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Introduction to AMR Research

Tessa Andermann, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Andermann focuses on how intestinal microbiome-host interactions impact infectious complications and other outcomes in patients with hematologic malignancies. Her goal is to develop microbiome-targeted therapies for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in these and other immunocompromised … Read more

Q&A Session: Fogarty Global Health LAUNCH 

Whether you're just starting or further along in your academic journey, the Fogarty Global Health LAUNCH program could be your next big step in making a global impact. Don't miss this opportunity to get your questions answered and set yourself on a path towards meaningful global health research. Question & Answer Session: Date: October 5, … Read more

Translating Cabotegravir PrEP From Clinical Trials to the Field: Upcoming Malawi Plans

Mina Hosseinipour, MD, MPH, is a professor of medicine and the scientific director of UNC Project-Malawi. She focuses on the management of HIV disease in developing countries including prevention, interactions with endemic diseases, treatment of opportunistic infections including malignancies and monitoring strategies for antiretroviral therapy in this setting. The evaluation of the use of antiretroviral … Read more

ID Week 2023

IDWeek 2023 will be held in Boston, MA, Oct. 11-15 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. IDWeek 2023 will be a hybrid conference. Many IGHID faculty members and researchers will contribute to this annual event.

Tracking the Gut Microbial Ecosystem in Cancer: My Adventures in Microbiome Science

Tessa M. Andermann, MD, MPH, is focus on how intestinal microbiome-host interactions impact infectious complications and other outcomes in patients with hematologic malignancies. Her goal is to develop microbiome-targeted therapies for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in these and other immunocompromised patient populations.

Tackling Malaria Transmission in Tanzania

Jessica Lin, MD, MSCR, is an associate professor in infectious diseases focused understanding the genetic basis of malaria relapses, identifying molecular markers of drug resistance, and characterizing the malaria transmission reservoir. Her current projects focus on 1) determinants of malaria transmission from human hosts to mosquitos, 2) the epidemiology and relapse patterns of Plasmodium ovale … Read more

Update on MRSA

Vance Garrison Fowler, MD, MHS, Florence McAlister Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute.

Tickborne Illnesses

Rafael Felipe Da Costa Vieira, PhD, is an assistant professor of One Health in the Department of Public Health Sciences and CIPHER at UNC-Charlotte. Dr. Vieira's research focuses on the ecoepidemiology of ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBD), genetic diversity of TBD pathogens, tick microbiome, pathogen discovery, and One Health. Over the last 12 years, his … Read more

World AIDS Day

Join the Institute and Center for Aids Research (CFAR) for a special program on World AIDS Day 2023, celebrating the strength, resilience and diversity of the HIV community, and the advances of many UNC investigators who are working at the forefront of AIDS research.

Mechanisms of β-lactam Resistance

Robert Bonomo, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology, and Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Among the major problems faced in medicine, resistance to antibiotics is regarded as a singular challenge. The primary focus of Dr. Bonomo's laboratory is to understand the genetic and amino acid sequence determinants of the … Read more

Endpoints in MDRO Clinical Trials

Jessica Howard-Anderson, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and the Associate Hospital Epidemiologist at Emory University Hospital Midtown. Dr. Howard-Anderson's research focuses on: the epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms, using novel methodologies such as DOOR (desirability of outcome ranking) to better understand clinical outcomes, and employing diagnostic stewardship to improve … Read more

Metagenomics For Dengue and Tick-Borne Infections

Anne Piantadosi, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on the emergence, evolution, and pathogenesis of viruses of clinical and public health importance, with a particular interest in arboviruses. Her projects combine clinical/translational, laboratory, and computational approaches. Current projects  … Read more

Transmission of Antimicrobial-Resistant, Zoonotic Pathogens

Cristina Lanzas, DVM, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology at North Carolina State University. Dr. Lanzas conducts research that focuses on the epidemiology and ecology of enteric and antimicrobial resistant pathogens in animal and human populations. She combines data, epidemiological analysis and mathematical and computational approaches to study … Read more

Role of Persister Cells in AMR

Brian Conlon, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. His research focuses on antibiotic tolerance and resistance in the infection microenvironment. Here, nutrient availability, interactions between the pathogen and the host, as well as co-infecting or commensal microorganisms can have a major impact on antibiotic tolerance and the evolution of … Read more

Resistance in Anaerobic Bacteria

David Aronoff, MD, is the John B. Hickham Professor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, and chair of the department of medicine. Dr. Aronoff established his independent career as a physician-scientist in the division of infectious diseases at the University of Michigan where he held faculty appointments in both Internal Medicine and Microbiology … Read more

AMR in North Carolina

Heather Henderson, PhD, is a postdoc trainee with the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases.