ARTICLE: Four-Week Direct-Acting Antiviral Prophylaxis for Kidney Transplantation From Hepatitis C-Viremic Donors to Hepatitis C-Negative Recipients: An Open-Label Nonrandomized Study AUTHORS: Christine M Durand, Brittany Barnaba, Sile Yu, Diane M Brown, Michael A Chattergoon, Nichole Bair, Fizza F Naqvi, Mark Sulkowski, Dorry L Segev, Niraj M Desai JOURNAL: Ann Intern Med. 2021 Jan;174(1):137-138. doi: 10.7326/M20-1468. Epub 2020 Sep 8. Abstract Background: Kidneys from deceased donors with hepatitis C […]
Infectious Diseases
Irvin Named Associate Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipDr. Risha Irvin will become the next Associate Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion and Director of the DOM Diversity Council on March 1, 2021. Born and raised in the South, Dr. Irvin and her family were no strangers to the unjust Jim Crow laws and discrimination that still exists in our society today. Her […]
Randomized Trial of a Vaccine Regimen to Prevent Chronic HCV Infection
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Randomized Trial of a Vaccine Regimen to Prevent Chronic HCV Infection AUTHORS: Kimberly Page, Michael T. Melia, Rebecca T. Veenhuis, Matthew Winter, Kimberly E. Rousseau, Guido Massaccesi, William O. Osburn, Michael Forman, Elaine Thomas, Karla Thornton, Katherine Wagner, Ventzislav Vassilev, Lan Lin, Paula J. Lum, Linda C. Giudice, Ellen Stein, Alice Asher, Soju Chang, […]
Maragakis Receives Award for the Support of Clinical Excellence
Posted by | Congratulations, Education, Patient CareDr. Lisa Maragakis, associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was named the inaugural winner of the Award for the Support of Clinical Excellence from the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. The award was created to honor a person at Hopkins that was instrumental in supporting clinical excellence across our institution. Dr. Maragakis […]
Queen Receives Achievers Award
Posted by | Congratulations, EducationDr. Jessica Queen, fellow in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was named a winner of the Achievers Award in honor of Black History Month. This award is given to recognize and highlight underrepresented minorities who exemplify excellence and models the Johns Hopkins Medicine core values. She was honored because of her outstanding contributions to the […]
Boyd, Hansel and Karakouis Elected to ASCI
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchDr. Cynthia Boyd, professor and director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, Dr. Nadia Hansel, professor and director of the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, and Dr. Petros Karakousis, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, were recently named to the newest cohort of members of the American Society for Clinical […]
Page Receives Levi Watkins Ideals Award
Posted by | Civic Engagement, CongratulationsDr. Kathleen Page, associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was recognized earlier this month during the Johns Hopkins Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration virtual event with the Levi Watkins Ideals Award. The award honors the late Dr. Levi Watkins and is bestowed upon a Johns Hopkins Medicine leader who has made outstanding contributions […]
Fisher Center Discovery Program Award Winners
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchThe Sherrilyn and Ken Fisher Center for Environmental Infectious Diseases recently awarded grants to JHU faculty. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, proposals were solicited for both environmental infectious diseases and SARS-CoV-2. The Fisher Center is directed by Dr. Paul G. Auwaerter. Congratulations to the following Hopkins faculty including two from the Department of Medicine […]
Everything You Need to Know About COVID mRNA Vaccines
Posted by | Patient Care, ResearchIn light of the landmark FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19, the Johns Hopkins Center for Innovative Medicine (CIM) will host a special seminar via Zoom entitled: Everything you need to know about COVID mRNA vaccines Tuesday, December 22, 4-5 p.m. Presented by: Dr. Anna Durbin Professor of International Medicine The Center for […]
13 from the DOM Named Highly Cited Researchers
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchThirteen members of the DOM were named to the Clarivate's list of 2020 Highly Cited Researchers. The list represents the select few who have been most frequently cited by their peers over the last decade. In 2020, fewer than 6,200, or 0.1 percent, of the world's researchers, across 21 research fields, have earned this exclusive […]