List of Washington University faculty and staff
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Arts and Sciences
| Name | Field | Notability | Joined the faculty |
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| Patty Jo Watson Patty Jo Watson Patty Jo Watson is an American archaeologist renowned for her work on Pre-Columbian Native Americans, especially in the Mammoth Cave region of Kentucky. She is now Distinguished University Professor Emerita, Archaeology at Washington University in St. Louis... |
Anthropology | Fellow of the AAAS American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and... (1997) |
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| Lee Robins Lee Robins Lee Nelken Robins was an American professor of social science in psychiatry and a leader in psychiatric epidemiology research. She was affiliated with the Washington University in St. Louis for more than 50 years from 1954 until 2007.-Early years:Robins was born in New Orleans, Louisiana... |
Anthropology | Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1999) | |
| Carl Frieden | Biology | Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2004) | |
| Douglass Cecil North Douglass North Douglass Cecil North is an American economist known for his work in economic history. He is the co-recipient of the 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences... |
Economics | Nobel prize (1994) Fellow of AAAS (1987) | |
| Robert A. Pollak | Economics | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1999) | |
| Murray L. Weidenbaum | Economics | Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2005) | |
| Barbara Anna Schaal Barbara A. Schaal Barbara Anna Schaal American scientist, evolutionary biologist, is a professor at Washington University in St. Louis and vice president of the National Academy of Sciences. She is the first woman to be elected vice president of the Academy... |
Evolutionary Biology | Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2006) | |
| William Howard Gass | Literature | Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1982) | |
| Carl Phillips Carl Phillips Carl Phillips is an American writer and poet. He is a Professor of English and of African and Afro-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis.... |
Literature | Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2004) | |
| Gerald Lyn Early | Literary Criticism | Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1997) | |
| Nobuo Suga Nobuo Suga Nobuo Suga is a Japanese biologist, famous for his research on the neurophysiology of hearing, and echolocation in bats.-Life:After achieving a bachelors degree in biology at Tokyo Metropolitan University in 1958, Nobuo studied for his doctoral thesis on the neurophysiology of hearing with Yatsuji... |
Neurosciences | Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1992) | |
| Marcus E. Raichle | Neurosciences | Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998) | |
| Clifford M. Will | Physics | Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2002) | |
| N.J. Schofield | Political Science Political science Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior... |
Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2005) | |
| Henry L. Roediger III Henry L. Roediger III Henry L. "Roddy" Roediger III , is James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis. He is a pioneer and an internationally-renowned expert in the study of human memory processes... |
Psychology Psychology Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society... |
Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2005) | |
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|Mark Stephen Wrighton
Mark S. Wrighton
Mark Stephen Wrighton is an American academic, a chemist, and the current Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Wrighton received his B.S. in Chemistry from Florida State University in 1969. While at Florida State, he won the Monsanto Chemistry Award for...
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|William H. Danforth
William H. Danforth
William H. Danforth founded Nestle Purina in St. Louis, Missouri in 1894. He was a co-founder of the American Youth Foundation and the author of the book, I Dare You!....
School of Medicine
| Name | Position | Notability | Joined the faculty |
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| David Morris Kipnis | Professor of Medicine | National Institute of Medicine 1974 | |
| Stuart Arthur Kornfeld | Professor of Medicine | National Institute of Medicine 1988 | |
| Phillip Warren Majerus | Professor of Medicine | National Institute of Medicine 1988 | |
| Emil Raphael Unanue Emil R. Unanue Dr. Emil Raphael Unanue is an immunologist and the current Paul & Ellen Lacy Professor at Washington University School of Medicine. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Institute of Medicine... |
Professor of Medicine | National Institute of Medicine 1989 | |
| Larry Jay Shapiro | Professor of Medicine | National Institute of Medicine 1995 | |
| Professor of Medicine | National Institute of Medicine 2002 | ||
| Jeffrey Ivan Gordon | Professor of Medicine | National Institute of Medicine 2004 | |
| Helen M. Piwnica-Worms | Professor of Medicine | National Institute of Medicine 2007 | |
Institute of Medicine
- John P. Atkinson, Samuel B. Grant Professor Professor of Medicine & Molecular Microbiology
- Robert C. Cloninger, Wallace Renard Professor and Director, Center for Psychobiology of Personality
- Graham A. Colditz,http://www.siteman.wustl.edu/DoctorProfile.aspx?Type=Research&memid=2029 Niess-Gain Professor in Medicine Department of Surgery
- Jerome R. Cox, Jr., Senior Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
- William H. DanforthWilliam H. DanforthWilliam H. Danforth founded Nestle Purina in St. Louis, Missouri in 1894. He was a co-founder of the American Youth Foundation and the author of the book, I Dare You!....
