DeBaun named chair of Pediatric Cancer and Related Disorders at Wash U medical school
St. Louis Business Journal - by Matt Allen
Dr. Michael DeBaun was named the Ferring Family Chair in Pediatric Cancer and Related Disorders at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and St. Louis Children's Hospital.
DeBaun is currently professor of pediatrics, of biostatistics and of neurology at the School of Medicine and a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at St. Louis Children's Hospital.
The newly endowed chair position, established by John and Alison Ferring of St. Louis, gives DeBaun more flexibility to pursue sickle cell disease research, according to a university release.
Under his leadership, DeBaun and a team of investigators have received funding for the first National Institutes of Health- sponsored international clinical trial in sickle cell disease. DeBaun has also started Camp Crescent, an overnight camp for children with sickle cell disease.
"The most important objective I want to accomplish through this chair position is the pursuit of new knowledge that improves the lives of children with sickle cell disease and their families," DeBaun said in a statement. "The legacy of the chair will be the opportunity to recruit some of the best minds in the world to focus on this disease."
Washington University School of Medicine's 2,100 employed and volunteer faculty physicians also are the medical staff of Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's hospitals. The School of Medicine is one of the leading medical research, teaching and patient care institutions in the nation, currently ranked fourth in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Through its affiliations with Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's hospitals, the School of Medicine is linked to BJC HealthCare.
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