
Robert E. Schmidt, MD, PhD
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Contact
- Email: reschmidt@wustl.edu
- Phone: 314-362-7429
Division: Neuropathology
Titles
Division Chief, Neuropathology
Section Head, Neuropathology
Medical Director, Electron Microscopy
Education
MD: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (1976)
PhD: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (1976)
Postdoctoral Fellow: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (1976)
Intern and Resident in Pathology: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (1978)
Chief Resident, Neuropathology: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (1980)
Boards
Anatomic Pathology: Board Certified
Neuropathology: Board Certified
Recognition
Sophomore Honors, Washington University, 1967
Phi Beta Kappa, Washington University, 1968
Research Career Development Award, 1985 – 89
Member, Pathology A Study Section, 1991 – 95
MERIT award, NIH, 1999
John Kissane Teaching Award for Resident Education, 2002
Weil Award, Honorable Mention, Best Paper on Experimental Neuropathology, 2003
Lampert Lecturer, University of California, San Diego, 2004
Alpha Omega Alpha, 2006
Award for Meritorious Contributions to Neuropathology, American Association of Neuropathologists, 2021
Editorial Responsibilities
2007-Present
Senior Editor, Brain Pathology
2001-Present, Editorial Board
1991-1996, Editorial Board
Journal of Neuropathology and Experiential Neurology
Service to the Department
2012-Present
Director, Electron Microscopy Facility
1992-Present
Director, Neuropathology
1992-Present
Director, Neuropathology Fellowship Program
Service to the University
2006-2008
Member, Alumni Association Executive Council, Washington University School of Medicine
DBBS Graduate Program Affiliation
Neuroscience
Research Interests
I closed my research laboratory in June 2011 after 31 years as an NIH and Juvenile Diabetes Foundation supported investigator and have focused subsequently on clinical neuropathology. I have recently been working on the development of an online atlas of neuropathology. Currently, I am a collaborator with NIH supported investigators who are interested in peripheral nerve disease, the treatment and prevention of radiation injury, neuroimmune and neuroinfectious neuropathology, microglial pathology, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Selected Publications
Pmp2+ Schwann Cells Maintain the Survival of Large-Caliber Motor Axons
Publication
Atypical free sialic acid storage disorder associated with tissue specific mosaicism of SLC17A5
Publication
Case report: Molecular characterization of adult atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor and review of the literature
Publication
Schwann Cell Remyelination in the Multiple Sclerosis Central Nervous System
Publication
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