, Chancellor - Timothy J. Eberlein, Bixby Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery
- Alex S. Evers, Henry E. Mallinckrodt Professor and Chairman Department of Anesthesiology
- Richard H. Gelberman, Fred C. Reynolds Professor and Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery
- David M. Kipnis, Distinguished University Professor
- Stuart A. Kornfeld, David C. and Betty Farrell Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry
- Timothy J. Ley, Alan and Edith Wolff Professor of Medicine Professor of Genetics
- Susan E. Mackinnon, Sydney M. Schoenberg, Jr. & Robert H. Schoenberg Professor and Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Phillip W. Majerus, Professor of Medicine
- Phillip Needleman
- John W. Olney, Professor of Psychiatry and Neuropathology
- William A. Peck, Alan A. and Edith L. Woolf Distinguished Professor Director, Center for Health Policy
- Marcus E. Raichle, Professor of Radiology and Neurology
- Lee N. Robins, University Professor of Social Science Emeritus
- Alan L. Schwartz, Harriet B. Spoehrer Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
- Larry Jay Shapiro, Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Distinguished Professor Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs
- Emil R. UnanueEmil R. UnanueDr. Emil Raphael Unanue is an immunologist and the current Paul & Ellen Lacy Professor at Washington University School of Medicine. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Institute of Medicine...
, Department of Pathology, Paul and Ellen Lacy Professor of Pathology - Michael J. Welch, Professor of Radiology Division of Radiological Sciences
- Samuel A. Wells
- Eric M. GendenEric M. GendenEric M. Genden is an American otolaryngologist with the distinction of being the first surgeon to perform a jaw transplant in the United States. It was also the first jaw transplant ever to combine donor jaw with bone marrow from the patient....
, Excellence in Teaching Award, 1998
Anthropology
- 1988: Patty Jo WatsonPatty Jo WatsonPatty Jo Watson is an American archaeologist renowned for her work on Pre-Columbian Native Americans, especially in the Mammoth Cave region of Kentucky. She is now Distinguished University Professor Emerita, Archaeology at Washington University in St. Louis...
, Department of Anthropology, Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor of Archaeology - 1996: Erik TrinkausErik TrinkausErik Trinkaus, PhD, is a prominent paleoanthropologist and expert on Neanderthal biology and human evolution. Trinkaus researches the evolution of the species Homo sapiens and recent human diversity, focusing on the paleoanthropology and emergence of late archaic and early modern humans, and the...
, Department of Anthropology, Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor of Physical Anthropology
Biophysics and Computational Biology
- 1988: Carl Frieden, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Alumni Endowed Professor and former department chair
Evolutionary Biology
- 1999: Barbara A. SchaalBarbara A. SchaalBarbara Anna Schaal American scientist, evolutionary biologist, is a professor at Washington University in St. Louis and vice president of the National Academy of Sciences. She is the first woman to be elected vice president of the Academy...
, Department of Biology, First Female Vice President of the NASUnited States National Academy of SciencesThe National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
Immunology
- 1987: Emil R. UnanueEmil R. UnanueDr. Emil Raphael Unanue is an immunologist and the current Paul & Ellen Lacy Professor at Washington University School of Medicine. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Institute of Medicine...
, Department of Pathology, Paul and Ellen Lacy Professor of Pathology - 2007: Wayne Yokoyama, winner of the Lee C. Howley Prize (for arthritis research), researched natural killer cells' role in immunology
Medical Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology
- 1982: Stuart Kornfeld, winner of the 2010 George M. Kober Medal from the Association of American PhysiciansAssociation of American PhysiciansThe Association of American Physicians is a medical society founded in 1885 by the Canadian physician Sir William Osler and six other distinguished physicians of his era, for "the advancement of scientific and practical medicine." Election to the AAP is an honor extended to individuals with...
- 1986: Philip Majerus
Physics
- 2004: Ramanath Cowsik, Department of Physics
- 2007: Clifford Will, Department of Physics, Professor
Chemistry
- 1970: Luis F. Leloir, Faculty of Medicine 1944
- 1980: Paul BergPaul BergPaul Berg is an American biochemist and professor emeritus at Stanford University. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980, along with Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger. The award recognized their contributions to basic research involving nucleic acids...
