Data analysis offers comparison of the two viruses
COVID-19 patients at higher risk of death, health problems than those with flu (Links to an external site)
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Infectious diseases organization honors 5 faculty (Links to an external site)
Barrette, Henderson, Hunstad, Liang, Reno named fellows of Infectious Diseases Society of America
KL2 Alumnus Maximizes ICTS Options to Gain Skills for Dual Career as Researcher and ICU Clinician (Links to an external site)
Podcast: COVID-19 vaccines around the corner (Links to an external site)
This episode of ‘Show Me the Science’ reports on progress toward a vaccine and how to stay safe before vaccines become widely available
Toxin provides clues to long-term effects of diarrhea caused by E. coli (Links to an external site)
Bacteria change surface of human intestine to benefit themselves
Podcast: COVID-19 vaccines around the corner (Links to an external site)
This episode of ‘Show Me the Science’ reports on progress toward a vaccine and how to stay safe before vaccines become widely available
Toxin provides clues to long-term effects of diarrhea caused by E. coli (Links to an external site)
Bacteria change surface of human intestine to benefit themselves
Department of Medicine faculty honored with FIDSA designation (Links to an external site)
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.
Unprecedented challenge. Unprecedented collaboration. (Links to an external site)
A look at how Washington University came together in the spring and summer to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak — and to prepare for a fall semester that is anything but back to normal.
Bateman, Diamond, Hultgren named to National Academy of Inventors (Links to an external site)
School of Medicine scientists honored for innovation
Fast-Track Cities St. Louis launches new data dashboard
School of Medicine supports partnership working to end the HIV epidemic by 2030. On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, World AIDS Day, the St. Louis City Department of Health hosted a virtual celebration recognizing the first anniversary of Fast-Track Cities St. Louis and the launch of its new HIV data dashboard. Washington University School of Medicine […]
Call for Applications: EXPLORE Clinical Research Pathway Lead
Colleagues, Please see the call for applications below for the position of Clinical Research Pathway Lead for the medical school. The Position Description is also attached. EXPLORE is a new program within the Gateway Curriculum designed to support student Career Development and Scholarship in 4 Domains: Research, Innovation, Education and Advocacy/Global Health. EXPLORE consists of […]
AAAS names 7 Washington University faculty as 2020 fellows (Links to an external site)
Seven faculty members at Washington University in St. Louis are among 489 new fellows selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. John Baugh, Aaron DiAntonio,MD, PhD, David H. Gutmann, MD, PhD, Barbara Kunkel, Douglas L. Mann, MD,; Paul H. Taghert; and Lan Yang will receive the highest honor awarded by AAAS in recognition […]
St. Louis County Announces Results of COVID-19 Prevalence Testing (Links to an external site)
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO (November 23, 2020) – At least one out of every 100 St. Louis County adult residents had an active COVID-19 infection earlier this fall, while about five out of every 100 adults had contracted the disease at some earlier point, according to test results of a representative sample of county residents. […]
Young people with disabilities focus of COVID-19 testing grant (Links to an external site)
$5 million grant to fund saliva tests for students, teachers, staff in schools operated by Special School District of St. Louis County
Perspective: COVID-19 and War in Bosnia (Links to an external site)
Adisa Kalkan, MA, Project Administrator, Clinical Research Training Center, talks about resiliency during her experience with the Bosnian War and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Read her perspective here.
Lethal brain infections in mice thwarted by decoy molecule (Links to an external site)
Discovery of receptor, generation of decoy could help contain outbreaks of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
Milan J. Anadkat, MD: Appointed as Co-Director of the Office of Faculty Development for the Department of Medicine
Dear colleagues, It is my pleasure to announce that Milan J. Anadkat, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Dermatology at Washington University School of Medicine has been appointed as Co-Director of the Office of Faculty Development for the Department of Medicine. Dr. Anadkat has outstanding background and training in faculty development and coaching that will […]
Fluvoxamine may prevent serious illness in COVID-19 patients (Links to an external site)
Antidepressant drug repurposed for patients with coronavirus infection
Dr. Kelley Williams Joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Kelley Williams joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research on August 17, 2020 as Instructor in Medicine. Dr. Williams was born and raised in Southern Illinois. She received her undergraduate degree in biology at Saint Louis University in 2011 and her medical degree from the University of […]
Dominique Cosco, MD featured on The Medicine Matters Podcast
The Medicine Mentors is a podcast where top physician mentors share key insights, traits and best practices based on their own experiences to guide medical students and residents. Listen to the November 9, 2020 episode, “Good to Great with Dr. Dominique Cosco” here.
