Category: Division Announcements

Jennifer A. Philips, MD, PhD, and Jeffrey P. Henderson, MD, PhD, associate professors of medicine and molecular microbiology, Infectious Diseases Division, both receive LEAP Awards.

Leadership in Entrepreneurial Acceleration Program, better known as the LEAP Inventor Challenge (LEAP) exists to propel Washington University intellectual property towards commercialization. The competition supports all Washington University faculty, postdoc, staff and graduate student teams. Finalists are selected based on feedback from domain experts. They receive funding to help progress their early stage research from […]

Steve Lawrence appointed Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Clinical Sciences

Steve Lawrence, MD, MSc, associate professor of medicine, Infectious Diseases Division, has been appointed to the position of Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Clinical Sciences. In this capacity he will be working in the Office of Medical Student Education focusing on the clinical aspects of the medical program curriculum. Dr. Lawrence currently co-directs the Infectious […]

IDSA names Barnes-Jewish Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recently designated Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis as an Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence (CoE). The program, launched in the fall of 2017, recognizes institutions that achieve standards established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for antimicrobial stewardship programs led by Infectious Disease physicians and […]

ETHealthWorld interviews Gary J Weil, MD, to learn more about latest drug treatment to eliminate lymphatic filiarisis

Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Gary J Weil, MD, professor of medicine and molecular microbiology, to learn more about latest drug regimen (IDA) in the prevention and treatment of lymphatic filariasis. The new WHO guidelines recommend a three-drug treatment regimen rather than the standard two-drug combination. The guidelines are based on studies in Asia […]

Jennie H. Kwon, DO, receives Outstanding Citizenship Award

Dr. Kwon, assistant professor of medicine, was selected to receive the 2018 CRTC Scholar Outstanding Citizen Award. The CRTC is the educational core of the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences that provides clinical and translational research training for predoctoral students, house-staff, postdoctoral fellows, staff, and junior faculty. Citizenship awards are nominated by the Program […]

Woeltje invited to participate in the AMIA task force

American Medical Informatics Association is the intersection between the work of stakeholders across the health and healthcare delivery system who seek to improve outcomes, lower costs, increase safety and promote the use of high-quality services. The Clinical Informatics Subspecialty Practice Analysis Task Force (CIS PATF) will develop an updated description of the practice of clinical […]

Escota receives the 2018 J. Russell Little Clinical Education Award.

Gerome Escota, MD, assistant professor of medicine, was selected by the current infectious diseases fellows to receive the 2018 J. Russell Little Clinical Education Award. The award is given to a faculty member for their outstanding clinical teaching and honors Dr. Little for his years of practice and teaching at the Washington University School of […]

Baldridge named a 2018 Pew Biomedical Scholar

Megan T. Baldridge, assistant professor of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine, was named a Pew Biomedical Scholar on June 14. The award supports early career faculty members who have demonstrated “outstanding promise as contributors in science relevant to human health”. Each awardee will receive $300,000 over four years to help support their […]

See what the Washington Post says about St. Louis!

Born in St. Louis, Kate Silver, writes about things to do in St. Louis. Kate wasn’t raised here but she spent the bulk of her childhood vacations in St. Louis with grandparents and cousins and now returns frequently for the enjoyment as an adult. Read what Kate Silver says about St. Louis and her local […]

Dr. Medoff honored with plaque representing the annual Gerald Medoff, MD Visiting Professors

Faculty and fellows gathered to present the “Annual Gerald Medoff MD Visiting Professor”  plaque to Dr. Medoff.  Dr. Medoff is honored for his leadership, outstanding vision, dedication and commitment to excellence during his tenure in the Infectious Disease Division at Washington University. The perpetual plaque hangs on the wall of the Infectious Diseases Division with […]

Registration & abstract submission open for annual Global Health and Infectious Disease Conference – April 6, 2018

Global Health Center at the Institute for Public HealthThursday, April 5, 2018 at 12:30 PM – Friday, April 6, 2018 at 5:00 PM (CDT)St Louis, MO Event DetailsThe 6th Annual Global Health and Infectious Disease Conference at Washington University will focus on “Science to Solutions: Antimicrobial Resistance.” Online registration closes on March 30, 2018, but […]