Overview
2. Global Health
3. Epidemiology of infectious diseases
4. Clinical microbiology and diagnostics
5. Bioterrorism Preparedness
6. Surveillance for communicable diseases
7. Antimicrobial resistance
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Wolfgang Joklik Distinguished Professor of Global Health
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2023 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Professor of Medicine
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2014 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Associate Director of Duke Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine
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2014 - Present
The Precision Medicine Program,
Medicine
Research Professor of Global Health
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2011 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Professor in Pathology
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2014 - Present
Pathology,
Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute
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2023 - Present
Duke Human Vaccine Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Genetics and environment distinctively shape the human immune cell epigenome.
Journal Article Nat Genet · February 2026 The epigenome of human immune cells is shaped by both genetics and environmental factors, yet the relative contributions of these influences remain incompletely characterized. Here we use single-nucleus methylation sequencing and assay for transposase-acce ... Full text Link to item CiteProceedings of the inaugural symposium on dengue human challenge studies "Challenging the norm: Accelerating dengue countermeasures through human studies".
Conference PLoS Negl Trop Dis · January 2026 On 12th June 2025, Duke-NUS Medical School, supported by the Global Dengue and Aedes-Transmitted Diseases Consortium (GDAC), hosted a one-day symposium in Singapore titled "Challenging the norm: Accelerating dengue countermeasures through human challenge s ... Full text Link to item CiteMass Spectrometry-Based Quantification of Proteins and Post-Translational Modifications in Dried Blood: Longitudinal Sampling of Patients With Sepsis in Tanzania.
Journal Article Proteomics · December 3, 2025 The proteomic analysis of blood is routine for disease phenotyping and biomarker development. Blood is commonly separated into soluble and cellular fractions. However, this can introduce pre-analytical variability, and analysis of a single component (which ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in AIDS
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2030Multiscale Modeling of Influenza Neutralizing Antibody and Fc Effector Biology
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2024 - 2029Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) - NIAID
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2018 - 2029View All Grants
Education
Duke University ·
1994
M.D.