WashU students, faculty, and staff came together to enjoy happy hour tacos over conversations about their research, goals, and interests.
First WUNDIR Café of the semester kicks off at Session Taco
Category: Research
New INSPIRE Center aims to transform HIV prevention and treatment for young people (Links to an external site)
WashU has been awarded a Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant to establish the Innovative Network on the Science and Practice of Implementation, Research, and Engagement (INSPIRE) Center.
Brownson, Proctor, and Powell named to highly cited researchers 2024 list (Links to an external site)
Three Brown School faculty members—Ross Brownson, Enola Proctor, and Byron Powell—have been recognized on the Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list by Clarivate, an analytics company.
Cabassa to deliver 2025 Aaron Rosen Lecture at SSWR conference (Links to an external site)
The 2025 Aaron Rosen Lecture will take place on Friday, Jan. 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PT. Conference attendees can join in person or via livestream.
New Midwest Developmental Center for AIDS Research launches with focus on Implementation Science (Links to an external site)
The Center for Dissemination and Implementation announces the launch of a new Midwest Developmental Center for AIDS Research (D-CFAR) in Missouri, which brings together researchers from across the translational spectrum to address the HIV epidemic.
Register for the 2024 Public Health at WashU Annual Conference, Oct. 21-22
Join us on October 21-22, as WashU Public Health faculty, students and community partners explore these questions and others at the 2024 Public Health at WashU Annual Conference.
Straight talk: Upcoming series aims to help bridge the gap between Black communities and researchers (Links to an external site)
What do members of our community think about the way faculty and researchers engage with research participants and partners? How can the researchers forge genuine partnerships throughout the community and the region that can help create greater trust and ultimately, equity? Beginning October 4, the Center for Community Health Partnership and Research presents a three-part Collaborative Café series on equitable community-academic partnerships, but this time, there’s a twist.
Local collaboration key to effective evidence-based training, study finds (Links to an external site)
Collaborating with public health departments and other agencies to deliver training in evidence-based public health can offset the effects of high staff turnover, strengthen academic-practice relationships, and promote population-wide health and health equity, found a new study led by Stephanie Mazzucca-Ragan, assistant professor at the Brown School.
Save the Date(s) & Register: 2024 Public Health at WashU Annual Conference!
How can we ensure that the latest technological innovations in health care are equitable and accessible to all? How do we develop a public health workforce that reflects the population it serves and addresses needs in an equitable way? Save the date(s), October 21-22, as WashU Public Health faculty, students and community partners explore these questions and others at the 2024 Public Health at WashU Annual Conference, The Next Era of Public Health: Equity-informed approaches to innovative technologies & workforce development.
Reimagining public health: a path forward (Links to an external site)
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the crucial role of public health, while simultaneously exposing deep political divides and systemic flaws. Confidence in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plummeted by about 20 points per a State Policy Network opinion poll, showing how quickly public trust can be lost and how hard it is to regain.
Center director helps publish new journal supplement on HIV research advancements (Links to an external site)
The latest supplement of the Journal of the International AIDS Society, released earlier this month, and co-edited by director of the Center for Dissemination and Implementation, Elvin Geng, MD focuses on the latest advancements and research in HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention.
Deadline to apply for Inaugural Dissemination and Implementation Science Institute is July 31!
Participants can expect to gain knowledge and skills to address the challenges and complexities of implementing evidence-based interventions in diverse settings. The institute aims to enhance future research endeavors, foster collaborative projects, and contribute to the collective advancement of implementation science.
Midwest Center for AIDS Research to help end regional HIV epidemic
The center aims to support HIV research at all levels, from laboratory experiments to community program pilots. To ensure that research funded by the center will answer the questions most critical to public health efforts and to people living with HIV, projects will be selected by a committee composed of people from academic and nonacademic organizations.
Introductory D&I Workshop offers investigators applied skills in D&I science
Offered each spring, and facilitated by the Center for Dissemination and Implementation, the workshop focuses on core definitions, mechanisms, methods and stages of D&I science while convening and connecting like-minded investigators.
Center awards pilot funding to projects aimed at improving general, mental health care delivery
The Center for Dissemination and Implementation is pleased to announce pilot funding for two projects that use dissemination and implementation science to advance health outcomes.
Call for proposals: Institute offers Health Partnership Development, Pilot Funding
The Institute for Public Health is offering two new funding opportunities for partnerships and projects that address the needs of people experiencing severe mental illness and housing insecurity.
Center builds bridges in African implementation science
“It was a real privilege to see this vibrant network continue to grow” said Elvin Geng, director of WashU’s Center for Dissemination & Implementation. “It’s a testament to the power of collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to advancing health care for all. So, here’s to breaking new ground, forging new partnerships, and paving the way for a journey toward a healthier, more equitable future.”
Center awards seed funding to two community-academic projects centering on racial equity
Through its Pitch Partners² funding mechanism, and Community Partnership Support Funding program, the Center for Community Health Partnership and Research is pleased to announce seed funding for two community-academic partnerships that center on achieving racial equity.
WashU researchers’ discovery opens new doors to HIV treatment
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.
Center collaborator: “Connections ensure trust and sustainability”
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.