Pathology & Immunology

For this Faculty Feature, we're highlighting Catherine Omosule, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Laboratory and Genomic Medicine Division.

OFD Faculty Lounge Peer Check-In

Wednesday, May 27th | 12:05-12:50 pm

Location: 3rd Floor West Library

Topic: "You've Got Mail" - How do you keep a continuous stream of emails from negatively impacting your productivity?

An informal "work in progress" update, where the "work" is your academic self.

Lunch with registration by: Thursday, 5/21/2026

Recipients of the Dean’s Impact Awards represent the compassion, innovation, and commitment required to build dynamic, meaningful, and community-focused efforts to improve clinical care, education, and research.

Dr. Jon Ritter, MD, has dedicated more than 30 years of service at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine where he provides superb clinical care, exceptional compassion for patients, and extraordinary respect toward colleagues and caregivers. Despite his heavy clinical responsibilities, Jon is a well-recognized, world leading expert in lung diseases, publishing more than 120 peer-reviewed papers, 7 review articles, and 8 book chapters. Jon is also an exemplary mentor who cultivates generations of trainees who become outstanding surgical pathologists with successful careers in academic institutions.

Dr. Suzanne Thibodeaux, MD, PhD, Dr. Suzanne (Suzie) Thibodeaux oversees the transfusion medicine service where she continuously thrives to improve patient care, offering a wide range of services to patients who undergo apheresis. Under her direction, the Cellular Therapy Laboratory offers a broad selection of cell therapy products for patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. In addition to being a superb clinician, Suzie is a beloved educator and mentor. Her compassionate and personal style of mentorship makes her office a welcoming space for trainees seeking guidance.

On behalf of the entire department, we congratulate Dr. Ritter and Dr. Thibodeaux on this well-deserved honor!

Please see WashU Med School Faculty Promotions & Career Development's website for more information.

APIDA Heritage Month Campus Celebration

Date/Time/Location: Thursday, May 7, 2026 @ 3:00-5:00 pm, FLTC Hearth

Join the WashU Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in celebrating the rich cultures, voices, and contributions of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American communities.

All are welcome—stop by for an afternoon of food, music, games, and connection. Whether you’re coming with colleagues or simply curious to learn more, we’d love to see you there. Please visit link to register.

As the weather gets warmer, what are you favorite spring and summer recipes? It could be an easy to put together salad or a great marinade for grilling. Please share your recipes with Molly DeClue for use in a future project.