Alena Janda Markmann, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Areas of Interest
New and emerging viruses, Arboviruses, Virology, Immunology, Antibody structure and function
About
As a clinician scientist, Dr. Markmann’s has developed a research interest in the morbidity and global public health burden of new and emerging viruses. Her current research interests include studying human immune responses to Zika and dengue viruses, with a specific focus on B cell and antibody responses. Dr. Markmann has a clinical passion for caring for individuals who suffer from all types of infectious diseases across a broad clinical spectrum. Seeing and taking care of patients is very rewarding and gives her an important perspective on the patient and healthcare side of medicine that she can apply to her research.
In the news
Nilu Goonetilleke, PhD, a member of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases and associate professor of medicine, was interviewed by Contagion Infectious Diseases Today during CROI, the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. She discussed two studies that she led with first author Cindy Gay, MD, MPH. The interviews were posted on March 10. … Read more In an interview with Dr. Michael Saag for the “Going Anti-Viral Podcast” posted March 7, Dr. Joe Eron described his presentation for the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections CROI (2025). The two discuss the state of HIV cure research, recognizing why it has been difficult to develop a cure for HIV while explaining the … Read more Investigators with the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (IGHID) are participating in the 2025 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in San Francisco, California, March 9-12. The CROI Preliminary Program is available here. Following is a list of contributing activities from a few of our members. Sunday, March 9 For new … Read more Dr. David Rosen is featured in a story from WFAE (an NPR news source in Charlotte, North Carolina), about mental health care in jails, and the lack of providers. Rosen’s team conducted a survey of the availability of health care in the jails of four southern states, including North Carolina. While the results have not … Read more
Nilu Goonetilleke Discusses Latest HIV Research During CROI 2025
Eron Discussed the State of HIV Cure Research in CROI Preview
IGHID Members Contribute to CROI Conference
Life Sentence on the Installment Plan
Education
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Undergraduate
University of Rochester
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Medical School
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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Residency
The Mount Sinai Hospital
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Fellowship
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine