Lung infections caused by soil fungi are a problem nationwide (Links to an external site)

Andrej Spec, MD, MSCI, a former KL2 and MTPCI scholar, and Patrick Mazi, MD, MSCI, former MTPCI scholar, are part of a research team at Washington University School of Medicine who discovered that the three main kinds of soil fungi that cause lung infections have all expanded their ranges in recent decades. Reliance on outdated maps […]

More frequent CT scans don’t help after lung cancer surgery (Links to an external site)

Varun Puri, MD, MS, former K12 Oncology and MPTCI scholar, served as the senior author of a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis who found that undergoing more frequent computed tomography (CT) scans was not associated with improved outcomes following lung cancer surgery. […}

TL1 predoctoral trainee take diabetes education to St. Louis area school nurses

TL1 trainee Lauren Kazmier and Michelle Bockstruck

TL1 predoctoral trainee and 3rd year medical student at the UMKC School of Medicine, Lauren Kazmaier, recognized that caring for children with type 1 diabetes in a school setting can be extremely challenging. While this is true for many reasons, a lack of formal education and training in diabetes treatment and management by many school […]

Now accepting applications to the TL1 Predoctoral Training Program in Clinical and Translational Science

Now accepting applications for the TL1 Predoctoral Training Program. The TL1 program provides career development for medical and allied healthcare students through didactic coursework, mentored training, work-in-progress research discussions, journal clubs, and conferences. The program includes stipend and tuition support, with an option of earning a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation Degree. Apply by February 20, […]

ICTS makes an impact in investigator’s research journey (Links to an external site)

Life doesn’t move in a straight line and neither does a career in clinical and translational research. Such is the truth for ICTS investigator Lindsay Kuroki, MD, MSCI, associate professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. As a research clinician working to improve […]