The Bladder Immunology Group http://smhs.gwu.edu/hsieh-lab/

12/11/2020

Our paper on imaging of clinical & experimental urogenital , incl. ultrasound (mouse bladder w/granuloma shown here), MRI, narrow band imaging, CT, confocal laser endomicroscopy & 2-photon microscopy, has been accepted by Advances in !

12/10/2020

(social media) can be a powerful means by which to promote your and scholarship, here's a link to a recent talk on the subject I gave to early career stage faculty, hope it's helpful (DM me if you can't access it)!: https://bit.ly/3qKsP5b

12/10/2020

Our paper showing that IPSE, a protein, can greatly reduce inflammation, is now online in Parasites and Vectors: https://rdcu.be/cbWK9 We are developing this as a new therapeutic to accelerate recovery from urinary tract infections, stay tuned!

12/09/2020

I'm very proud to be on the editorial board for
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
- tremendous increases in volumes of COVID and other infection-related submissions (including my favorite category - helminths), and a corresponding growth of the board!

12/09/2020

, atopic dermatitis, and antibiotic-associated diarrhea commonly affect children. Our newly accepted review on to prevent these conditions is now online!:https://nature.com/articles/s41390-020-01298-1.pdf (photo: NCCIH)

09/23/2020

Happy Appreciation Week to Kenji, one the “vertebrae” of the backbone of the ! Here he is showing off his bone 🥃 shot skills 😆

07/29/2020

‪Different species of eggs cause different pathology for unclear reasons, i.e., S. haematobium& . Our work on eggs w/Geoffrey Gobert, newly accepted for pub in , points to possible explanations for these key differences!‬

07/15/2020

Congrats to Kenji for being awarded a T32 fellowship to study -associated ! btw Kenji is very good at 🥃 shots

07/11/2020

While updating my cv I've found that 👀 up old trainees&👀 their accomplishments is incredibly rewarding. 22 high school/undergrad students, of which are 16 female, 9 from underrep groups, at least 18 in , 15 in biomedical fields, incl 2 urologists&1 neurosurgeon!

06/29/2020

‪Seven years ago my first lab student, Kim Thai, presented at her first meeting. Little did I know today she would match in a reconstructive fellowship ! So proud of her!! ‬

06/12/2020

‪Resiniferatoxin is the most potent agonist 4 the capsaicin receptor-it kills nerve endings! This receptor may b 🔑 4 some types of pain. Our shows IPSE, a protein, inhibits this pain!: https://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.06.11.146829v1‬

The transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1) receptor is an important mediator of nociception and its expression is enriched in nociceptive neurons. TRPV1 signaling has been implicated in bladder pain and is a potential analgesic target. Resiniferatoxin is the most po...

05/20/2020

‪Thanks to the Children’s National Hospital OR for words of from Jim Valvano‬