Research in Infectious Disease and Hospital Epidemiology

The research interests of the ID Division and the faculty are broad and wide-ranging and affords the fellows a wide selection of research projects.

Research interests of the division

Antimicrobial resistance (epidemiology, laboratory, treatment, control, outcomes)
Antimicrobial stewardship
Diagnostic assays (novel molecular assays for bacteria, fungus and virus detection)
Emerging infections (COVID-19, multidrug resistant pathogens)
Global Health
HIV infection (epidemiology, prevention, treatment, resistance, coinfections, opportunistic infections, outcomes)
Infection control and prevention
Infections in transplant recipients and immunecompromised patients
Laboratory and basic sciences research (bacterial, fungal and HIV drug resistance)
LGBT medicine
Medical education
Public Health
Quality improvement and patient safety and high value care
Specific pathogens (C. difficile, MDR-Gram negatives, MRSA, VRE, Candida, Aspergillus)

Extensive support and mentoring of fellows in research
Formal didactic curriculum on research throughout their fellowship
Wide variety of research interests among mentoring faculty
Numerous opportunities to be involved in every faculty research project
Full financial support to sponsor fellows' entire cost to attend ID week, as well as additional conferences to present their research
Availability of a dedicated ID laboratory and personnel