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Fungi in the soil cause a significant number of serious lung infections in 48 out of 50 states and the District of Columbia, including many areas long thought to be free of deadly environmental fungi, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

TL1 predoctoral trainee and 3rd year medical student at the UMKC School of Medicine, Lauren Kazmaier, recognized that caring for children with type 1 diabetes in a school setting can be extremely challenging. While this is true for many reasons, a lack of formal education and training in diabetes treatment and management by many school nurses is a significant concern. Kazmaier explained, “Since

Life doesn’t move in a straight line and neither does a career in clinical and translational research. Such is the truth for ICTS investigator Lindsay Kuroki, MD, MSCI, associate professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. As a research clinician working to improve health equity among medically

ICTS members and Saint Louis University assistant professors, Jennifer Bello Kottenstette, MD and Sarah Gebauer, MD, were both recently awarded K23 grants from two separate institutes with the National Institutes of Health. As a mentored career development award, the K23 provides early-stage investigators with additional opportunities to develop their independent research careers. The K23 is

Newly awarded NIH NIDDK R25 grant establishes Washington University as a coordinating center for the Short-Term Research Experience Program to Unlock Potential (STEP-UP)

Since the inception of the ICTS in 2007, pilot funding opportunities have provided investigators with support for promising and innovative translational research. Frequently, this pilot funding begets research and novel findings that assist investigators in applying for additional grant mechanisms. In 2019, Guoyan Zhao, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Washington

The Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences announces five partnerships selected to receive funding through the 2022-2023 Partnership Development and Sustainability Support (PDSS) program. This funding program provides up to $10,000 to new and existing community-academic partnerships for a 10-month period. It enables partners to develop the trust, infrastructure

As an undergraduate double major in English and Biology, Jennie Kwon, DO, MSCI, might have had a hard time predicting her eventual career path. But, during her first semester in medical school, Kwon admitted she was “bit by the proverbial microbiology bug”. “I was truly fascinated by these organisms,” recalls Kwon. “And I knew immediately that a career in infectious diseases was for me.” That

The ICTS has awarded four separate awards to investigators in the ICTS’ first-ever virtual poster display and contest. As part of the 4th annual ICTS Symposium, 47 separate posters were submitted and reviewed by 22 ICTS faculty from Washington University in St. Louis, University of Missouri – Columbia, and Saint Louis University. Posters showcased ICTS-supported research and were categorized by

The Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) hosted their 4th annual Symposium and Poster Display on Friday, May 13, 2022. The theme “Making an Impact, Shaping the Future” focused on strategies to address equity and diversity challenges experienced by institutions across the national Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) network. The hybrid event

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $61 million grant from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the infrastructure for developing and carrying out biomedical research studies. The funding supports Washington University’s Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS), which was

One could argue that there has never been a more essential time to pursue a research-based career in clinical and translational science. With the onset of the current pandemic in tandem with the rapid release of new medical technologies, a well-trained translational science workforce is necessary for the future of public health. And, the need is real. According to the NIH Physician-Scientist

Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) and The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital awards 25 investigators as part of the 15th annual Clinical and Translational Research Funding Program (CTRFP). The CTRFP is the largest internal grant funding program of the ICTS. Applicants are required to submit proposals for projects that promote the translation of

Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), visited Washington University School of Medicine to discuss lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the Department of Medicine’s weekly Grand Rounds series, she sat down with ICTS Director William G. Powderly, MD for a discussion that highlighted the pandemic’s success stories and

Humans evolved in a relatively quiet landscape, without natural selection for protection from acoustic trauma. In today’s increasingly loud industrialized world, exposure to noise affects us all, and life is only getting louder. According to findings from the 2011-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), nearly one in four of US adults aged 20-69 years has some indications

University of Florida faculty are leading a multistate team to boost COVID-19 and influenza vaccination rates in parts of the country where health care skepticism is common and vaccination rates are low. With the emergence of the highly contagious omicron COVID-19 variant, experts say it is more important than ever to provide people with information and access to protective vaccines. The Our

Shots trigger exceptional antibody response by activating key helper immune cells

Doug Lindsay describes the battle with his own rare disease. Now, he advocates for others. With over a decade spent trying to understand the rare disease that kept him bedridden for most of his 20s, Doug Lindsay learned to become his own advocate. For years he dedicated himself to investigating his symptoms and seeking help from a variety of specialists in hopes of finding answers. Eventually

Congratulations to Washington University TL1 trainees, Ameen Awad, Samuel Cortez, MD, Annahita Fotouhi, and Alexandra Zdonczyk for winning the inaugural TL1 Debate on November 9, 2021, defeating a team from the University of Michigan. The debate, a new event developed from an existing training exercise for TL1 trainees at Washington University in St. Louis, featured four, pre and postdoctoral TL1

The Washington University Pediatric and Adolescent Research Consortium (WU PAARC), a practice-based research network of community pediatric healthcare providers, has been an integral part of the ICTS since the inception of the CTSA program at Washington University in 2007. As a core of the ICTS and a part of the Integrating Special Populations function, WU PAARC continually fosters partnerships

ICTS supports week of programming to help investigators more effectively communicate their science to diverse audiences. In partnership with the Bernard Becker Medical Library at Washington University School of Medicine and to kick off Health Literacy Month, the ICTS supports #SciComm Week with a series of events to help researchers craft and disseminate stories about their science to any audience

Washington University ICTS supported research shows that rapid saliva test screenings – aimed at early detection of the virus – contributed to exceedingly low transmission of the virus among students, teachers and staff in the six schools overseen by the Special School District of St. Louis County, the largest specialized education provider in Missouri.

Nearly 90% of people taking immunosuppressants to treat autoimmune conditions produce an antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination, but the response is weaker than those generated by healthy people, according to a study by ICTS researchers at Washington University School of Medicine.

NIH Director, Francis Collins, MD, features ICTS research in his August 24th blog post, “The Amazing Brain: Tracking Molecular Events with Calling Cards”

ICTS KL2 scholar and CTRFP awardee Rupa Patel, MD, MPH and CTRFP awardee Alex Ramsey, PhD are featured in St. Louis Magazine article, "Too many research papers just languish on the shelf. These St. Louis scientists want to put them in action".

ICTS Associate Director Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD was the featured speaker at the July 8th NextGen Precision Health Discovery Series. She spoke about the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences Precision Health function, including efforts to integrate of genomic and electronic health record data, engage community and research participants through return of research results, and her own