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The Center for Vaccine Development seeks adult volunteers for a clinical trial to study the safety and immune response elicited by a new investigational vaccine for West Nile virus. The study will last around 13 months, and participants will be compensated for their participation. Learn more ➡️ loom.ly/RtpFTR8
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@slusom14 Mar 2024
#MatchDay2024 is tomorrow! Ritika is excited to open her envelope, along with the rest of her class, to learn where they will practice medicine.
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.@SLU_Official nursing professor @CaraLWallace shares her expertise on #hospice care with @USATODAY's The Excerpt. art19.com/shows/5-things/epi…

SPECIAL | It's time we talk about hospice

Let's face it. Nobody starts their day thinking: I want to talk about hospice today. And yet, it's one of those topics that you really want to be prepared for. How much does it cost? Can hospice...

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“Using an app like this can help both community members and the health departments manage and control mosquito populations," Ricardo Wray, a professor in Saint Louis University’s College for Public Health and Social Justice says. More: stlmag.com/news/mosquito-ale…

Mosquito Alert STL wants to help you ID the bugs in your backyard—and give public health officials...

If ever there were a reason to try and lead a more ecofriendly life, it might be this: If winter doesn’t bring persistent freezing temperatures, which hamper mosquito breeding, we could one day be...

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Researchers at @slusom’s Center for Vaccine Development are inviting volunteers between the ages of 12-17 and 18-50 to participate in a national clinical trial involving the JYNNEOS mpox vaccine. slu.edu/news/2023/april/mpox…
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With SPOTS Program, @slusom Students Encourage Skin Cancer Awareness for Young People - slu.edu/news/2023/march/spot…

https://www.slu.edu | With SPOTS Program, SLU Med Students Encourage Skin Cancer Awareness for...

New, unusual-looking growths or changing spots on your skin are important indicators that it is time to see a dermatologist, says Sofia Chaudhry, M.D., associate professor of dermatology at Saint...

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.@slusom, @WUSTLmed to host annual #Tuberculosis symposium on March 27. Register now - slu.edu/news/announcements/2…

https://www.slu.edu | Registration Is Open for 7th Annual St. Louis TB Symposium

Saint Louis University and Washington University will co-host the 7th Annual St. Louis TB Symposium on Monday, March 27. The event will run from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Education Union.

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Registration now open for SLU's #Tuberculosis symposium. slu.edu/news/announcements/2…

https://www.slu.edu | Registration Is Open for 7th Annual St. Louis TB Symposium

Saint Louis University and Washington University will co-host the 7th Annual St. Louis TB Symposium on Monday, March 27. The event will run from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Education Union.

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Why so stuffy? @slusom's Mark Dykewicz talks chronic congestion with the @nytimes. nytimes.com/2023/02/21/well/…

Why Am I So Congested All the Time? (Published 2023)

Seasonal allergies, pet dander, temperature changes and sinus infections are just a few potential triggers for this common problem. Here’s what experts say can help.

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@slusom15 Feb 2023
Congratulations to Lynda Morrison, Ph.D. and John Tavis, Ph.D., Professors in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology who were recently named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
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@AcadofInventors14 Feb 2023
It is our distinct pleasure to announce our 2023 Class of NAI Senior Members! This year, we welcome 95 of the foremost emerging academic inventors identified by NAI’s Member Institutions. See the full Class of 2023: ow.ly/QaG050MOC3g
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Saint Louis University’s Center for Vaccine Development is participating in a clinical study for an investigational vaccine being developed against influenza: loom.ly/JrFolwk
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ICTS @ WashU in STL@WUICTS5 Oct 2022
ICTS Digest October 2022 - mailchi.mp/wustl.edu/icts-di…
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Verna Hendricks-Ferguson, Ph.D., the Irene Riddle Endowed Chair at the Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing, was honored with the 2022 Distinguished Researcher Award by the Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses: loom.ly/BMXi9SI
Verna Hendricks-Ferguson, Ph.D., stands in front of a sign reading "aphon" as she holds an award.

ALT Verna Hendricks-Ferguson, Ph.D., stands in front of a sign reading "aphon" as she holds an award.

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The 2015 study being used to greatly expand the limited supply of monkeypox vaccine and hopefully slow down the global outbreak was led by St. Louis University. stltoday.com/lifestyles/heal…

Study used to expand supply of monkeypox vaccine was led by St. Louis University

The SLU study showed it was possible to stretch the vaccine supply if it was given just under the skin.

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.@slusom researcher Sharon Frey's 2015 study is being used to expand the limited supply of #monkeypoxvaccine and hopefully slow down the global outbreak. bit.ly/3Ak01Gd

Study used to expand supply of monkeypox vaccine was led by St. Louis University

The SLU study showed it was possible to stretch the vaccine supply if it was given just under the skin.

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Hawaiian mochi butter cake; paczki; flavored, roasted chickpeas; vegan, plant-based sushi; versions of a traditional Arabic date cake; herbal tea; microwavable noodles: All were featured at a competition stltoday.com/business/column…

SLU dietetics students are all business about food

The City Foundry STL was the intersection of entrepreneurship and culinary excellence on Thursday.

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Construction of SLU’s new Jesuit residence is finished and Jesuits missioned as professors, pastors and staff members at the University have begun moving in: loom.ly/tewSv8E
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@slusom13 Jul 2022
Saint Louis University and Industry Partners Discover Treatment for Rare, Genetic Liver Disease. Jeffrey Teckman, M.D., is the paper's senior author. Read More Here: loom.ly/K5uQGQc #research #liverdisease #OneSLU #sluschoolofmedicine
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@FOX2now12 Jul 2022
SLU has new findings on rare liver disease trib.al/daTqH57

SLU has new findings on rare liver disease

When Dr. Jeffrey Teckman was in medical school, he learned that reduction in liver fibrosis or scar tissue in the liver.

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Replying to @christellvroach
@christellvroach says poetry is a conversation, not just an isolated conversation, but more of thinking about am I alone in this feeling, asking questions that may have no answers. Our ancestors are our first audience too. @light4ph love this way we are reimagining public health
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