Dr. Nongnooch Poowanawittayakom joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor in November 2024. After she earned her medical degree from one of the most prestigious institutions in Thailand, Mahidol University, Siriraj Hospital, she came to the United States to continue her training in Internal Medicine and Infectious […]
The CVIMP vaccine symposium this week, features scientists working to discover new therapies to treat microbial pathogens. Podcasts hosted by Larissa Thackray, PhD, professor of medicine, are posted for listening and free downloads. Dr. Thackray is the executive director of the Center for Vaccines & Immunity to Microbial Pathogens. As part of the hashtag#CVIMP vaccine […]
Once again, with the leadership of David Warren, MD, MPH, WashU ID welcomed four infectious diseases fellows from the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. The fellows had a three-week observership in healthcare epidemiology and infectious diseases. They spent a week rounding with WashU/Barnes-Jewish Hospital Infection Prevention staff and ID faculty involved in […]
Washington University in St. Louis and Saint Louis University have joined forces to establish the Midwest Developmental Center for AIDS Research (Midwest D-CFAR) with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The center serves as a platform for researchers and public health workers to collaborate and coordinate their efforts to fight the HIV epidemic […]
WashU ID rocked at the Infectious Diseases Society of America Annual Conference “IDWeek”. It was a busy week with representation in oral and poster presentations, expert panel discussions, and meeting up with friends and colleagues. Below are images of some of the week’s activities. Big thanks to Darcy Wooten, MD, MS for sharing highlights of […]
Congratulations to William G. Powderly, MD, FIDSA, who was honored by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) with a discretionary award given in recognition of his leadership in HIV care and research along with his exemplary contributions to IDSA and the HIV Medical Association. The Society Citation Award was presented today, October 17, at […]
Second year ID Fellow, Reid Goodman, MD presents his poster at the IDSA annual meeting “IDWeek” 2024 in Los Angeles. The poster, entitled “Ceftaroline vs Daptomycin as Definitive Treatment for MRSA Bone and Joint Infections”. Dr. Goodman will have a second presentation at the conference titled “AMR-Informed Antibiotic Use Metric”.
The Professorship Installation of Jennifer Philips, MD, PhD, as the Theodore and Bertha Bryan Professor of Medicine took place on September 16th. Dr. Philips presented: “Tackling TB: Lessons in Persistence”. Dr. Philips is Co-Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases. Her laboratory studies the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Mtb has afflicted humans for thousands […]
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new genomic-based approach that could aid global efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic roundworm infection spread by mosquitoes.
Cesar A. Arias, MD, MSc, PhD, Professor of Medicine at Wiell Cornell Medical College spoke at medicine grand rounds on October 3. The title of his talk was “Translational Approach to Antimicrobial Resistance: A Clinician Conundrum”. The grand rounds — part of the Gerald Medoff Visiting Professor grand rounds lecture series — was free and […]
A nasal COVID-19 vaccine blocks transmission of the virus, according to an animal study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings suggest that vaccines delivered directly to the nose or mouth could play a critical role in containing the spread of respiratory infections.
Ali Ellebedy, PhD,is leading the newly funded study with co-principal investigator Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, the Herbert S. Gasser Professor of Medicine, and clinical lead Rachel M. Presti, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine. As co-directors of the Center for Vaccines & Immunity to Microbial Pathogens at WashU Medicine, funded in part by Andrew […]
“Our study makes an important contribution by demonstrating how a critical Mtb virulence factor promotes the ability of the bacteria to disseminate in macrophages in the lungs. This study enhances our understanding of how Mtb evades immunity, which may enable better therapies and an effective vaccine for TB.” -Jennifer A. Philips, MD
Jennie H. Kwon, DO, MSCI, Associate Professor of Medicine, Section Director, Healthcare Epidemiology & Antimicrobial Stewardship, WashU Division of Infectious Diseases, has received a new contract from the CDC to investigate how influenza (flu) spreads within households and whether vaccines reduce transmission of flu. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the […]
Two grants totaling $30 million a year for three years support efforts to design vaccines, drugs for understudied virus families. “If the COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, it’s that being prepared saves lives,” said Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, the Herbert S. Gasser Professor of Medicine at WashU Medicine and the director of the ReVAMPP flavivirus and […]
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WashU human rights experts including those from the Center for Human Rights, Gender & Migration recently jointly hosted a two-day summit in Mexico to address the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ migrants and asylum seekers.
The ID Division is pleased to announce that Dr. Darcy Wooten will join the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine as Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief for Medical Education. In that role she will become the new Director of the ID Fellowship program as well as assuming a new role of […]
The 2024 National Sexual Health Conference (NSHC) is the premier national conference covering all aspects of sexual health while creating opportunities to share information, efforts, research, and best practices related to sexual health across the lifespan. The NSHC brings together clinicians, researchers, educators, social workers, community health workers, case workers, psychologists, pharmacists, and healthcare administrators […]
The Washington University Infectious Diseases Division (ID) to open Infectious Disease/Substance Use Disorder training pathway to address substance use crisis in the region. The opioid epidemic and subsequent rise in injection drug use (IDU) has led to a well-described overlap of epidemics, or syndemic, of substance use disorders (SUDs) and infectious diseases including serious injection-related […]