The goal of the Principles and Practice of Molecular Biology in Medicine course is to acquaint postdoctoral research fellows with most common molecular biology techniques that are available for biomedical research and to bring all…
The Hope Clinic of the Emory Vaccine Center (Division of Infectious Diseases) hosted a volunteer appreciation event at the Fernbank Science Museum on November 21. Former and current volunteers who participated in Hope Clinic research studies…
Please join the Department of Medicine for ID for the Internist: A 2015 Update. Date: Tuesday, 10/27 Time: Noon Location: Emory University Hospital, Auditorium (2nd floor) Moderator Jay Varkey, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, (Infectious Diseases) Speakers…
On October 14, 44 Department of Medicine faculty members were honored at the School of Medicine’s 2015 Celebration of Faculty Excellence for receiving senior promotions; Dean’s Teaching Awards; regional, national, and international awards; and other special…
On October 9, at the Infectious Diseases Society of America‘s IDWeek2015 in San Diego, Carlos del Rio, MD (Division of Infectious Diseases) was named chair of the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), and Wendy Armstrong, MD, FIDSA, FACP (Division of…
Varun Kishor Phadke, MD is a third-year infectious diseases fellow in the Emory T32 Vaccinology Training Program (VTP). Dr. Phadke works in the areas of vaccine clinical trials and maternal immunization, with a focus on pertussis. Pertussis…
The Paul B. Beeson, MD Faculty Recognition Award was established in honor of Dr. Paul Beeson’s outstanding contributions to the developing field of infectious diseases and as chair of the Emory University Department of Medicine from 1946 to 1952. Each year,…
Infectious diseases master clinician, outstanding teacher, and mentor David Rimland, MD retired in June 2015 after 38 years of dedicated service to Emory University. Dr. Rimland served as chief of infectious diseases at the Atlanta VA Medical Center from…
The Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), which serves 1,600 HIV-positive patients, has the largest HIV patient population of any VAMC in the country. The median age of these patients is 52. …”[W]e have this…
Until about five years ago, much of HIV/AIDS research focused solely on treatment. Now, patients have access to a combination of easily tolerated, convenient medications that promise to keep viral loads suppressed for decades. In…