Dr. Leslie Hinyard Dr. Hinyard is the Executive Director of the Advanced HEAlth Data (AHEAD) Institute and the Chair of the Department of Health and Clinical Outcomes Research at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on health disparities and health equity, health related
Dr. Matifadza Hlatshway Dr. Matifadza Hlatshway is Associate Program Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Hlatshway has been appointed to the City of St. Louis Board of Health where she will help advise on programs of essential public health,
Rachael Bradshaw This month, we’re excited to introduce you to Rachael Bradshaw, Director of the new Masters program in Genetic Counseling at Washington University School of Medicine. Bradshaw is also a genetic counselor and Assistant Professor at Saint Louis University. Genetic counselors often work with cancer patients,
Dr. Jeffrey Millman Dr. Jeffrey Millman is Assistant Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering at John T. Milliken Department of Internal Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. His team’s goal is studying and developing a cure for diabetes. Dr. Millman is leading the field in the
Dr. Barbara A. Pahud Dr. Barbara A. Pahud is a pediatric infectious diseases physician who has spent her career focusing on vaccine preventable diseases, immunization development, safety, and efficacy, vaccine education for physicians and healthcare workers. She is the Director of Research, Infectious Diseases at Children’s Mercy
Dr. Sheila Grant We are pleased to introduce you to Dr. Sheila Grant, associate vice chancellor of Research & Strategic Initiatives for the University of Missouri and a professor in the Department of Biomedical, Biological and Chemical Engineering at the University of Missouri. You can learn more
Chanté Summers Meet Chanté Summers, Senior Associate Scientist at Pfizer Inc. in the Bioprocess Research and Development Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Chanté works with a multidisciplinary team to research innovative technologies for the development of mid- to late-stage therapeutics. She leverages her technical background in organic chemistry
Dr. Cynthia Rogers Meet Dr. Cynthia Rogers, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Rogers and her team are studying the effects of home environments on children born prematurely and the impact of adverse psychosocial environments on brain development. Her work will help
Dr. Yuksel Agca We are excited to introduce Dr. Yuksel Agca as our feature researcher. Dr. Agca is an Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine at University of Missouri Columbia. He and his team of researchers induced menopause in rats to study cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease with
3 Women Researchers Fighting COVID-19 Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox is an Assistant Professor, Washington University School of Medicine, and Co-Director, Center for Health Economics and Policy (CHEP). She is a member of the St. Louis area hospital task force for COVID-19, which combines the experiences and knowledge
