Antimicrobial Resistance and Drug Discovery

Antimicrobial resistance graphic.

UMIID researcher activities include:

  • Conducting studies to define mechanisms of antibiotic, antimicrobial, and antiviral resistance of bacteria, fungi, and viruses in human and animal diseases.
  • Defining the genetics of drug resistance across microbes and viruses.
  • Identifying novel small molecules and nucleic acid compounds for antimicrobial and antiviral applications to treat disease. 
Courtney Aldrich
Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry Director of High Throughput Screening, ITDD
Jill Foster
Assistant Dean, Pipelines & Pathways, Professor, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
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Professor and Director of PreClinical Research Center
Jennifer Gralnick
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine
William R. Harcombe
Associate Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
Elizabeth Hirsch
Associate Professor, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology (ECP)
Noelle Noyes
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine
Monica Campo Patino
Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Christine Salomon
Associate Professor, Center for Drug Design
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Associate Professor and Dean's Fellow Kavli Fellow, National Academy of Sciences
Cari Vanderpool
Department Head, CBS Plant and Microbial Biology