Dr. Michael Diamond is an ID-trained physician scientist at Washington University of Saint Louis where he serves as the Herbert S. Gasser Professor within the Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, Pathology & Immunology.

Dr. Diamond runs a prolific basic science lab studying the molecular basis of disease of globally emerging RNA viruses and focuses on the interface between pathogenesis and host immunity. He is also actively involved in mentorship of physician-scientist trainees. He is also a recipient of Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award of the American Society of Clinical Investigation and currently an elected Councilor for the Association of American Physicians.

Dr. Diamond completed his MD/PhD training at Harvard University, after which he completed his postgraduate clinical training in medicine and infectious diseases at UCSF.

In today’s episode, Dr. Diamond discusses the importance of high-quality research and its role in defining one’s reputation. He also discusses the leaky pipeline and potential strategies to address the challenges associated with length of training and ways to improve mentorship including formal strategies to facilitate guided mentorship involving junior faculty.

 
Our thanks to Dr. Diamond for being on the podcast. 
 

Lab website:

https://profiles.wustl.edu/en/persons/michael-diamond

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