Fostering a tradition of excellence in patient care, education and research for more than a century

Our department embraces the latest medical technologies and trains the best and brightest doctors so we can guide medical practice from the bench to the bedside.

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876

Full-time faculty

$233M

Research funding

$61.2M

Clinical trial awards

32

Fellowships

Specialty Divisions

From Allergy and Immunology to Rheumatology, our 18 specialty divisions are national leaders in education, patient care and research.

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Centers & Institutes

We cultivate initiatives that develop and support our faculty, enhance our research mission, and build a strong and collaborative community.

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The award supports a key period of growth toward becoming an independent physician scientist, guided by my research mentor Dr. Jeffrey Gordon and the WashU GI Division led by Dr. Nicholas Davidson. I am thankful for this chance to learn research expertise, new ways of thinking, and leadership skills from such a rich training environment. The AGA award is an endorsement of their belief in our future success.

ZeNan Chang, MD, PhD
Third Year Fellow & 2024 AGA Research Foundation Awardee
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Genetically modified hookworms produce and deliver therapeutics
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Genetically modified hookworms produce and deliver therapeutics (Links to an external site)

June 5, 2026
Hookworms, intestinal parasites that infect hundreds of millions of people in under-resourced tropical regions around the globe, have evolved to survive inside the human gut for years, secreting molecules that enable co-existence with their hosts. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have harnessed that biological mechanism for potential human benefit, […]
Millman receives grant to advance cell therapies for type 1 diabetes 
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Millman receives grant to advance cell therapies for type 1 diabetes  (Links to an external site)

June 4, 2026
Jeffrey R. Millman, PhD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research at WashU Medicine, has received research funding from Breakthrough T1D to support his project titled “Overcoming Production Barriers to Stem Cell-Islet Therapies Through Scalable Technologies.” The two-year grant supports efforts to address key challenges in bringing manufactured islet cell therapies for type […]
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