineteen residents earned honors for their work, which is the highest percentage (as well as absolute number) of awards won by our residents at that meeting.

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Kharasch and Morrissey Kidney Cancer Research Featured at illumination Gala

Jerry Morrissey, PhD and Evan Kharasch, MD, PhD featured researchers at this year's illumination Gala

The illumination Gala supports The Foundation’s Cancer Frontier Fund, which supports research to improve outcomes for cancers. Including kidney cancer, for which Morrissey and Kharasch…

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Jennifer Cole International Education Initiative

Jennifer Cole, MD

Developed by the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University, the Jennifer Cole International Education Initiative Endowment Fund establishes a long-term partnership with the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and the University of Ghana Medical School. The mutually beneficial program is expected to have a tremendous impact on the perioperative care and medical eduation in Ghana while providing new opportunities and inspiration for our next generation of anesthesiologists.

 


This philosophy of collaborating, mentoring, teaching, enabling, and empowering reflects the approach that Jennifer Cole brought to those she inspired as an anesthesiologist. Her personal interest in international medical education was well known. Learn more about the Jennifer Cole Education Initiative.