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On Alor Island in Indonesia, Peter Fischer, professor of medicine at WashU Medicine, collects blood samples. He and collaborators seek to determine whether one of three types of parasites that cause the disease lymphatic filariasis has been eliminated from the island.

Evidence from an Indonesian island shows the successful elimination of a parasitic worm causing a severe tropical disease. WashU Medicine Infectious Diseases faculty Peter U. Fischer, PhD, heads the school’s Death to Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis Project (DOLF). Join Fischer and DOLF senior scientist Kerstin Fischer as they discover the long-term impacts of the work […]

Fellows Reddy and Klucher Present Challenging Infectious Disease Cases

WashU Medicine Infectious Diseases Fellows Prashanth Reddy, MD, and Justin Klucher, MD, recently participated in the semimar “Challenging ID Case Presentation 2026.” Hosted by the Infectious Disease Society of St. Louis (IDSTL), this annual event emphasizes the importance of clinical reasoning through real-world infectious disease cases presented by regional ID fellows. Reddy and Kulcher’s presentations […]

Barrette Receives 2026 Dean’s Impact Award

Ernie-Paul Barrette, MD, FIDSA, FACP, Professor of Medicine, WashU Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases, recently received the 2026 Dean’s Impact Award from WashU Medicine. The award recognizes faculty who demonstrate the compassion, innovation, and commitment required to build dynamic, meaningful, and community-focused efforts to improve clinical care, education, and research. The 2026 theme is “Honoring […]