News

• Black In Micro Week 2021 Sept 27 – Oct 1
• Postponed: Marvin A. Brennecke Symposium, Honoring Nobel Laureate, Charles Rice, PhD, October 22, 2021
• Andrew Kau, MD, PhD, cWIDR Core Faculty, among three physician-scientist to receive Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards.
• Gut makeup could make diarrhea less likely. Molecular signature of a diarrhea-resistant gut found.
• Fimbrion and GSK Identify Novel, Antibiotic-Sparing Development Candidate for Urinary Tract Infections.
• NIH NIDDK highlights studies from the Hultgren lab/cWIDR
• Dr. Michael G. Caparon, Jr. selected fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• Hultgren elected to National Academy of Medicine
• Aggressive UTI bacteria hijack copper, feed off it
• cWIDR and Broad Institute Collaborators focus on Antibiotic Resistance
• From the blog of the Director of NIH
• Center for Women’s Infectious Diseases Research announces Pilot Grant awardees
• cWIDR Core Faculty Member selected for Oustanding Faculty Mentor Award
• Vaginal bacteria can trigger recurrent UTIs, study shows
• Novel approach shows promise against UTIs
• cWIDR held its annual symposium in December on the Medical Campus.
• Center for Women’s Infectious Diseases Research holds symposium
• $5.3 million boosts research to fight urinary infections
• Painkillers may decrease susceptibility to recurring urinary infections
• At leat 1/3 of women are diagnosed with a urinary tract infection before the age of 24
• 25% of preterm births are associated with bacterial infection
• Conditions such a diabetes, pregnancy, obesity can put women at greater risk of infectious diseases
• Microbes can persist and trigger chronic infections by forming bio films
• Overuse of antibiotics is fueling the rise of drug resistant bacteria
• Understanding Prematurity
• Bacteria may contribute to premature births, STDs