Dr. Carlos Mejia joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor on July 1, 2019. Dr. Mejia received his medical degree from Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala and later completed five years of internal medicine training at Hospital Universitario La Paz in Madrid, Spain. After completing his residency, he […]
Dr. Cristina Vazquez Gilliamet joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2019. Clinical practice: After finishing her training in critical care medicine (CCM) and Infectious Diseases (ID), Dr. Vazquez Gilliamet started her waiver position at University of New Mexico where her clinical practice encompassed […]
Dr. Dharushana Muthulingam joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor on July 1, 2019. Dr. Muthulingam was born in London and grew up in the California desert. She received undergraduate training in both philosophy and molecular/cell biology at Berkeley. She went on to complete medical and public health […]
Dr. Bruce Rosa joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases Division as an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2019. Dr. Rosa received his PhD in Biotechnology from Lakehead University (Canada), which included a two-year visiting scientist appointment studying bioinformatics approaches to analyzing circadian rhythm at Michigan State University. He joined Dr. […]
Dr. James White joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor on July 1, 2019. Dr. James White completed his Bachelor’s of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Albany, State University of New York in 2005. As an undergraduate, James conducted research at Albany Medical […]
Dr. Aaloke Mody joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor on July 1, 2019. Dr. Mody completed his infectious diseases fellowship in the Division of HIV, ID, and Global Medicine at UCSF. He completed his undergraduate training at UC Berkeley and then went to Duke University for medical […]
The DOLF project has received a 2.4 million dollar grant to support studies to assess the impact of an IDA implementation program in East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea (PNG) from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . Prior DOLF studies have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of the “IDA” three-drug combination drug therapy for treatment […]
The battle against HIV increasingly looks winnable, and Washington University in St. Louis is helping lead the charge. Rupa Patel, MD, an assistant professor of medicine, has received a grant for $3.9 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a regional resource center at the university to aid HIV prevention efforts […]
Test based on Washington University research can detect signs of Zika infection in serum
Caline Mattar, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, has been named chair of the Expert Advisory Group for the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Development (AMR R&D) hub based in Germany. The hub, launched in May, 2018, was formed by 15 countries as well as the Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust, to coordinate funding efforts […]
Professors of Medicine Hilary M. Babcock, MD, MPH Makedonka Mitrevea, PhD Associate Professors of Medicine Jacco Boon PhD Eva Istvan, PhD Michael Lane, MD. MSc Jay McDonald, MD Larissa Thackray, PhD Assistant Professors of Medicine Jason P. Burnham, MD Anne Butler Mobley, PhD, MS Abigail L. Carlson, MD
Three physician-scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a 2019 Clinical Scientist Development Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Philip Budge, MD, PhD, Brian DeBosch, MD, PhD, and Andrew Kau, MD, PhD, are among 16 U.S. physician-scientists receiving the awards, which provide $495,000 over three years to each investigator.
Dr. Samuel L. Stanley, Jr., MD, ID fellow ‘84, recently stepped down as the 5th president of Stony Brook University on July 31, 2019, to officially begin his presidency at Michigan State University, one of the largest universities in the U. S. Under his direction, Stony Brook became one of the nation’s top universities for […]
The Department of Medicine and the Institute for Public Health are delighted to announce the appointment of Elvin H. Geng, MD, MPH as professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, and as the next Director of the Center for Dissemination and Implementation (CDI) at the Institute. Dr. Geng who was an associate professor […]
Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, an infectious diseases specialist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been chosen as the recipient of the American Society for Clinical Investigation’s 2019 Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award. He is being honored for his contributions to understanding the molecular basis of disease caused by globally emerging RNA viruses such […]
Jeffrey Henderson, MD, PhD and colleagues find signature molecule that may help to identify people at high risk for developing C. diff
William G. Powderly, MD, the J. William Campbell Professor of Medicine & Co-director, Infectious Diseases Division, received the UCD Medical Graduates Association (MGA) Distinguished Graduate Award at their MGA Reunion 2019. The UCD MGA Distinguished Graduate Awards are awarded to outstanding graduates of the UCD School of Medicine, who are nominated by their alumni in […]
A new study published by Dr. Mitreva and collaborators identified 17 inhibitors of key chokepoint enzymes that share efficacy across parasitic worms with very different mode of parasitism. The active inhibitors target three different target classes. Representative inhibitors from each target class also had efficacy in hamsters infected with hookworm, as characterized by negative effects […]
We would like to introduce you to our incoming 2019 ID fellows. We are looking forward to working with you! Miguel Chaves, MD, MScMedical School: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, PeruResidency: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX Joseph Cherabie, MD, MScMedical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine, LebanonResidency: […]
The DOLF Project is proud to announce publication in PLOS Medicine of results from major safety study investigating the use of a triple drug combination “IDA” as a treatment regimen for lymphatic filariasis in five countries. The study enrolled more than 26,000 participants in five countries. Results from this study suggest that IDA is safe […]