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Craig B. Wilen, MD, PhD

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Medical Director, Immune Monitoring Core Facility

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Associate Professor Term

Medical Director, Immune Monitoring Core Facility

Biography

Dr. Wilen is an Associate Professor in Laboratory Medicine and Immunobiology and is focused on the host-pathogen interactions of RNA viruses including coronavirus and norovirus. Dr. Wilen received his A.B in Biology and Economics at Washington University in St. Louis, his MD and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. His residency training was in clinical pathology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. His postdoctoral studies were conducted in the laboratory of Herbert "Skip" Virgin at Washington University School of Medicine where he studied the pathogenesis of norovirus, the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis. Dr. Wilen discovered CD300lf as the first receptor for a norovirus and identified intestinal tuft cells as the physiologic target cell for mouse norovirus infection. Current work in the Wilen lab is focused on identifying mechanisms of immunity and pathogenesis for noroviruses, coronaviruses, and pre-emergent viruses with pandemic potential. The goals of this work are to enable improved risk stratification and to develop improved therapeutics and vaccines to reduce the disease burden from viruses.

https://wilenlab.com

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Education & Training

Instructor
Washington University School of Medicine (2018)
Resident in Clinical Pathology
Barnes-Jewish Hospital (2016)
MD
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine (2013)
PhD
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine (2011)
AB
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology and Economics (2006)

Research

Overview

Host-pathogen interaction, viral immunity

Medical Research Interests

Coronavirus; COVID-19; Immune Evasion; Immune System Diseases; Norovirus; RNA Viruses; Virology

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Craig B. Wilen's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    Young Faculty Award

  • honor

    Odyssey Award

  • honor

    Odyssey Award

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    Young Physician-Scientist Award

  • honor

    Robert E. Leet and Clara Guthrie Patterson Trust Mentored Research Award

Clinical Care

Overview

Clinical Specialties

Laboratory Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Clinical Pathology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pathology
    Original Certification Date
    2016

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