, Faculty of Medicine 1954-1959 - 2004: Aaron CiechanoverAaron CiechanoverAaron Ciechanover is an Israeli biologist, and Nobel laureate in Chemistry.- Biography :Ciechanover was born in Haifa, British mandate of Palestine, a year before the establishment of the State of Israel...
, M.D., D.Sc., Research Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry at Technion-Israel Institute of TechnologyInstitute of technologyInstitute of technology is a designation employed in a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system...
in Haifa, IsraelHaifaHaifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
and Visiting ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Pediatrics 1987-
Medicine & Physiology
- 1943: Edward A. Doisy (1893-1986), Faculty of Medicine, 1919-1923
- 1944: Joseph ErlangerJoseph ErlangerJoseph Erlanger was an American physiologist.Erlanger was born on January 5, 1874, at San Francisco, California. He completed his B.S. in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley and completed his M.D. in 1899 from the Johns Hopkins University...
(1874-1965), Chairman, Department of Physiology 1910-1946 - 1944: Herbert Gasser (1888-1963), Faculty of Medicine, 1916-1931
- 1947: Carl F. Cori (1896-1984), Faculty of Medicine 1931-1984
- 1947: Gerty T. Cori (1896-1957), Faculty of Medicine 1931-1957
- 1959: Arthur KornbergArthur KornbergArthur Kornberg was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1959 for his discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid " together with Dr. Severo Ochoa of New York University...
, Chairman, Department of Microbiology, 1952-1959 - 1959: Severo OchoaSevero OchoaSevero Ochoa de Albornoz was a Spanish-American doctor and biochemist, and joint winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Arthur Kornberg.-Early life:...
, Faculty of Medicine 1940-1942 - 1969: Alfred HersheyAlfred HersheyAlfred Day Hershey was an American Nobel Prize-winning bacteriologist and geneticist.He was born in Owosso, Michigan and received his B.S. in chemistry at Michigan State University in 1930 and his Ph.D. in bacteriology in 1934, taking a position shortly thereafter at the Department of Bacteriology...
(1908-1997), Faculty of Medicine 1934-1950 - 1971: Earl Sutherland (1915-1974), M.D. 42, Resident in Internal MedicineInternal medicineInternal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They are especially skilled in the management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes...
1943-1945, Faculty of Medicine, 1945-1953 - 1974: Christian de DuveChristian de DuveChristian René, viscount de Duve is a Nobel Prize-winning cytologist and biochemist. De Duve was born in Thames Ditton, Surrey, Great Britain, as a son of Belgian refugees. They returned to Belgium in 1920...
, Faculty of Medicine 1946-1947 - 1978: Daniel NathansDaniel NathansDaniel Nathans was an American microbiologist.He was born in Wilmington, Delaware, the last of nine children born to Russian Jewish immigrant parents. During the Great Depression his father lost his small business and was unemployed for a long period of time...
(1928-1999), M.D. 54 - 1978: Hamilton O. SmithHamilton O. SmithHamilton Othanel Smith is an American microbiologist and Nobel laureate.Smith was born on August 23, 1931, and graduated from University Laboratory High School of Urbana, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, but in 1950 transferred to the University of California,...
, Washington University Medical Service 1956-1957 - 1980: George D. Snell, Faculty of Arts and Sciences 1933-1934
- 1986: Stanley CohenStanley CohenStan Cohen may refer to:* Stanley Cohen , American Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology and Medicine* Stan Cohen , British Labour politician...
, Faculty of Arts and Sciences 1953-1959 - 1986: Rita Levi-MontalciniRita Levi-MontalciniRita Levi-Montalcini , Knight Grand Cross is an Italian neurologist who, together with colleague Stanley Cohen, received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of nerve growth factor...
, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, 1948- - 1992: Edwin G. KrebsEdwin G. Krebs-External links:*Hughes, R. 1998. *Krebs, E.G. * *...
, M.D. 43, Resident in Internal Medicine and then a Research Fellow in Biological ChemistryBiochemistryBiochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
1945-1948 - 1998: Robert F. FurchgottRobert F. FurchgottRobert Francis Furchgott was a Nobel Prize-winning American biochemist.Furchgott was born in Charleston, SC, to Arthur Furchgott and Pena Sorentrue Furchgott...
, Ph.D. Faculty of Medicine, 1949-1956.
Physics
- 1927:Arthur H. Compton (1892-1962), Faculty of Arts and Sciences 1920-1923 and 1945-1962, Chancellor 1945-1953