Cornea appears to resist infection from novel coronavirus (Links to an external site)
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 with compromised immune systems, and Zika virus has been found in tears […]
Improving emergency care for people with dementia is focus of new grant (Links to an external site)
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is one of four institutions awarded a total of $7.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study and improve care in emergency departments for people with dementia.
Washington University begins recruiting participants for phase 3 COVID-19 investigational vaccine clinical trial (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.
DOM Insider Volume 6
In this Issue: Letter from the Chair, Spotlight on Recruitment, Research News, Education News, Clinical News, New Faculty Leadership, Division Faculty, Trainee & Staff Updates, In the News, A Closer Look, Awards/Grants/Honors, Future Workforce in Medicine, Upcoming Events, and Wellness Resources
Dr. Rong Mei Zhang Joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Rong Mei Zhang joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research on July 1, 2020 as an Instructor. Dr. Zhang received her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. To enhance her research experience, she worked in basic science research developing a zebrafish model to study […]
Dr. Haley Abel Joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Haley J. Abel joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology as an Instructor in October, 2020. Dr. Abel received her B.A. in Mathematics and Chemistry (summa cum laude) from Vanderbilt University and her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Washington University in St. Louis. During her doctoral research in mathematics, she worked on […]
Dr. Rachel McDonald Joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Rachel McDonald joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine as an Assistant Professor in September, 2020. Dr. McDonald attended the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where during her third year of medical school, she was recognized for both her medical knowledge and clinical skills and was […]
Dr. Andrew Davis Joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Andrew Davis joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology as an Assistant Professor in September, 2020. Dr. Davis received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 2009 and performed his medical school, internal medicine, and hematology/oncology training at Northwestern University from which he graduated in 2020. Dr. Davis’s research interests have […]
Dr. Natalia Genere Joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Natalia Genere joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research as an Instructor in August 2020. Dr. Genere grew up in the Detroit, Michigan area. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Medical Anthropology from the University of Michigan, and subsequently completed medical education at the […]
Dr. Monika Bambouskova Joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Bambouskova received her MS in Biochemistry at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, and subsequently she earned her PhD in Biochemistry there in 2016. During her graduate studies she worked at the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences where she focused on studies of plasma membrane-associated immunoreceptor signaling. She also […]
Dr. Yi-Chieh “EJ” Perng Joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Yi-Chieh “EJ” Perng joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology as an instructor in July, 2020. Dr. Perng pursued his graduate training at Washington University in the laboratory of Dr. Dong Yu. His PhD studies were focused on establishing a reverse-genetic system that allowed him to investigate the function(s) of genes […]
Dr. Andy Chuu Joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Andy Chuu joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology as an Assistant Professor in October, 2020. Dr. Chuu received his MD from the University Of Arizona College Of Medicine in Tucson, Arizona. He received several distinctions while a medical student, including the Student Leadership Award, the Commitment to Undeserved People Leadership […]
Immune modulator drugs for COVID-19 focus of major NIH clinical trial (Links to an external site)
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 proteins at the already vanquished virus, creating a dangerous inflammatory response […]
Role of gut viruses in inflammatory bowel disease is focus of $8.5 million grant (Links to an external site)
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.
