Infectious Diseases | Department of Medicine

Research

Major research strengths of the Division are in HIV/AIDS, transplant ID, antimicrobial resistance, and nosocomial and community-acquired infections.

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The Division provides exceptional educational opportunities for graduate students, medical students, medical residents, and postdoctoral PhD and MD fellows.

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The Division provides state-of-the-art care that is easily accessible by patients and that is responsive to the needs of our physician colleagues.

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Annual Report FY20

Urvi M. Parikh, PhD, was recently promoted to the rank of Associate Professor of Medicine, retroactive to April 1, 2021. Dr. Parikh joined the ID Division in 2008 at the rank of Assistant Professor of Medicine. She has managed a Clinical Laboratory Improvement...

Elias (Lou) Halvas, PhD – Receives NIH Grant Research Award

Jul 1, 2021

Elias (Lou) Halvas, PhD, has been awarded funding of $3,617,103 for a five-year R01 grant by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID) entitled “Understanding Immune Evasion by HIV-1 Repliclones”. This proposal...

Travis Churilla, MD, and Bethany Sederdahl, MD, Receive Matthew Eric Piraino Award

Jun 17, 2021

Travis Churilla, MD, and Bethany Sederdahl, MD, are this year’s University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine recipients of the Matthew Eric Piraino Award for Excellence in Infectious Diseases. This year’s awardees have received $5,000 each and award certificates. This...

Nicolas Sluis-Cremer, PhD – Receives NIH Grant Research Award

Jun 7, 2021

Nicolas Sluis-Cremer, PhD, has been awarded funding of $414,693 for a two-year R21 grant by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID) entitled “Potent inhibition of HIV-1 latency reversal by PF-03758309”. This...