Author: Susan Wightman

Like Zika, West Nile virus causes fetal brain damage, death in mice. Jonathon Miner, MD, PhD, with help from Michael Diamond, MD, PhD, infected human placentas with one of four viruses or zika virus. (Links to an external site)

Two viruses closely related to Zika – West Nile and Powassan – can spread from an infected pregnant mouse to her fetuses, causing brain damage and fetal death, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings suggest that Zika may not be unique in its ability to […]

Caline Mattar, MD, instructor of medicine and ID fellow ’16 joins faculty of “Beyond Boundaries” interdisciplinary program (Links to an external site)

Archeologists teach alongside engineers. Artists collaborate with doctors. Senior citizens and teenagers share in discussion groups. The Beyond Boundaries interdisciplinary program at Washington University in St. Louis offers first-year students a wide array of experiences: exposure to new concepts and people; opportunities to learn from some of the world’s leading scholars across a spectrum of […]

Jeff Henderson, MD, PhD named co-director of new graduate program in the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Jeffrey Henderson, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine and molecular microbiology was recently named co-director of the new Biochemistry, Biophysics and  Structural Biology (BBSB) Graduate Program in the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Henderson did his infectious diseases fellowship here, at Washington University School of Medicine.  Dr. Henderson will co-direct with Daved H. […]

Gerome Escota selected Clerkship Director in Medicine

Gerome V. Escota, MD has been selected as the next Clerkship Director in Medicine. He will provide the professional, administrative and educational leadership for the third-year clerkship and sub-internship. Dr. Escota is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine and clinical faculty in the Division of Infectious Diseases. He also serves as Associate Program Director for […]

NEJM features two WashU ID cases, one cited in the Washington Post

The Washington Post featured one of two Washington University ID cases appearing in The New England Journal of Medicine last week in its Images in Clinical Medicine section. Black Hairy Tongue. Hamad Y, Warren DK. N Engl J Med. 2018 Sep 6;379(10):e16. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm1800351. “Black Hairy Tongue” was submitted by Yasir Hamad, M.D., assistant professor […]

Dr. Rupa Patel’s HIV PrEP program thrives in St. Louis. She and Jesse Milan, CEO of AIDS United, are interviewed by St. Louis on the Air.

Washington University’s Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV (PrEP) Program provides ‘tools to end the epidemic’ widely accessible. Last Saturday, December 1, 2018 was the 30th Anniversary of World AIDS Day. It is a day that the international community mourns those who have been lost to HIV/AIDS and celebrates the ongoing progress in treating, preventing and researching […]

Kwon joins board of American Osteopathic Association

Robert J. Boston photograph Jennie Kwon named National Academy of Medicine fellow. HORIZONTAL environmental portrait. IF IN LAB, with PPE. BUT WE DEFINITELY ALSO NEED PHOTOS OF HER WITHOUT GOGGLES (so you will need to take some photos out of lab). We will need headshots of her to announce the honor — but we also would like other options as well.

Jennie H. Kwon, DO, MSCI, an assistant professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the New Physician in Practice member of the American Osteopathic Association’s Board of Trustees.Dr. Kwon is an assistant professor of medicine and a board certified internist and infectious diseases specialist at the Washington […]

Megan Baldridge, MD, PhD receives 2017 Innovator Award

Megan Baldridge, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, is among 13 recipients to receive  Kenneth Rainin Foundation “Innovator Awards”.  The foundation has awarded $3 million for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) research through its Innovator Awards program. Grants will support an international pool of early-career and seasoned researchers to study untested ideas that could lead to […]

Second year fellows receive travel grants to IDWeek 2017

(right to left) Carlos Mejia, MD, Jane O’Halloran, MD, PhD, and Krunal Raval, MD

Carlos Mejia, MD, Jane O’Halloran, MD, PhD, and Krunal Raval, MD will be attending IDWeek 2017 October 4-8 in San Diego, CA. Each have submitted abstracts which have been accepted for presentations. Carlos’s abstract was accepted for an oral presentation. Jane and Krunal will be presenting posters. They all have been selected to receive IDWeek […]

Key malaria parasite findings could lead to new treatments (Links to an external site)

Resistance to malaria drugs is a growing problem Sebastian Nasamu, an MD/PhD student at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, battled successive bouts of malaria as a child growing up in Ghana. He survived ­– but decided long ago to commit himself to eradicating the disease. The possibility that his work could lead […]

William G. Powderly Installed as Larry J. Shapiro Director

William G. Powderly, MD, was installed as the Larry J. Shapiro Director of the Institute for Public Health during a ceremony on September 27, 2017 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. Dr. Powderly is also the Dr. J. William Campbell Professor of Medicine and co-director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the School of Medicine. The […]

Many U.S. Medical Students, Healthcare Providers Unaware of HIV Prevention Treatment

New York City PrEP Prescriptions Increase Nearly 1,000 Percent, But Disparities Remain Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescriptions in New York City increased by nearly 1,000 percent in two years, but men of color, women and patients outside the city center were less likely to be prescribed the HIV prevention medication. Taken daily, PrEP is more than […]

Antibiotics warranted for kids with minor staph infections

The overuse of antibiotics has left some doctors questioning whether to give such drugs to children diagnosed with uncomplicated staph infections. Such infections often occur on the skin and look like a pus-filled bug bite. Now, research led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that prescribing antibiotics — in addition to […]