Microbiology-Immunology-Tropical Medicine
Jeffrey M. Bethony, PhD, professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, and David Diemert, MD, associate professor of medicine, published an article in Trends in Parasitology on lessons learned while creating hookworm and schistosomiasis vaccine candidates.
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Michael I. Bukrinsky, MD, PhD, will serve as interim chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine.
Aileen Chang, MD, MSPH, is the principal investigator at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences for a study looking for a yellow fever diagnostic, in collaboration with Antigen Discovery Incorporated and Harvard University.
Roberta DeBiasi, MD, professor of pediatrics and of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, spoke to Reader's Digest for an article about how doctors treat patients with the flu.
A research team led by Brad Jones, PhD, from GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences found that HIV-infected cells are resistant to CD8+ T-cells. The research was published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Roberta DeBiasi, MD, professor of pediatrics and of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, spoke to TIME about this year's flu season and flu-related deaths of children. This story was also covered by Romper.
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, in collaboration with a team of researchers at the George Washington University and the René Rachou Institute, have received funding from the National Institutes of Health for a Phase Ib clinical trial for a Schistosomiasis…
Three researchers from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) received awards at the District of Columbia Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP) 2017 Scientific Meeting held on Nov. 4.
Catherine Bollard, MD, professor of pediatrics and of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, spoke to Managed Healthcare Executive for an article about CAR T-cells and her presentation at the 2017 American Society of Hematology annual meeting.
David Diemert, MD, associate professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine and of medicine, spoke to NPR for an article about the cost of albendazole, the primary drug used to treat hookworm.