ID Heroes across the country were asked to share their perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic. Ahlesha Kaushik, MD, FAAP, shares her reality as a Pediatric Infectious Diseases physician and member of IDSA and PIDS below. From being selfless clinicians to fight COVID-19, being the forerunners for infection control working in conjunction with hospital administration,…
ID Heroes across the country were asked to share their perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Stephen M. Brecher of VA Boston HealthCare Center shares his in an essay titled The “Toilet Paper” Reality. The first real reported shortage in the early days of COVID was toilet paper. In reality, the toilet paper shortage is…
On May 5th the IDSA Foundation will launch a #GivingTuesdayNOW campaign. What is #GivingTuesdayNOW? #GivingTuesdayNow is a global day of giving and unity that will take place on May 5, 2020 as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. This campaign will amplify stories from the front-lines of the COVID-19 crisis and…
The HIVMA Clinical Fellowship Program funded by the IDSA Foundation, provides non-ID trained physicians with the most updated best practices for treating patients living with HIV/AIDS. Each year the program provides grants to fellows at institutions that predominantly serve communities of color. Funds are used to support a year of dedicated HIV clinical training for…
We are thrilled to be bringing on our newest member of the IDSA Foundation team, Catherine Lampi as our Development Manager. Catherine comes to us from the National Organization for Women where she worked as a Development Manager responsible for managing the organizations development program including major gifts, planned giving, advocacy campaigns and community and…
An incredible number of nominations were submitted in honor and recognition of a woman in the field of infectious diseases who has created a path forward for ID research, mentorship, and advocacy. Last year, we honored four incredible women, but this year, the IDSA Foundation will highlight the work and inspiration of six Women of…
Do you have an original idea to improve ID care? Does this idea include an original invention, product, device or innovative concept for improving ID care? Consider submitting your original idea to the IDSA Foundation’s IDEA Incubator 2020 for a chance to win funding! Three finalists will present their innovations in front of a live…
Allison Aiello, PhD, a Professor of Epidemiology and current Carolina Population Center Fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was one of the two, 2018 inaugural grant awardees of the Alzheimer’s Research Grant receiving $50,000 in research funding. Dr. Aiello’s proposed research showed thought-provoking approaches to discover a possible linkage between infectious…
Intriguing evidence suggests Alzheimer’s disease may have a link to infectious disease or a microbial mechanism. Could this be the missing link to lead to a cure for Alzheimer’s disease? To advance research that could shed light and provide hope to the more than 5.7 Americans and 47 million people worldwide living with the disease,…
We are excited to introduce the newest member of the IDSA Foundation team – Evelyn Morales! Evelyn will be serving as the Foundation’s Program Manager and is here to help us grow and manage our already exciting programs. Before you meet or work with Evelyn through an IDSA Foundation program, get to know her through…