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cWIDR
WUSTL center for study of women's infectious diseases officially opens
May 5,
2008 --
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| Photo courtesy of Scott Hultgren, John Heuser and Robyn Roth |
| A micrograph reveals an E. coli bacterium (in green) that is part of a community of bacteria known as a biofilm. |
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Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis this week held opening ceremonies for a new center to study infectious diseases that preferentially affect women. The center for Women's Infectious Disease Research (cWIDR) will focus on issues such as microorganisms that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs), infections that lead to premature delivery, and potential contributing roles for microorganisms in life-threatening conditions such as cancer.
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Igniting a recall
Quick thinking by WUSM physician leads to international investigation
May 1,
2008 -- In early January, two patients undergoing kidney dialysis at St. Louis Children's Hospital had sudden life-threatening allergic reactions that caused their eyes, lips and tongues to swell, raised their heart rates and dropped their blood pressures dangerously low. After the dialysis staff treated the children with medication that relieved the symptoms, they called infectious diseases specialist Alexis Elward, who sprung into action to help determine the cause. Little did she know it would spark an international investigation into a common blood thinner and a recall of the drug from the market.
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Algorithm finds the network - for genes or the Internet
Math tool finds genetic communities that lead to disease
March 12,
2008 -- Human diseases and social networks seem to have little in common. However, at the crux of these two lies a network, communities within the network, and farther even, substructures of the communities. Weixiong Zhang, Ph.D., Washington University associate professor of computer science and engineering and of genetics, along with his Ph.D. student, Jianhua Ruan, has published an algorithm (a recipe of computer instructions) to automatically discover communities and their subtle structures in various networks.
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Bradley P. Stoner
Associate Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology in Arts and Sciences
Dr. Stoner, who joined the Infectious Disease division in 1995, holds a joint appointment as Associate Professor of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences. He studied anthropology at Harvard University and McGill University, and received the M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Indiana University. He completed residency ...
Expertise: anthropology, public health, medicine, sexually transmitted diseases, biomedicine, medical anthropology, anthropology of public health, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-5673
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bstoner@wustl.edu
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Richard Chole
Lindburg Professor and head of otolaryngology
Chole is known for developing the oto-endoscopic camera and a prosthetic device that functions as a replacement for middle ear bones damaged by injury or infection. His current research aims to understand the mechanisms which are operant in the pathophysiology of inflammatory osteolysis in the middle ...
Expertise: bacteriology, bone biology, inflammation, hearing, signal transduction
Media assistance: (314) 286-0141 / ericsong@wustl.edu
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David Clifford
Melba and Forest Seay Professor of Clinical Neuropharmacology in Neurology
Clifford, who is director of the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (ACTU) at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, is a leading expert on the neurological complications of AIDS and their treatment and management. He has also participated in studies of epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis. Clifford is involved ...
Expertise: Neuropharmacology, HIV, AIDS, AIDS-related dementia, peripheral neuropathy, leukoencephalopathy, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, …
Media assistance: (314) 286-0126 / pattoner@wustl.edu
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Samuel Stanley
Director of the Midwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research
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Stanley directs the Midwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (MRCE), funded by a $35 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The center's mission is to support basic and translational research in critical areas ...
Expertise: biodefense, infectious diseases
Media assistance: (314) 935-5217 / joeangeles@wustl.edu
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Joseph Ackerman
William Greenleaf Eliot Professor of Physical Chemistry in Arts & Sciences
Joseph J. H. Ackerman, Ph.D. is William Greenleaf Eliot Professor of Chemistry and chair of the chemistry department. His work is concerned primarily with the development and application of magnetic resonance spectroscopic and imaging techniques for the study of functional biophysical and physiologic ...
Expertise: magnetic resonance techniques, spectroscopic techniques, imaging techniques, functional biophysical, physiologic events, intact biological systems, isolated cell preparations, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-6593
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ackerman @wuchem.wustl.edu
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Study Says Implants Double Risk of Infection After Breast Reconstructive Surgery
The New York Times
and 27 others
Jan. 22,
2008 -- More than one in 20 patients undergoing breast surgery later developed infections at incision sites, according to a new study, a complication that was more common than thought. Study co-authors WUSTL infectious diseases professor Margaret Olsen and WUSTL plastic and reconstructive surgery professor Keith Brandt comment.
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Invasive Mosquito Species Found in Midwest
Washington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
and 32 others
Sept. 27,
2005 -- A species of mosquito common in the eastern U.S. and capable of carrying the West Nile virus has made its way to the Midwest for the first time, a finding made by WUSTL junior chemistry major Stephanie Gallitano.
Gallitano, WUSTL biology professor Jonathan Chase and Gallitano's mentor and postdoctoral fellow James Vonesh comment.
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A new approach to fighting flu
Philadelphia Inquirer
and 17 others
June 22,
2005 -- Article on a Philadelphia scientist who is working on a virulent Southeast Asian flu strain that is killing birds and threatens to start a flu pandemic. He is testing a prototype vaccine that could play a critical role in protecting people from the flu — especially against a lethal pandemic strain. Some experts believe it could lead to a long-lasting shot that might make annual flu clinics a thing of the past. WUSTL researcher Andrew Pekosz talks about the positive results his own team has had and said he hoped their vaccine would be ready for human trials in a year.
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National Institutes of Health funds regional research center at Colorado State
Associated Press State & Local Wire
and 48 others
June 2,
2005 -- The NIH awarded a $40 million grant to Colorado State University for a regional center to fight animal-to-human diseases such as West Nile and hantavirus. The Rocky Mountain center will be one of 10 regional consortiums, including WUSTL, funded by the NIH to research threats from infectious diseases and bioterror agents.
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