Bill Powderly to be appointed Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Sciences

Bill Powderly to be appointed Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Sciences
David H. Perlmutter, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs, recently announced several leadership appointments and promotions that will go into effect this year. Dr. Bill Powderly will be appointed Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Sciences.  This appointment recognizes Dr. Powderly’s role as Director of the Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences  (ICTS) and […]

First author Jonathan J. Miner, MD, PhD, “Cornea appears to resist infection from novel coronavirus but too soon to dismiss the importance of eye protection (Links to an external site)

First author Jonathan J. Miner, MD, PhD, “Cornea appears to resist infection from novel coronavirus but too soon to dismiss the importance of eye protection
Other viruses, such as Zika and herpes simplex, replicate in corneal tissue. New findings from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest the eye’s cornea can resist infection from the novel coronavirus. Although the herpes simplex virus can infect the cornea and spread to other parts of the body in patients […]

Stephen Y. Liang, MD, in the Division of Infectious Diseases, and Nathanial S. Nolan, MD, ID fellow, discuss the risks of COVID-19 faced by unhoused people in the St. Louis region.

Stephen Y. Liang, MD, in the Division of Infectious Diseases, and Nathanial S. Nolan, MD, ID fellow, discuss the risks of COVID-19 faced by unhoused people in the St. Louis region.
A new episode of ‘Show Me the Science’, produced by the Office of Medical Public Affairs at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis , reports on the efforts of infectious diseases specialists and social work researchers to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks among people who are without adequate housing. People without permanent housing may be […]

Julia López, PhD, MPH gives oral presentation at the APHA 2020 Annual Meeting and Expo

Julia López, PhD, MPH gives oral presentation at the APHA 2020 Annual Meeting and Expo
Julia López, PhD, MPH, LCSW, instructor of medicine, infectious diseases, presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting and Expo on October 28. The presentation,  “Political ideology and sexual behaviors: Does sex partner accumulation matter?”  is based on collaborative work with Alexis Duncan, PhD, associate professor of public health, Brown School. […]

Rachel Presti, MD, PhD, leads phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial at Washington University currently recruiting participants (Links to an external site)

Rachel Presti, MD, PhD, leads phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial at Washington University currently recruiting participants
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is a testing site for the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson’s phase 3 clinical research study, called the ENSEMBLE trial, to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Janssen’s investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate, JNJ-78436735, also known as Ad26.COV2.S.

COVID-19 Vaccine Trials at SLU and WashU Recruit St. Louis Area Residents

COVID-19 Vaccine Trials at SLU and WashU Recruit St. Louis Area Residents
Rachel Presti, MD, PHD, associate professor of medicine is the director of Washington University’s Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Unit and principal investigator for the COVID-19 vaccine trials at Washington University School of Medicine. Sharon Frey, MD, clinical director, Center for Vaccine Development and the Kinsella Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine Professor, associate director of clinical […]

Let’s meet the virologists in the Kutluay Laboratory at Washington University School of Medicine

Let’s meet the virologists in the Kutluay Laboratory at Washington University School of Medicine
Sebla Kutluay, PhD Christian Shema Mugisha ‘Let’s Meet the Virologists’, hosted by Larissa Thackray, PhD, associate professor of Infectious Diseases, talks in Episode 4 with Sebla Kutluay, PhD, an assistant professor of Molecular Microbiology and in Episode 12 with Christian Shema Mugisha, a Molecular Cell Biology graduate student in the Kutluay lab, about their work […]

Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, the Herbert S. Gasser Professor of Medicine, joins David Wang, PhD, professor of molecular microbiology, to study the role of gut viruses in inflammatory bowel disease

Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, the Herbert S. Gasser Professor of Medicine, joins David Wang, PhD, professor of molecular microbiology, to study the role of gut viruses in inflammatory bowel disease
The communities of bacteria that live in our digestive tracts help digest food and produce vitamins, protect against pathogens, and promote the healthy functioning of our immune system. But alongside gut bacteria thrives a vast community of viruses, and we know little about their impact on health and disease. Efforts to study the gut viral […]

Larissa Thackray, PhD, podcasts: Let’s Meet the Virologists…who’s behind the science on COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2

Larissa Thackray, PhD, podcasts: Let’s Meet the Virologists…who’s behind the science on COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2
New podcast showcases the people behind today’s virology headlines As part of an effort to ‘humanize’ research, Larissa Thackray, PhD, associate professor of medicine, started a podcast called ‘Let’s Meet the Virologists’. Dr. Thackray talks with students, staff, postdocs and faculty from all over the country who are working to understand viruses and how they […]

Hilary Reno, MD, PhD presents on opening day of the STD Prevention Conference on how testing for STD’s plummeted during the pandemic

Hilary Reno, MD, PhD presents on opening day of the STD Prevention Conference on how testing for STD’s plummeted during the pandemic
Public health experts discussed how nationwide trends of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis testing and diagnosis have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic at a virtual roundtable as part of the 2020 STD Prevention Conference September 14. Reported cases of the sexually transmitted diseases/infections declined during shelter-in-place orders throughout much of the United States in March, […]

ID faculty receive funding from Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital to conduct COVID-19 research

ID faculty receive funding from Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital to conduct COVID-19 research
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 […]

Jonathan Miner MD, PhD, joins the Division of Infectious Diseases

Jonathan Miner MD, PhD, joins the Division of Infectious Diseases
Jonathan Miner MD, PhD, completed his residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in rheumatology at Washington University School of Medicine. (WUSM) He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Mike Diamond’s lab and became faculty in the Department of Medicine, Rheuematology in 2016. Dr. Miner is an extremely accomplished physician-scientist whose laboratory studies the intersection of […]