The Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced that Megan A. Cooper, MD, PhD, has been appointed Director of the Division of Rheumatology & Immunology in the Department of Pediatrics. Currently, Dr. Cooper serves as Director of the Clinical Immunology Program in Pediatrics, Scientific Director of the Center for Pediatric Immunology, and Director of the Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic and Research Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies at the St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Throughout her career, she has focused her research on natural killer cells as well as the underlying genetic mechanisms contributing to immunodeficiencies in pediatric patients. Dr. Cooper has also discovered two new immune conditions and their associated genetic errors, which has led to the development of novel therapeutics. She has received international attention for her expertise in pediatric immunodeficiencies and immune dysregulation and is known for her leadership in human immunology. “Dr. Cooper … is illuminating the path forward for pediatric rheumatology and immunology and brings expertise, boundless compassion, and visionary thinking to this leadership role,” concluded Gary A. Silverman, MD, PhD, the Harriet B. Spoehrer Professor and Head of the Department of Pediatrics at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

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