
Ronald Jackups Jr., MD, PhD
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Contact
- Email: rjackups@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Titles
Section Head, Clinical Informatics
Program Director, Clinical Informatics Fellowship
Associate CMIO, Laboratory Informatics, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Medical Director, Laboratory Information Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Co-Medical Director, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Hematology Lab Director, St. Louis Children’s Hospital Blood Bank
Co-Medical Director, St. Louis Children’s Hospital Core Laboratory
Office of Faculty Development Representative
Education
BA, Mathematics and Classics: Washington University, St. Louis, MO (2000)
MD: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL (2008)
PhD, Bioinformatics: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL (2008)
Resident in Clinical Pathology: Washington University, St. Louis, MO (2011)
Transfusion Medicine Fellowship: Washington University, St. Louis, MO (2012)
Boards
American Board of Pathology Certification in Clinical Pathology, 2012
American Board of Pathology Certification in Transfusion Medicine, 2012
American Board of Pathology Certification in Clinical Informatics, 2015
Recognition
Teacher of the Year Award, Washington University in St. Louis, Clinical Pathology Residency Program, 2018Recognition e.g. BRAIN Initiative K99/R00 Awardee, 2021
Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator Award, Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists, 2011-2012
Miordrag Radulovacki Family Prize for Excellence in the Basic Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, 2008
Research Interests
Dr. Jackups’ research interests involve developing novel applications of electronic clinical decision support to address challenges in utilization of laboratory testing and blood products, including order system reminders, testing algorithms, process simulation, and online education.
Selected Publications
Proceedings of the Association for Pathology Informatics Bootcamp 2023: Ethics, equity, and regulations
Publication
O blood usage trends in the pediatric population 2015–2019: A multi-institutional analysis
Publication
Racial Equity in Urine Drug Screening Policies in Labor and Delivery
Publication
Harnessing the Power of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Pathology Education Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions
Publication