By Guest Author • March 27, 2024 Written by April Houston, MSW, MPH, knowledge translation & communications director, HLB-SIMPLe Research Alliance, Division of Infectious Diseases, WashU School of Medicine Scientists from Washington University have uncovered new insights into how HIV weakens the immune system of those it infects. Their findings were published in a recent edition of the journal Cell. CD4 T […]
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Center collaborator: “Connections ensure trust and sustainability”
By Institute for Public Health • If you hear a presentation by Professor of Medicine, Juliet Iwelunmor, PhD, from the Division of Infectious Disease at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, you immediately sense that she is passionate, well spoken, driven and committed to work that drives impact. Since joining the Department of Medicine in September […]
“D&I Day” offers insights, reflections and forward momentum in implementation science
By Center for Dissemination & Implementation • February 7, 2024 Written by Vianca Cuevas-Soulette, manager, Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control and Anne Trolard, staff scientist, Center for Dissemination and Implementation More than 70 students, staff and faculty from across WashU’s implementation science community recently convened for the university’s annual “D&I Day”, held at Delmar Divine. The goal of […]
Center offers casual monthly collaboration for anyone interested in implementation science
By Center for Dissemination & Implementation • February 6, 2024 Written by Kim Furlow and Ashley Sturm, Center for Dissemination and Implementation The Center for Dissemination and Implementation invites those who have a new interest in or who are entrenched in implementation science to visit the monthly WUNDIR Café. WUNDIR stands for Washington University Network of Dissemination and Implementation […]
Center offers casual monthly collaboration for anyone interested in implementation science
By Center for Dissemination & Implementation • February 6, 2024 Written by Kim Furlow and Ashley Sturm, Center for Dissemination and Implementation The Center for Dissemination and Implementation invites those who have a new interest in or who are entrenched in implementation science to visit the monthly WUNDIR Café. WUNDIR stands for Washington University Network of Dissemination and Implementation […]
Dissemination and Implementation Science flourishes at WashU centers, institutes and initiatives
By Center for Dissemination & Implementation • January 3, 2024 Written by Kim Furlow, communications manager at the Institute for Public Health Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) science takes what we know and seeks to improve how evidence-based public health solutions are adopted, implemented, and maintained in the real world. As public health is a key focus of WashU’s […]
Dissemination and Implementation Science flourishes at WashU centers, institutes and initiatives
By Center for Dissemination & Implementation • January 3, 2024 Written by Kim Furlow, communications manager at the Institute for Public Health Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) science takes what we know and seeks to improve how evidence-based public health solutions are adopted, implemented, and maintained in the real world. As public health is a key focus of WashU’s […]
Physicians/Public Health Faculty Scholars publish review on current state of HIV
By Center for Dissemination & Implementation • December 7, 2023 In an article published in The Lancet on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, researchers Aaloke Mody, MD and Elvin Geng, MD, WashU physicians in infectious disease, provide insights into the evolving landscape of the global HIV response, offering updates on the current state of HIV epidemiology, treatment, and […]
Four faculty promoted to tenure track (Links to an external site)
By tinuola.adebukola • October 19, 2023
The Center for Diabetes Translation Research (CDTR) solicits applications (Links to an external site)
The CDTR’s 2023 funding cycle offers two levels of awards for its 2023 Pilot and Feasibility Program. Letters of intent are due November 1.
Center names Powell co-director (Links to an external site)
Institute for Public Health leaders are pleased to announce that Brown School Associate Professor, Byron J. Powell, PhD, has been named co-director of the Center for Dissemination and Implementation alongside Director, Elvin Geng, MD. Powell also will continue to lead the center’s Implementation Methods & Metascience Initiative.
Center collaborator uses implementation science to advance mental health treatment for HIV patients in South Africa (Links to an external site)
Meet Asst. Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at WashU’s School of Medicine, Lindsey Filiatreau, PhD, MPH. She’s in the center collaborator dissemination & implementation SPOTLIGHT!
WashU & Parents as Teachers community-academic partnership benefits families “where they are”
By Center for Community Health Partnership & Research • August 23, 2023 Written by Kim Furlow, communications manager for the Institute for Public Health WashU Research Associate Professor, Rachel Tabak PhD, and Senior Vice President and Chief Research Officer of Parents as Teachers National Center (PATNC), Allison Kemner, MPH, work together in a community-academic partnership that benefits families while advancing the […]
Elwy to deliver second annual Enola Proctor Lecture (Links to an external site)
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University in Boston, Rani Elwy, PhD, will join us on October 9, to deliver this honorary lecture at the 2023 Annual D&I Proposal Development Bootcamp. You don’t want to miss this outstanding scholar!
Symposium helps advance antimicrobial stewardship, infection prevention & implementation science (Links to an external site)
Read more about the collaborative symposium on Antimicrobial Stewardship’s role in health care and infectious disease prevention. It was recently hosted by the Center for D&I at the Institute for Public Health and WashU’s Division of Infectious Diseases.
More work is needed to improve equity focus in public health departments (Links to an external site)
A new study by researchers at WashU’s Prevention Research Center and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors surveyed public health departments in the U.S. to understand current health equity-related work practices and identify ways to bolster equity-focused work in chronic disease prevention and control efforts.
IS-2 Hosts 2023 Summer Institute in St. Louis (Links to an external site)
This summer, researchers from across the U.S. gathered in St. Louis for the second Institute for Implementation Science Scholars (IS-2) in-person Institute. The Institute, which is a core component of the IS-2 mentored training program, was held in St. Louis at Washington University’s Bauer Hall (learn more about the first Institute here). In total, over 50 IS-2 Scholars, […]
Request for Submissions! 2023 Dissemination and Implementation Proposal Development Bootcamp (Links to an external site)
Get ready for the 2023 D&I Proposal Development Bootcamp. Submit your proposal by Sept. 13th!
Center for Dissemination & Implementation awards seed funding to enhance opportunities in D&I Science (Links to an external site)
Four research projects have received pilot funding from the Center for Dissemination & Implementation.
Prevention Research Center (PRC) staff spotlight: Sarah Pritchard (Links to an external site)
Sarah Pritchard’s training is in system dynamics, but her passion lies in equity and systems change. Read about why her position on the PRC’s leadership team on equity, diversity and inclusion is a perfect fit.