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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, 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, 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, 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 […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
Inspired by all the fantastic #MedEd content provided by #IDtwitter community, several fellows have joined resources to create the ID Fellows Network (#ID_fellows), an educational space for fellows by fellows.This is a collaborative approach to promote ID clinical reasoning for fellows. In just under 2 months they have over 2,400 Followers. They share tweetorials, clinical […]
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 […]
Dr. Mati Hlashwayo Davis, ID fellow alumnae 2018, was invited by CNN to participate in a podcast along with infectious diseases specialist and CNN medical analyst, Dr. Celine Gounder. Dr. Davis, an instructor in medicine, sees patients at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis, MO and recently became an associate director of […]
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 […]
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 […]