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Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health

The UVA Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health has a long tradition of excellence in research, patient care and education. Division faculty are extending the tradition into new frontiers of research, and training a new generation of physician-scientists to meet the challenges of infectious diseases in an increasingly “flat” global community.

Research is supported by more than $29 million in annual extramural funding in 8 departments and 4 divisions in the School of Medicine, including global health initiatives supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the NIH, and carried out with partners in countries around the world, among them Bangladesh, Brazil, Haiti, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.

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Infectious Disease Fellowship Training Program

The University of Virginia's Division of Infectious Disease Fellowship Training Program program offers rigorous training and supervised experience with faculty members who have broad clinical and research expertise. Watch our video to learn more.

Fellowship Applications

The goal the division’s training programs is to prepare students and fellows as independent investigators in the field of infectious diseases. Our philosophy is that interactions between basic scientists and clinicians in research and during training are essential for the breakthroughs and discoveries needed in this field.

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Josh Colston, PhD: Solving Climate and Health Challenges in the World's Most Vulnerable Communities

Josh Colston, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, studies the complex health challenges faced by children and families in low-resource areas and tropical regions.

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Jie Sun

Three School of Medicine Researchers Receive Prestigious National Institutes of Health ‘K’ Awards

Jinyi Tang, PhD, a research scientist in the Sun Lab, part of the Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research and the Department of Medicine’s Division of Infectious, received a K99/R00 transition award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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William A. Petri, Jr., MD, PhD, and Girija Ramakrishan, PhD, Earn $3.2 Million to Study Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for C. Difficile

To combat the potentially life-threatening infection C. difficile, UVA researchers William A. Petri, MD, PhD, Jr., and Girija Ramakrishan, PhD, in the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, are studying fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) to provide novel therapeutic approaches to C. difficile colitis prevention and management.

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Research in Motion - Eric Houpt, MD

“The main focus of my research is to develop molecular tools, think of it like a magnifying glass, that can really finely diagnose the cause of different infections. We apply this to lung diseases, childhood infections, and diarrheal diseases.” —Eric Houpt, MD

Center for Global Health Equity (CGHE)

CGHE works to support the development of global health leaders and global health capacity with partner institutions, organizations, faculty and students

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Message from the Office of the Chair – January 2026

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