2/24/2017
Joanne Engel, MD, PhD, is chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and professor of medicine in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at U.C. San Francisco. More>>
Study By ID Team Shows How Bacteria Spread From Sink Drainpipes to Patients
2/24/2017
Many recent reports have found multidrug resistant bacteria living in hospital sink drainpipes, putting them in close proximity to vulnerable patients. But how the bacteria find their way out of…
ID Chief Bill Petri Named Virginia Outstanding Scientist
2/22/2017
William A. Petri Jr., MD, PhD, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health in the Department of Medicine, has been named a Virginia Outstanding Scientist for 2017. The…
Flickinger and Colleagues Publish Study on Virtual Support Groups for People With HIV
2/2/2017
Congratulations to Tabor Flickinger of the Division of General, Geriatric, Palliative and Hospital Medicine and Rebecca Dillingham of the Division of Infectious Diseases and their colleagues for the following publication:…
DOM Division Fellowship Programs Fill Rosters for 2017-2018
12/13/2016
Below are the 31 matches announced by Department of Medicine fellowship programs for 2017-2018 incoming fellows. Of the 31 incoming fellows, 12 are from UVA residency programs. Congratulations to all!…
‘Bad Guy’ Cells Prove Vital for Stopping Deadly Bug
11/17/2016
By Josh Barney* // Researchers in ID chief Bill Petri's lab have identified immune cells vital for protecting us from potentially fatal C. difficile bacterial infections. Surprisingly, those cells are…
11/10/2016
Date: Wednesday November 30, 2016 Time: 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM Location: Pinn Hall auditorium , 1-5 Eric R. Houpt, MD, is the Jack Gwaltney Professor of Medicine in the Division…
Medicine Grand Rounds| Eric R. Houpt, MD – Molecular Diagnostics in Infectious Diseases
11/7/2016
Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm Location: Pinn Hall Auditorium - Rm. 1-5 More info: AJB9FA@virginia.edu Eric R. Houpt, MD, is the Jack Gwaltney Professor of Medicine in…
Petri Named 2016 UVA Distinguished Scientist
10/18/2016
Reprinted from UVA Today ("Egelman, Kron, Petri Named UVA’s 2016 Distinguished Scientists," by Fariss Samarrai, 10/3/16) Three of the University of Virginia’s top researchers – biochemist Ed Egelman, cardiovascular surgeon and scientist Dr.…
10/17/2016
Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Time: Noon to 1 pm Location: Pinn Hall Auditorium Scott K. Heysell, MD, is an assistant professor in the UVA Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Heysell's research…