professorship
![Carlos Cruchaga](https://alumni.med.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Cruchaga_Carlos_760x507-1.jpg)
Carlos Cruchaga
Barbara Burton and Reuben M. Morriss III Professor
Carlos Cruchaga, PhD, is pursuing a better understanding of the molecular underpinnings of disease, which stands to improve human health.
![Lilianna Solnica-Krezel](https://alumni.med.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Lilianna_Solnica-Krezel-760x507-1.jpg)
Lilianna Solnica-Krezel
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Developmental Biology
Lilianna “Lila” Solnica-Krezel came to Washington UniversitySchool of Medicine in 2010 as head of the Department of Developmental Biology—the first woman to hold a department head position in the School of Medicine.