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APRIL

Race and Biomedical Research: Navigating the Ethical, Social and Scientific Issues

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Session held via zoom.

NEWS & EVENTS

Antes Receives Drum Major Award

Congratulations to the BRC's Dr. Alison Antes. Dr. Antes was one of 22 WashU Medicine community members to receive the Drum Major Award from the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The Drum Major Award recognizes individuals at WashU Medicine who demonstrate what it means to be an upstander and embody the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — including service leaders, mentors, and others who stand up for those facing injustice.

VAccess: A New Online Tool for Vascular Anomalies

Dr . Bryan Sisk, Assistant Professor and vascular anomaly specialist, has launched a new program designed to improve access to expert care for those affected by vascular anomalies, called the Vascular Anomaly Care Access (VAccess) program.

Sisk Leads New Clinical Project Funded by U54 Grant

Dr. Bryan Sisk will be leading the clinical project "VMQOL – Developing and validating a PROM for children affected by vascular anomalies." This project is being funded under a new NIH U54 grant entitled: "ARDVARC-Advancing Rare Disorders: Vascular mAlformation Research Network with CaNVAS."

New Paper Shares the Experiences of State Medical Boards That Implemented Policies to Protect Patients

Published in the August 2025 issue of the Journal of Medical Regulation, “Learning from Leading Peers: An Interview Study with Seven SMBs that Recently Implemented Policies to Protect Patients,” share SMBs experience implementing new policies intended to protect the public from egregious wrongdoing by physicians.

New Paper on Leadership, Management, and Mentoring Published in Frontiers

This publication promises to be a valuable resource for institutions seeking to implement effective LMM practices and foster a healthy and productive research environment.

QDS Team Published in the International Journal of Qualitative Research

“Responsible Sharing of Qualitative Research Data: Insights from a Pioneering Project in the United States,” written by James DuBois’ Qualitative Data Sharing (QDS) team, was recently published in the International Journal of Qualitative Research.

CNN Highlights the Important Work of the BRC’s Dr. Jessica Mozersky

Dr. Jessica Mozersky, along with a team of researchers led by Dr. Sara Hartz, a professor of psychiatry at WashU Medicine, evaluated data from patients being treated with one of two novel disease modifying therapies for Alzheimer’s disease, lecanemab and donanemab.