William G. Powderly is Named IDSA President
Pledging to continue the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)’s commitment to improving the health of all people, communities and society, William G. Powderly, MD, FIDSA, assumes the reins as the new president of IDSA. He will be joined by dedicated, experienced board members as well as new additions who bring expertise in areas ranging […]
Mary Horgan, MD, ID fellow 1994, elected 142nd President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Mary Horgan, MD, has recently been elected as President Designate of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Dr. Horgan will become the 142nd President of RCPI at their Annual Stated Meeting in October 2017 and will serve a three-year term. “Mary has made an enormous contribution to the College since she first became involved in […]
Mattar Elected Chair of the Junior Doctors Network of the World Medical Association
Caline Mattar, MD, has been elected to serve as Chair of the The Junior Doctors Network (JDN), a network of junior doctors who independently join the World Medical Association (WMA) as Associate Members. The WMA is the largest international organization representing physicians from 111 countries around the world. The JDN was formed in 2010 to […]
Michael Lane, MD, MPHS, MSc appointed to the National Quality Forum
Dr. Lane, Assistant Professor of Medicine, was appointed to the National Quality Forum’s Infectious Disease Standing Committee for evaluation of national infectious diseases quality measures. The National Quality Forum (NQF) is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan, membership-based organization that works to catalyze improvements in healthcare. NQF measures and standards serve as a critically important foundation for initiatives […]
Courtney D. Chrisler, MD, named to IDSA’s Clinical Affairs Committee
During ID Week, Dr. Courtney Chrisler, Assistant Professor of Medicine, was selected to serve on the Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Affairs Committee. This committee is charged with monitoring, developing and making recommendations to address issues related to infectious disease clinical practice and to monitor and make recommendations to address issues relating to the […]
Antibody protects developing fetus from Zika virus, mouse study shows (Links to an external site)
The most devastating consequence of Zika virus infection is the development of microcephaly, or an abnormally small head, in fetuses infected in utero. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine have identified a human antibody that prevents — in pregnant mice — the fetus from becoming […]
2016 Recipient of the Victoria J. Fraser, MD Fellowship Award
The Victoria J. Fraser, MD Fellowship for Graduate Studies in Infectious Diseases was established with a generous donation by the Terry and Kathy Bader Family Foundation and Harry and Barbara Schukar. This donation was made in honor of Dr. Victoria J. Fraser to establish a fellowship that can be used for pre-doctoral trainees in the […]
Ramakrishna Rao, PhD receives the 2016 Anne Maurer-Cecchini Award
Ramakrishna Rao, PhD, an associate professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, recently received the 2016 Anne Maurer-Cecchini Award, an honor that recognizes outstanding epidemiological or clinical research on neglected tropical diseases. Rao, of the Division of Infectious Diseases, was recognized for a project that focused on lymphatic filariasis in […]
Hilary Reno, MD, PhD and Kimberly Gray, EdD, MSN – Medical Consultants to the CDC
Hilary Reno, MD, PhD, and Kimberly Gray, EdD, MSN, were selected to serve as medical consultants to the Division of STD Prevention at the CDC. These positions are fifty percent appointments for one year.
Daniel E. Goldberg, MD, PhD announces T32 Training Grant Award
The ID division has been awarded a $4.2 M T32 training grant from NIAID. The Training Program, which has had NIH support for the past 35 years, integrates faculty from five departments: Medicine, Pediatrics, Molecular Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology and OB/GYN. The program provides training to MD, PhD and MD/PhD postdoctoral fellows, and to PhD […]
IDWeek 2016 Presenters & Posters
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$8M dollar grant aids effort to eliminate elephantiasis (Links to an external site)
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a two-year, $8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to evaluate an investigational treatment regimen for lymphatic filariasis, a neglected tropical disease.
Kwon named National Academy of Medicine fellow
Fellowship will focus on critical issues in medicine and public health Jennie H. Kwon, DO, has been selected as a 2016 National Academy of Medicine fellow in osteopathic medicine. Kwon, an instructor of medicine in infectious diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, was chosen based on her scholarship, professional accomplishments and […]
Zika Virus Testing in St. Louis Area
The purpose of this communication is to address any questions or concerns regarding Zika virus testing in the Saint Louis area. Zika virus is acquired by the bite from an infected Aedes species of mosquito, and by sexual transmission from an infected partner. Patients at risk for infection are those who 1) have a travel […]
To curb antibiotic use, researchers study an unlikely prescriber: dentists
Research underway at Washington University seeks to reduce antibiotic use by focusing on a prescriber who doesn’t get too much attention: your local dentist. Over time, the widespread use of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture has led to the evolution of bacteria that are resistant to many modern medicines. This past spring, U.S. scientists discovered […]
$10 million gift creates Bursky Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy (Links to an external site)
Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, among lead team of investigators at the newly named Bursky Center
Knowlton Incentive Award for Excellence
Brett Jagger, MD, PhD and Jason Burnham, MD, 2nd year fellows, each received a Knowlton Incentive Award for Excellence from the Barnes Jewish Foundation on October 17. The Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Award program recognizes resident physicians who have demonstrated the ability to balance exceptional, compassionate care with a commitment to being leaders in the […]
$2 million awarded to help prevent antibiotic resistance (Links to an external site)
Jennie H. Kwon, DO, MSCI and Jeff Henderson, MD, PhD among principal investigators of $2 million award to help prevent antibiotic resistance.
Rupa Patel, MD, MPH, DTM&H named advisor to the pre-exposure (PrEP) Clinical Services of JHPIEGO
Dr Rupa Patel, Director of the PrEP Program at the WUSTL ID Clinic, has been named the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Clinical Services Advisor to JHPIEGO, a non-profit organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, for the BRIDGE to SCALE grant awarded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. BRIDGE to SCALE is one of the […]
Website launched providing resources for pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, or PrEP
Faculty at the Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, assisted in the development of the recently launched Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services website providing resources for pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, or PrEP. PrEP is the use of antiretrovirals prior to exposure to HIV in populations who have a substantial risk for […]