Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH will speak at an online event on Nov 18, sponsored by St. Louis Department of Health and Fast Track Cities
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, 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)
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
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
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 […]
Immune modulator drugs for COVID-19 focus of major NIH clinical trial
Phase 3 trial involves hospitalized patients with moderate to severe disease One of the most vexing aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is the novel coronavirus’s ability to turn the body’s immune system against the body. After the virus has been cleared from the body, the immune system sometimes continues to hurtle an arsenal of immune […]
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 […]
Nobel awarded to Charles Rice for hepatitis C discoveries at School of Medicine (Links to an external site)
Research fueled advances that have saved millions of lives The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded Monday, Oct. 5, to three scientists for the discovery of hepatitis C virus, an insidious and deadly blood-borne virus. One of those scientists — virologist Charles M. Rice — conducted his seminal work while on the […]
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
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
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, 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 […]
Sharmila Nair, PhD, joins the Division of Infectious Diseases
Sharmila Nair, PhD, joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor in July, 2020. Dr. Nair grew up in India completed her Bachelor’s degree at the Amity University, India. She was interested in infectious diseases, especially dengue at that time, and moved to England to pursue her Masters by […]
Juan Calix, MD, PhD completes ID fellowship and joins the Division of Infectious Diseases
Juan Calix, MD, PhD, ID fellow alum 2020, joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor in April. Dr. Calix was born in New Orleans, LA but lived much of his youth in his family’s native El Salvador. He moved back to the United States to obtain his bachelor’s […]
Journal of Infectious Diseases publishes supplement 2020 Inclusion, Diversity, Access and Equity in Infectious Diseases: Nurturing the Next Generation of Clinicians, Scientists and Leaders
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 […]
Independent scientists are calling on drugmakers to be more transparent about COVID-19 clinical trials and safety concerns. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH joins several media outlets to discuss facts over fear.
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. […]
Novel clinical trial launched to test multiple therapeutics to treat COVID-19
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 […]
Baldridge receives prestigious award as Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Megan Baldridge, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named an Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Each awardee receives $500,000 over five years to support research projects that hold the potential to significantly advance understanding of how […]
Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, M.D., MPH, shares her opinion with Newsweek “Rushing a COVID-19 Vaccine Risks Leaving Behind the People Most at Risk”
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 […]