Nobel awarded to Charles Rice for hepatitis C discoveries at Washington University School of Medicine (Links to an external site)
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded Monday, Oct. 5, to three scientists for groundbreaking research that led to the discovery of the hepatitis C virus, an insidious and deadly blood-borne virus. One of those scientists – virologist Charles M. Rice, PhD – conducted his seminal work while on the faculty of […]
Dr. Aisha Shaikh joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Aisha Shaikh joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology as an Associate Professor in September, 2020. Dr. Shaikh completed medical school at the Dow University of Health Sciences in Pakistan. Her subsequent training included an Internal Medicine residency at St. Louis University Hospital, followed by a Rheumatology fellowship at Washington University […]
Dr. David Sumoza joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. David Sumoza joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology in July, 2020 as an Instructor. Dr. Sumoza is an instructor of medicine specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of Hematologic and Oncologic malignancies. Dr. Sumoza graduated from the Medical School of the University of Carabobo, Venezuela, where he also completed his […]
Dr. James Krings joins the Department of Medicine
James Krings, MD joined the Department of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in September, 2020. Dr. Krings is originally from the St. Louis area. He completed his fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Washington University School […]
‘A journey of a lifetime’ – Students embark on medical journeys during pandemic, new curriculum rollout (Links to an external site)
By itself, beginning medical school is a major milestone. But the entering class of 2024 also experienced several significant firsts upon their arrival earlier this month at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The 105 aspiring physicians are beginning medical school in the midst of a global pandemic.
Victoria J. Fraser: Missouri has much to show our lawmakers about our coronavirus needs (Links to an external site)
As summer gives way to fall, a time when a “second wave” has been predicted, our state finds itself in a battle, with a pattern of small advances followed by setbacks, against the pandemic. After flattening the curve in the St. Louis metropolitan region with shelter-in-place and masking policies, we saw increases in cases in […]
Dr. Nicole Droz joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Nicole Droz joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology as an Assistant Professor in September, 2020. Dr. Droz completed her undergraduate education at Colorado State University, where she received a B.S. in Health and Exercise Science with a concentration in Sports Medicine and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She then attended medical […]
Dr. Dennis Chen joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Dennis Chen joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Assistant Professor in August, 2020. Dr. Chen completed his undergraduate training at Duke University followed by medical school training at the University Of Texas School of Medicine in San Antonio where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) […]
Dr. Massini Merzkani joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Massini Merzkani joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology as an Assistant Professor in July, 2020. Dr. Merzkani received his M.D. from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras in 2011. He subsequently completed his internal medicine residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine from 2012 – 2015. He was distinguished […]
Dr. Ofer Zimmerman joins the Department of Medicine
Ofer Zimmerman, MD, joined the Department of Medicine on July 1, 2020 as an Instructor in the Division of Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Zimmerman obtained his medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine at Tel-Aviv University in Israel. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical […]
Dr. Elyse Everett joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Elyse Everett joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Palliative Medicine as an Instructor on July 1, 2020, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Neurology. She received her Bachelor degree in Rehabilitation Science in 2009 followed by a Master of Occupational Therapy in 2011, both at the University of Pittsburgh. […]
Dr. Christine Schafer joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Christine Schafer joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Dermatology as an Assistant Professor in September, 2020. Dr. Schafer was born and raised in Morristown, New Jersey. As an undergraduate at the University of Virginia, she studied history and graduated with honors. She returned to New Jersey to attend Rutgers Robert Wood […]
Dean’s Scholars Program 2021 – Request for Applications
The Division of Physician-Scientists announces the 2021 request for applications for the Dean’s Scholars Program. In an effort to provide more notice for applicants, the timeline for this award has been moved up, as compared to the 2020 RFA. Note, the earliest award start date is still July 1, 2021.
Study provides insight on how to build a better flu vaccine (Links to an external site)
Flu season comes around like clockwork every year, and sooner or later everyone gets infected. The annual flu shot is a key part of public health efforts to control the flu, but the vaccine’s effectiveness is notoriously poor, falling somewhere from 40% to 60% in a typical year.
Mati Hlasthwayo Davis, MD, MPH
Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH was recently featured in several media channels speaking on COVID-19, community engagement and advocacy for marginalized communities. 2nd Newsweek op ed (included a Wash U study) 9.25.20 BBC World 9.28.20: Partial clip/Full clip NBC Now 9.23.20 MSNBC 9.20.20 Yahoo Finance 9.23.20 NBC News Now Newsweek op ed CNN interview BBC […]