The Record

Obituaries

Momoko Oyama, medical school student, 24

Momoko Oyama, a Washington University graduate on the verge of beginning her third year of medical school at the university, died June 14 at her campus apartment in St. Louis. The cause of death is not yet known. Oyama, who had planned to become a neonatologist, was 24.

‘A deadly virus is robbing us of simple human interaction’

Kenneth Remy, MD, at the School of Medicine, writes a poignant op-ed published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about how COVID-19 has distanced loved ones from family members at moments when they need them most.

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Notables

Gary Patti of Arts & Sciences is among 31 finalists for the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists, selected from 305 nominations across the United States, the organization announced. He is the first Washington University honoree in the award’s seven-year history.

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Research Wire

Jeffrey P. Henderson, MD, PhD, at the School of Medicine, has received a $20,000 grant from the Longer Life Foundation, a cooperative effort between the School of Medicine and the Reinsurance Group of America, to help fund his research, which has pivoted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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