Peyton Thompson, MD, MSCR
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship
Areas of Interest
Vaccine-preventable diseases; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Global public health; Prevention of vertical transmission
About
Awards and Honors
- Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Awardee (2022-2025)
- Physician Scientist Training Program Awardee (2020-2022)
- Fellowship Burroughs-Wellcome Fund-ASTMH Fellowship Awardee (2019-2020)
- Carolina for the Kids Grant Awardee (2018-2019)
- UNC Office of International Activities, Global Health Scholar (2017-2019)
Memberships
- Society for Pediatric Research (2023 to present)
In the news
The applied nature of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Ecology Lab (IDEEL), at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, has a direct impact on the health and well-being of millions of individuals around the globe, while also having an immediate effect on health policies at all levels. Jessica Lin, MD, MSCR, calls it science … Read more As the World Health Organization pushes to eradicate the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) by 2030, preventing vertical transmission is key, says Peyton Thompson, MD, MSCR, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. But despite widespread availability of effective childhood vaccines, HBV remains endemic throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “Many of the … Read more Researchers in the Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Ecology Lab (IDEEL) at UNC are process driven investigators with a unique comradery, working in 20+ countries to improve basic understandings of pathogens. The applied nature of their work has a direct impact on the health and well-being of millions of individuals around the globe, while also having … Read more Michael Sciaudone, MD, an infectious diseases specialist at UNC, has won a 2021 postdoctoral fellowship in tropical infectious diseases from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund-American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH). Three of the coveted fellowships are awarded nationally each year, funding research focused on low and low-middle income countries. Sciaudone will use the two-year … Read more
IDEEL Lab Student Applies Public Health Learnings to Pediatric Care in the DRC
Hepatitis B Elimination in sub-Saharan Africa: Peyton Thompson Leads Kinshasa-based Research Team Paving the Way For Virus-Free Generations
IAMIGHID: The Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Ecology Lab (IDEEL)
Sciaudone awarded BWF-ASTMH postdoctoral fellowship to continue diagnostics research in Peru
Education
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Undergraduate
Princeton University
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Medical School
Virginia Commonwealth University
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Residency
Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Fellowship
Pediatrics Infectious Disease, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill