Infectious Disease Research

Zoonotic transmission of infectious agents is a major cause of human morbidity and mortality. With increased human population size, environmental destruction, ease of international travel, and breakdowns in the public health system, emerging infectious diseases are increasingly important.  A large number of Penn investigators study viral, parasitic, and bacterial pathogens that are classified as emerging infectious diseases or are possible bioterrorism weapons. Agents studied by Penn investigators include SARS-CoV-2, smallpox, Ebola, Dengue, West Nile virus, Yellow fever virus, toxoplasma gondii, schistosomiasis and many others.

Emerging Infectious Diseases Researchers include:

• Michael Abt, PhD
  Associate Professor of Microbiology
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• Paul Bates, PhD
  Professor of Microbiology
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• Frederic Bushman, PhD
  Professor of Microbiology
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• Sara Cherry, PhD
  Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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• Joseph Fraietta, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Microbiology
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• Beatrice Hahn, MD
  Professor of Medicine
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• Scott Hensley, PhD
  Professor of Microbiology
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• Stuart Isaacs, MD
  Associate Professor of Medicine
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• Kellie Jurado, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Microbiology
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• Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH, MSCE
  Professor of Medicine
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• Maayan Levy, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Microbiology
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• Michela Locci, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Microbiology
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• Norbert Pardi, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Microbiology
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• Erle Robertson, PhD
  Professor of Otorhinolaryngology
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• George Shaw, MD, PhD
  Professor of Medicine
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• Hao Shen, PhD
  Professor of Microbiology
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• Christoph Thaiss, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Microbiology
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• Susan Weiss, PhD
  Professor of Microbiology
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• Joseph Zackular, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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• Jun (Jay) Zhu, PhD
  Associate Professor of Microbiology
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