{"id":268,"date":"2015-09-08T12:24:40","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T16:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/?page_id=268"},"modified":"2022-07-11T11:10:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:10:46","slug":"clinical-infectious-diseases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/research-programs\/clinical-infectious-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"Epidemiology and Clinical Infectious Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Research in epidemiology and clinical infectious diseases is conducted at UVA&#8217;s hospital and medical center and at ID partner sites overseas, in areas that include antibiotic resistance (its spread and control), diagnostics, epidemiology of infectious diseases within both patient and general \u00a0populations, and factors that influence disease susceptibility.<\/p>\n<h6>The following division faculty conduct research and instruct fellows in\u00a0Clinical Infectious Diseases:<\/h6>\n<p><div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/rlg9a-100x135.png\" alt=\"Richard Guerrant\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730688\">Guerrant, Richard L.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Enteric infections, toxin mechanisms, pathogenesis and long-term impact<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/skh8r-100x109.jpeg\" alt=\"Scott Heysell\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730728\">Heysell, Scott K.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB); pharmacokinetics; clinical application of diagnostics for TB; clinical trials to optimize TB treatment; chronic illness\/ TB integration<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/erh6k-100x135.jpeg\" alt=\"Eric Houpt\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730741\">Houpt, Eric R.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Molecular diagnostics, Tuberculosis, Global Health<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/mah3x-100x135.jpeg\" alt=\"Molly Hughes\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730746\">Hughes, Molly A.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Biodefense and emerging pathogens<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/08\/pej9j-100x133.jpeg\" alt=\"Patrick Jackson\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730754\">Jackson, Patrick E. H.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>HIV virology<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"nofacimage\" src=\"\/sharedassets\/images\/blankavatar.jpg\" alt=\"No Photo Available\"\/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730807\">Kosek, Margaret N.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Infectious Diseases<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/grm7q-100x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Gregory Madden\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730889\">Madden, Gregory R.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Using immune biomarkers to predict outcomes of C. difficile infection<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/08\/ajm5b-100x135.png\" alt=\"Amy Mathers\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730908\">Mathers, Amy J.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Molecular epidemiology of multidrug resistant gram negative bacilli, laboratory detection of gram negative antibiotic resistance, prevention of acquisition of resistant bacterial pathogens and treatment of multi-drug resistant gram negative bacteria.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/ccm5u-100x135.jpeg\" alt=\"Christopher Moore\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730940\">Moore, Christopher C.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Sepsis pathophysiology with particular interest in the role of the innate immune system; sepsis pathophysiology, management, and outcomes of HIV infected patients in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/09\/wap3g-100x122.png\" alt=\"William Petri\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1731002\">Petri, William A<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Immune mechanisms of defense against COVID-19 and enteric (diarrheal) infections<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/jp5t-100x135.png\" alt=\"James Platts-Mills\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1731007\">Platts-Mills, James A<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Enteric diseases, molecular diagnostics and infectious disease epidemiology.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/cds9n-100x135.jpeg\" alt=\"Costi Sifri\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1731092\">Sifri, Costi D.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Hospital epidemiology, immunocompromised infectious diseases, molecular pathogenesis and epidemiology, innate immunity<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/08\/mt2f.jpeg\" alt=\"Mami Taniuchi\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1731135\">Taniuchi, Mami<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Molecular diagnostics; Polio eradication; tracking immunity and virus shedding after oral polio vaccination in resource-challenged countries.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/ca6t-100x135.jpeg\" alt=\"Cirle Warren\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1731188\">Warren, Cirle Alcantara<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Prevention and treatment of C. difficile infection. 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