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Infectious Diseases Research

Infectious Diseases Basic Science, Translational, and Clinical Research

Major areas of research are listed below, including faculty with primary or secondary appointments in the Section of Infectious Diseases, and faculty from other departments working on research in infectious diseases. The section also has an Infection and Immunity T32 Training Program for post-doctoral fellows interested in advanced training in research and anticipating a career in academic medicine. Faculty who are mentors on the section’s T32 are indicated by “T32” after their name.

For more information, review each faculty profile below. 

Enteric Pathogens

  • Robert Atmar, M.D. (T32)
  • Mary Estes, Ph.D. (T32)
  • Hashem El-Serag, M.D., M.P.H. (T32)
  • Anthony Maresso, Ph.D. (T32)
  • B.V.V. Prasad, Ph.D. (T32)
  • Pablo Okhuysen, M.D. (T32)

Vaccine Development and Testing

  • Robert Atmar, M.D. (T32)
  • Hana El Sahly, M.D. (T32)
  • Pedro (Tony) Piedra, M.D. (T32)
  • Jennifer Whitaker, M.D., M.S.
  • Shital Patel, M.D, M.S.
  • Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D. (T32)

HIV

  • Elizabeth Chiao, M.D., MPH (T32)
  • Bich Dang, M.D.
  • Thomas Giordano, M.D., MPH (T32)
  • Melanie Goebel, M.D.
  • Jason Kimata, Ph.D. (T32)
  • Shital Patel, M.D, M.S.
  • Andrew Rice, Ph.D. (T32)
  • Maria Rodriguez-Barradas, M.D.

Tropical Medicine, Global Health and Public Health

  • Eva Clark, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D. (T32)
  • Anna Mandalakas, M.D., Ph.D. (T32)
  • Rojelio Mejia, M.D.
  • Jill Weatherhead, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Robert Parkerson, M.D., M.P.H.
  • Theresa Sepulveda, M.D.
  • Megan Duffey, M.D.

Bacterial Pathobiology and Treatment 

  • Daniel Musher, M.D.
  • Timothy Palzkill, Ph.D. (T32)
  • Sam Shelburne, M.D., Ph.D. (T32)
  • Barbara Trautner, M.D., Ph.D. (T32)
  • Lynn Zechiedrich, Ph.D. (T32)
  • Paul Nicholls, M.D., Ph.D.

Microbiome and Functional Genomics 

  • Robert Britton, Ph.D. (T32)
  • Joseph Petrosino, Ph.D. (T32)
  • Katherine Lemon, M.D., Ph.D. (T32)
  • Indira Mysorekar, Ph.D. (T32)
  • James Versalovic, M.D., Ph.D. (T32)

Immunology

  • David Corry, M.D., Ph.D. (T32)
  • Andrew DiNardo, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Scott Evans, M.D. (T32)
  • Margaret Goodell, Ph.D. (T32)
  • Katherine King, M.D., Ph.D. (T32)
  • Richard Lloyd, Ph.D. (T32)
  • Indira Mysorekar, Ph.D. (T32)
  • Cliona Rooney, Ph.D. (T32)
  • David Tweardy, M.D. (T32)

Other Areas of Expertise

Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship

  • Huan "Teena" Xu, M.D.
  • Alison Robins, M.D.
  • Mayar Al Mohajer, M.D., MBA
  • Eva Amenta, M.D.
  • Robert Atmar, M.D. (T32)
  • Barbara Trautner, M.D., Ph.D. (T32)

Fungal Infections

  • Richard Hamill, M.D.

Quality Improvement

  • Mayar Al Mohajer, M.D., MBA

Media Campaigns

  • Monisha Arya, M.D., MPH

General Infectious Diseases

  • Melanie Kiener, M.D.
  • Stacey Rose, M.D., FACP, FIDSA
  • Zachary Shepard, M.D.
  • Prathit Kulkarni, M.D., FACP

Urinary Tract Infection

  • Barbara Trautner, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Prathit Kulkarni, M.D., FACP
  • Indira Mysorekar, Ph.D. (T32)

Medical Education

  • Galant Chan, M.D.
  • Stacey Rose, M.D., FACP, FIDSA
  • Prathit Kulkarni, M.D., FACP
  • Richard Hamill, M.D.
  • Shital Patel, M.D, M.S.
  • Melanie Goebel, M.D.
  • Jennifer Whitaker, M.D., M.S.

Osteomyelitis and Wound Infections

  • Yuriko Fukuta, M.D., Ph.D., CWSP
  • Cezarina Mindru, M.D.

Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

  • Zachary Shepard, M.D.
  • Huan "Teena" Xu, M.D.

Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections

  • Zane Conrad, M.D.
  • Ahmed Hamdi, M.D.
  • Richard Hamill, M.D.

Cardiovascular Infections

  • M. Rizwan Sohail, M.D.
  • Sarwat Khalil, M.D.

Transplant Infectious Diseases

  • Tyler Lambing, M.D.
  • Sarwat Khalil, M.D.

Professionalism

  • Stacey Rose, M.D., FACP, FIDSA
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