Dr. Cory Bradley uses D&I science as a tool for driving forward racial equity and justice projects.
D&I Spotlight: Postdoc leverages passion for racial equity & justice to “Make the science care” (Links to an external site)
Four section head appointments announced for the clinical side of ID Division
The infectious diseases division at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has grown markedly in the last five years. In order to foster the continued success of our diverse missions, we are pleased to announce the appointment of four section heads for the clinical side of the ID Division. The major roles of […]
Anti-inflammatory drugs did not speed COVID-19 recovery but prevented deaths (Links to an external site)
William G. Powderly, MD, the J. William Campbell Professor of Medicine & co-director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis served as the national principal investigator leading an NIH supported trial, “Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) Trial”.
David Curiel, MD, PhD and Michael Diamond, MD, PhD, received the Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Links to an external site)
Congratulations Michael Diamond and David Curiel, recipients of the Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for development of nasal vaccine against SARS-CoV-2!
Deadly Fungal Infections Confound Doctors—‘It’s Going to Get Worse’ (Links to an external site)
5 physician-scientists named Dean’s Scholars (Links to an external site)
Marilia Pinzone, MD, third year ID fellow, is among physician-scientists named Dean’s Scholars. Congratulations, Marilia!
Annual ID Research Symposium features keynote address
Washington University Infectious Diseases Division welcomed Amita Gupta, MD, MHS as the Inaugural J. Russell Little MD Lecturer at the 2023 Annual Infectious Diseases Research Symposium on June 22, 2023. J. Russell Little, MD, was on the faculty at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis from 1964 to 2005. He served as chief […]
So much to see and do in St. Louis! (Links to an external site)
Future ID Fellows…St. Louis, Missouri has so much to offer!
Tick-borne Bourbon virus infects people, wildlife in St. Louis area (Links to an external site)
Jacco Boon, PhD, associate professor of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology and Pathology and Immunology, has received more than $4 million in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) since he first started to study the Bourbon Virus. He is the principal investigator on two NIH grants and a co-investigator on another two grants to […]
William G. Powderly will receive 2023 faculty achievement award (Links to an external site)
Cherabie named ‘Let’s Stop HIV Together’ ambassador
Joseph Cherabie, MD, an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a clinical ambassador for the national Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign, which is led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The campaign aims to end the […]
Nigar Kirmani, MD receives Distinguished Service Teaching Award
The Distinguished Service Teaching Awards are presented by Washington University medical students to faculty and house staff in appreciation of exemplary service in medical student education. Each fall, medical students finishing their first, second, and third years of study select the course masters, lecturers, clerkship directors, attendings, and residents who distinguished themselves most in their efforts, […]
Institute for Public Health strengthens two community-academic partnerships by funding their projects (Links to an external site)
ID Faculty among the 2023 Dean’s Impact Awards – Recognizing inspiring efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic (Links to an external site)
Faculty and trainees gather at annual SHEA meeting.
Washington University infectious diseases faculty and trainees met up for dinner at the 2023 Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Spring Event hosted in Seattle, WA. Several trainees are training in the antibiotic stewardship program and infection prevention. Armaghan-e-Rehman Mansoor, MD, 2nd year ID fellow, was awarded the Jonathan Freeman Scholarship by the Society […]
Megan Tierney Baldridge elected to prestigious honor society for physician scientists
The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) announced the election of 100 active and international members for 2023. These new members come from 49 different institutions and represent excellence across the breadth of academic medicine. They were officially inducted into the Society at the ASCI Dinner and New Member Induction Ceremony, April 21, 2023, as […]
Luis Parra-Rodriguez received CROI scholarship award.
Congratulations, Dr. Parra-Rodriguez, MD, third year fellow, for being selected for the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), New Investigator Scholarship. Scholarships are awarded based on the quality of the submitted abstract, application, and letter of recommendation. New Investigator Scholarship recipients are the presenting author of an accepted abstract. All scholarship recipients are required […]
Kap Sum Foong, MD, ID fellow alumnus, receives LEAP Fellowship
Congratulations, Kap Sum Foong, MD, ID Fellow 2019, on receiving a Leaders in Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship and Public Health Fellowship Award. The LEAP Fellowship is a $100,000 training award competitively granted to promising young infectious disease physicians. Funded by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, the fellowship aims to foster the next generation of […]
ID welcomes incoming fellows!
Noah Chodos, MDMedical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Residency: Tufts Medical Center, Boston MA Zoë Leyh, DOMedical School: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine Residency: St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Louis MO Antony Rawindraraj, DOMedical School: Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine Residency: University of Missouri, Columbia Reid Goodman, MDMedical School: New York […]
Jennifer Philips and colleagues identify possible new method to assess severity of TB infection (Links to an external site)
