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The Professorship Installation of Jennifer Philips, MD, PhD, as the Theodore and Bertha Bryan Professor of Medicine took place on September 16th. ⁠Dr. Philips presented: “Tackling TB: Lessons in Persistence”.⁠ Dr. Philips is Co-Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases. Her laboratory studies the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Mtb has afflicted humans for thousands […]

“Our study makes an important contribution by demonstrating how a critical Mtb virulence factor promotes the ability of the bacteria to disseminate in macrophages in the lungs. This study enhances our understanding of how Mtb evades immunity, which may enable better therapies and an effective vaccine for TB.”-Jennifer A. Philips, MD

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered a molecule in the lungs of tuberculosis (TB) patients that reflects the levels of TB-causing bacteria in the lungs, information needed to better address the notoriously difficult to treat disease.

Nine faculty members at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been elected fellows of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). They are Courtney Chrisler, MD, Michael Durkin, MD, Kevin Hsueh, MD, Jennie H. Kwon, DO, and Andrej Spec, MD, assistant professors of medicine; Philip J. Budge, MD, PhD, Gerome Escota, MD, and Jennifer A. Philips, MD, PhD, associate professors of medicine; and Keith F. […]

Three researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology in recognition of their scientific achievements and original contributions that have advanced the field of microbiology. The academy is an honorific leadership group within the American Society of Microbiology.