Category: Alumni

The Washington University Institute of Clinical & Translational Sciences,  with support from The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital (FBJH), has awarded funding to faculty members for COVID-19 translational research. The grants, part of the COVID-19 Research Funding Program, provide critical financial support for research that has the potential to influence COVID-19 patient care within the next […]

A new collection of articles, now available online, highlights the critical importance of nurturing a diverse next generation of infectious diseases specialists and leaders. Published as an IDSA-sponsored supplement to The Journal of Infectious Diseases, the articles build on a 2019 supplement, part of an ongoing effort to improve inclusion, diversity, access, and equity within IDSA and the […]

Dr. Hlatshwayo Davis, ID fellow alumna ’18 and instructor of medicine, speaks to NBC News Now about COVID-19 vaccine transparency , the rising numbers in the Midwest and indoor dining during the pandemiic. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH was recently featured in several media channels speaking on COVID-19, community engagement and advocacy for marginalized communities. […]

The Infectious Disease Clinical Research Unit at Washington University School of Medicine has launched the ACTIV-2 Outpatient Monoclonal Antibodies and Other Therapies Trial, which will be conducted by the AIDS Clinical Trials Group. The school’s Infectious Disease Clinical Research Unit is one of 25 initial sites conducting ACTIV-2, which includes both phase 2 and phase […]

Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, ID alumae ’18, is a clinical instructor in infectious diseases at Washington University School of Medicine and the John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis, as well as an infectious diseases physician and researcher.  Dr. Davis discusses how there are alarmingly few vaccine volunteers from the communities who have […]

In 1979, Sidney S. Pearl, MD, alumnus of the class of 1932, established an award for inspirational teaching to be chosen by the medical school graduating class, from among the clinical faculty. The award was presented to Dr. Escota at the MD Commencement Recognition Ceremony 2020 by Dr. Brian Hickman, medical education representative and member […]

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the nation’s leading infectious diseases professional society, recognizes the distinguished physicians and scientists from the United States and around the world who were elected this year to be Fellows of IDSA. This year, Rachel M. Presti, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Division,  was honored with […]

Andrej Spec, MD, MSCI, assistant has accepted the role as deputy editor of Mycoses. Dr. Spec is also an associate editor for Open Forum Infectious Diseases (OFID), and serves on the editorial boards of Medical Mycology and Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID).

This episode of ‘Show Me the Science’ looks at where the nation has come and where we may be headed as coronavirus infections and deaths continue to rise. A new episode of our podcast, “Show Me the Science,” has been posted. At present, these podcast episodes are highlighting research and patient care on the Washington […]

Test is faster, simpler than nasal, oral swab tests and enables screening on a massive scale A new saliva test to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Results from the COVID-19 diagnostic test are available in a few hours and, ideally, able to […]

Washington University in St. Louis, the St. Louis County Department of Public Health and other collaborators are conducting a survey of St. Louis County residents and offering COVID-19 testing to gauge the prevalence of and risk factors for the illness. Working with the county, Washington University’s Institute for Public Health is teaming up with other local public health and […]

In his presentation to the 2020 Summer Research Program- Public & Global Health Abbreviated Track, Dr. Powderly, Dr. J. William Campbell Professor of Medicine and co-director of the Infectious Diseases Division discusses the effect that racism undermines public health. View the video.

The Infectious Diseases Division introduces the leaders of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. Gerome Escota, MD has been named co-director of the ID Fellowship Program. Dr. Escota has been involved in the fellowship program as associate director. He completed his medicine degree at the College of Medicine, University of the Philippines in 2004, and ID […]

The medical community must contend with an unprecedented deluge of scientific information during the worst pandemic in a century. In an effort to ensure rapid dissemination of studies, the rise of non-peered pathways, including the use of pre-print services and the apparent trend of publication by press releases, Drs. Spec and Ilan Schwartz argue that […]

Absence of Apparent Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Two Stylists After Exposure at a Hair Salon with a Universal Face Covering Policy — Springfield, Missouri, May 2020 Weekly / July 17, 2020 / 69(28);930-932 On July 14, 2020, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release. SummaryWhat is already known about this topic? Consistent and correct use […]

WashU Expert: America gains nothing by leaving WHO ‘Cutting this collaboration in the middle of a pandemic is foolish at best’ President Donald Trump’s recent announcement to suspend U.S. funding to, and withdraw from, the World Health Organization is “counter to our interests in addressing our needs to save the lives and further the health of […]

More than 1,000 people in Missouri have died from COVID-19, according to data analyzed by St. Louis Public Radio. The state reached that milestone three months after the first person in the state died from the disease. In a recent St. Louis Public radio story, William Powderly, MD, the J. William Campbell Professor of Medicine, […]