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Jehan Alladina, MD,

Discovering the Pathways that Lead to Allergic Asthma

February 16, 2022 | An awardee of our KL2 CMeRIT program leads innovative research to help prevent the development of asthma.

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Cause for Concern

February 2, 2022 | Study finds significant variations in care between physicians.

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The Rising Tide of Dementia and the Need for Nondrug Therapies

February 1, 2022 | Researchers work to combat Alzheimer's disease.

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Washington University in St. Louis student Julian McCall receives a dose of Pfizer’s mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine.

What Makes an mRNA Vaccine so Effective Against Severe COVID-19?

December 23, 2021 | Shots trigger exceptional antibody response by activating key helper immune cells.

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Attract and Retain the Clinical Workforce

November 24, 2021 | The healthcare industry struggles to retain personnel.

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New Connections

July 30, 2021 | Program provides mentors, community for junior researchers.

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Protected Time for Research

June 29, 2021 | Two-year faculty fellowship supports junior faculty at critical juncture.

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Addressing Workforce Diversity — A Quality-Improvement Framework

March 22, 2021 | "Workforce diversity in medicine, particularly at the highest levels of health care leadership, remains an elusive goal," write authors Lisa S. Rotenstein, MD, MBA, Joan Y. Reede, MD, MPH, MBA, and Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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