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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

A Double-Edged Sword: Rituximab for Lymphoma and Multicentric Castleman Disease in Malawi

Matthew Painschab, MD, Assistant Professor Medicine and Director of Adult Oncology Research at UNC Project Malawi, bridges two worlds as a clinician and researcher, treating patients with hematologic malignancies in Chapel Hill and Malawi. His primary research interest is in HIV-associated cancers, especially virally mediated cancers including multicentric Castleman disease, lymphoma and Kaposi sarcoma.

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

Yonatan Grad, MD, PhD

Yonatan H. Grad, MD, PhD, is the Melvin J. and Geraldine L. Glimcher Associate Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Grad’s work uses interdisciplinary methods, including basic microbiology, mathematical modeling, and epidemiology, to study how pathogens evolve and spread through populations, with publications in Science, … 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.