Geng named editor-in-chief of Implementation Science Communications

HIV expert aims to publish research that balances conceptual innovation with real world impact

Tamara Schneider

August 7, 2025

Elvin Geng, MD, MPH, a professor of medicine at WashU Medicine, a member of the secondary faculty at the School of Public Health, and a co-director of the School of Public Health’s Dissemination and Implementation Science Innovation Research Network (DISIRN), has been named editor-in-chief of the journal Implementation Science Communications.

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Geng is an expert in the field of implementation science, focusing his research on evidence-based interventions in the public health response to HIV and other communicable and noncommunicable diseases. 

As editor-in-chief, he aims to make the journal “investigator-centered,” prioritizing timely, constructive editorial experiences and to balance conceptual innovation with real-world impact. His vision for the journal includes fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and encouraging submissions that move beyond disease-specific silos. He encourages the journal’s readers — especially those entering and early in their careers — to stay curious, stay committed, and pursue what is exciting, because implementation science is a field where passion, rigor, and relevance intersect. 

For more, read the announcement published by WashU Medicine’s Light Institute for Global Health and Transformation.

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