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The basic science research that we conduct spans a wide range of laboratory and translational investigations in infectious disease. This research is an important component of the Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases.
Over the last thirty years, faculty of the division have made important contributions in laboratory and translational research including the discovery of interleukin-1 (Charles Dinarello), the identification of Clostridium difficile as a pathogenic organism (Sherwood Gorbach, John Bartlett), development of cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin (David Snydman), development of the human Lyme disease vaccine (Mark Klempner).
Faculty in the division have won the highest awards for research contributions from the Infectious Disease Society of America including the Alexander Fleming Award (Gerald Keusch, Sherwood Gorbach) and the Oswald Avery Award (Sheldon Wolff, Gerald Keusch, Charles Dinarello, Mark Klempner, Matthew Waldor).
Our basic science research is focused on investigation of the pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of viral, bacterial and protozoal infectious diseases. State-of-the-art techniques in molecular and cellular biology, genetics, biochemistry and immunology are employed to investigate many fundamental questions in infectious diseases including the mechanisms of microbial virulence, host-pathogen interactions, immune responses and drug and vaccine development. These include studies on:
The Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases collaborates closely with the Dept. of Molecular and Microbiology at Tufts Medical School and the Dept of Pathology at Tufts Medical School with many faculty holding joint appointments.
Faculty include:
Stephen Bunnell, Ph.D. Andrew Camilli, Ph.D. Athar Chishti, Ph.D. John Coffin, Ph.D. Ekaterina Heldwein, Ph.D. Ralph Isberg, Ph.D. Carol Kumamoto, Ph.D. John Leong, M.D. Stuart Levy, M.D. Joan Mecsas, Ph.D. Alexander Poltorak, Ph.D Abraham L. Sonenshein, Ph.D. Miguel Stadecker, M.D., Ph.D. David Thorley-Lawson, Ph.D. Cheleste M. Thorpe M.D. Edouard Vannier, Ph.D. Christine Wanke, M.D. Honorine Ward, M.D. Henry Wortis, M.D.