Conrad Weihl, MD, PhD, was installed as the Gabe Weil Professor on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. The ceremony included remarks from David Perlmutter, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and the George and Carol Bauer Dean of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Chuck Rickert, MD, PhD, and Josephine and Richard Weil.
Weihl is a professor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He received his MD and PhD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, followed by a Neurology Residency and Neuromuscular Fellowship at WashU Medicine. During his post-doctoral fellowship, he began to study the molecular pathogenesis of hereditary inclusion body myopathies and now has an active clinical and basic science research program focused on genetics, protein aggregate myopathies, inclusion body myositis and limb-girdle muscular dystrophies. His research has delineated the molecular mechanism of VCP associated inclusion body myopathy and identified the genetic cause of LGMDD1. He has received numerous honors, including the Derek Denny-Brown Young Neurological Scholar Award from the American Neurological Association. He has been a member of the WMS meeting planning committee and the chair of the ANA scientific program advisory committee. More recently, he is a member of the ClinGen Neuromuscular Working Group and Chair of the ClinGen LGMD expert panel. Weihl has a strong commitment to the training of future neuromuscular clinicians and myologists. He was awarded a K24 midcareer investigator award to mentor residents, fellows, junior faculty and early-stage scientists in patient-oriented research.
About Gabriel Isaac Weil
Gabriel Isaac Weil was born in Honduras on Oct. 5, 1987, and met his adoptive parents, Josephine and Richard Weil, on the same day. Their gratitude for having this beautiful baby was indescribable. Gabe’s early life was marked by physical challenges, including a diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy at just over a year old, leading to his use of a wheelchair at age 8. Despite these challenges, Gabe demonstrated sharp intellect and a generous spirit, excelling academically and graduating from Clayton High School and Cum Laude from Washington University. He also earned recognition as a gourmet and food critic. Gabe’s life plans included starting a business to create and market fruit and vegetable juices, but he passed away just before his 29th birthday. He left behind loyal friends, dedicated caregivers and a directive in his estate plan to use his wealth to find cures for neuromuscular diseases. Gabe’s sharp investing grew his wealth sufficiently to endow a professorship for his friend, Dr. Conrad “Chris” Weihl.