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Saint Louis University Vaccine Center Recruits Healthy Participants for Flu Human Challenge Study

Daniel Hoft, M.D., Ph.D., poses in a white lab coat outdoors on a bright, sunny day.

Daniel Hoft, M.D., Ph.D., director of SLU’s Vaccine Center and principal investigator of the study. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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President Fred P. Pestello takes a selfie in front of an audience wearing graduation caps and gowns. Dr. Pestello wears a blue gown and hat with a gold tassel and chain.Confetti falls from the ceiling.
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Commencement
SLU President Tells Class of 2025 to Enjoy the Journey

Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D., delivered the spring commencement address in his final graduation ceremony as Saint Louis University’s president. Pestello, the 33rd president in SLU’s history, will step down from the presidency at the end of June.

Dr. Sarah George poses for a photo inside a lab. She is wearing a white shirt under a white lab coat. A badge is clipped to her collar. Her hands are folded at her waist. She is wearing blue gloves. Her long hair is tied back.
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Clinical Trial
SLU Vaccine Center Will Enroll Healthy Volunteers in West Nile Virus Clinical Trial

Saint Louis University's Center for Vaccine Development will enroll up to 30 adult volunteers in a clinical trial to study the safety and immune response elicited by a new investigational vaccine for West Nile virus. Currently, there is no approved vaccine or treatment for illness caused by West Nile virus.

A photo of five men dressed in black robes taken inside a room. Pope Leo XIV, middle, wears a black and red rob with a red zucchetto on his head. He also wears a cross and a white clerical collar.
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Mission & Identity
SLU Doctoral Student and Augustinian Friar Shares Memories of Time Spent with Pope Leo XIV

When Cardinal Robert Prevost stepped out onto the balcony in St. Peter’s Square as Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, Saint Louis University doctoral student Fr. Jack Tierney O.S.A. cheered along with the rest of the world’s Catholics. Tierney is a member of the Midwest Augustinians, the same religious Order that produced Pope Leo XIV. Their paths frequently crossed as brother friars.

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SLU/YouGov Poll
Missouri Voters Sweet on Kansas City BBQ

In February 2025, the SLU/YouGov Poll asked 900 likely Missouri voters which regional style of American barbecue was their favorite. Kansas City style came out on top, with 41 percent of voters selecting it as their favorite barbecue style, more than double the 17 percent who favored St. Louis style.

Patricia Monteleone, M.D., left, and James A. Monteleone, M.D., professor emeritus of pediatrics, smile for a photo inside a dimly lit room. She wears a medal around her neck.
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Obituary
Patricia L. Monteleone, M.D.: 1935-2025

Patricia L. Monteleone, M.D., dean emerita of the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, died Sunday, May 4, 2025. She was 89. A true trailblazer, Monteleone was the first female dean of Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

A woman standing at a brown podium addresses an audience outdoors in front of a court house during the day. She wears a purple patterned dress with a purple blazer.
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Law
Dean Johnson Delivers Keynote Speech at the Old Courthouse Reopening

On May 3, 2025, Twinette Johnson, dean of Saint Louis University School of Law, had the honor of delivering the keynote for the reopening of the historic Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis. The building reopened to the public after wide-scale renovations beginning in 2022.

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