Dr. Megan Rose Curtis joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor in July 2024. She is a dedicated physician, researcher, and educator with a focus on infectious diseases and women’s reproductive health. Dr. Curtis’ research interests have spanned topics from HIV and obstetric hemorrhage in sub-Saharan Africa […]
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Ramakrishnan received Gilead HIV Research Scholars Program Award (Links to an external site)
Dr. Ramakrishnan was selected as one of three award recipients by Gilead Research Scholars to receive the Gilead HIV Research Scholars Program Award for a two-year early career investigator award to focus on applying epidemiology and implementation science to improving HIV prevention in St. Louis.
Bringing Healthcare to the Streets: The Mission of Street Med STL (Links to an external site)
The impact of Street Med STL extends beyond mere medical interventions. By meeting individuals where they are, the organization not only delivers healthcare but also restores dignity and hope to those often marginalized by society. However, sustaining these efforts comes with its own set of challenges, from financial constraints to resource limitations.
Dr. Patrick Olson joins the Infectious Diseases Division
Dr. Patrick Olson joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an instructor as of July 2024. He completed the Medical Scientist Training Program, residency, and infectious disease fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine. His basic science interests focus on how asymptomatic colonization with Staphylococcus aureus influences the development of […]
Dr. Marilia Pinzone joins the Infectious Diseases Division
Dr. Marilia Pinzone joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an instructor in July 2024. She is an infectious disease physician-scientist with a research interest in studying how HIV reservoirs are formed and maintained as well as investigating the factors that drive poor immunological recovery and non-AIDS comorbidities in people […]
Midwest Center for AIDS Research to help end regional HIV epidemic (Links to an external site)
A team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Saint Louis University have established the Midwest Developmental Center for AIDS Research to help end the HIV epidemic in the region.
Welcome ID Fellows!
The ID Division gives a warm welcome to our new fellows. We are excited that you chose WashU for your Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training and look forward to working with you. Alex Hartlage, MD, PhD: “I was born and raised in Cincinnati. I completed my undergraduate and medical education at Ohio State University in Columbus […]
Dr. Andrew Atkinson joins the Division of Infectious Diseases
Dr. Andrew Atkinson joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor in March 2024. Dr. Atkinson is a statistician and methodologist providing ad hoc and project-driven support for interventional and observational studies. His research involves developing methods for handling missing data, the adoption of the estimand framework to […]
Congratulations to our 2024 ID Fellow Graduates!
The Infectious diseases Division celebrated our graduating fellows at a dinner held at Westwood Country Club on Thursday, June 21, 2024. We wish you all the best in your careers! Lovin George, MBBS, MD Lovin George, MD, PhDLovin will be an ID Consultant at Sanford Health, Bismarck, ND David Olaffson, MD David will join the […]
Repeat COVID-19 vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses (Links to an external site)
Health-care workers received the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020. A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that repeat vaccination with updated versions of the COVID-19 vaccine promotes the development of antibodies that neutralize a wide range of variants of the virus that causes […]
Hilary Reno receives Dean’s Impact Award
2024 Dean’s Impact Award Recipient Hilary E.L. Reno, MD, PhD, is a highly respected mentor and sponsor of student researchers within the WashU Medicine community broadly, and in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Infectious Diseases particularly. Mentees describe Reno as “the ultimate leader,” noting that she “is a wonderful teacher/mentor, and truly hones the […]
3rd Annual ID Research Symposium a Success!
on May 29, 2024, the ID Division hosted its Third Annual Research Symposium coordinated by second year ID fellow, David Olafsson, MD. Planning committee members included Bill Powderly, MD and Jen Philips, MD, PhD, co-directors of the division along with Jeff Henderson, MD, PhD and Andrej Spec, MD. Among the abstracts submitted, eight were chosen […]
Testing, treatment for sexually transmitted infections expanded in north St. Louis County (Links to an external site)
The Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will offer expanded STI testing and treatment services at its Village Square clinic, located in north St. Louis County, a historically medically underserved area. This expanded service is aimed at reducing the region’s high STI rates and disparities in sexual health.
WashU Medicine rises to No. 2 in nation in NIH research funding (Links to an external site)
Repeat COVID-19 vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses (Links to an external site)
Response to updated vaccine is shaped by earlier vaccines yet generates broadly neutralizing antibodies.“The first vaccine an individual receives induces a strong primary immune response that shapes responses to subsequent infection and vaccination, an effect known as imprinting,” said senior author Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, the Herbert S. Gasser Professor of Medicine. “In principle, imprinting […]
Infectious Diseases Faculty Recognized at DOM Faculty Reception
The Department of Medicine recently celebrated outstanding faculty whose contributions foster excellence in medical education, clinical care and research at Washington University School of Medicine. Infectious Diseases (ID) faculty who received in-person recognition are listed below. View all the 2023 DOM Faculty Recognition Reception
Michael S. Diamond elected to National Academy of Science
The National Academy of Sciences announced the election of 120 members and 24 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Micheal S. Diamond, MD, PhD, The Herbert S. Gasser Professor, Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, Pathology, and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, is among the new […]
HIV triggers body’s own inflammatory pathways to kill T cells (Links to an external site)
Research, led by Liang Shan, PhD, an associate professor of medicine, could shed light on potential new strategies to treat HIV.
$6.2 million to help develop gene therapy for HIV (Links to an external site)
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a $6.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a gene therapy that would modify the immune system’s B cells to spur them to produce broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV. In theory, such an approach could control or eliminate […]