Overview
Clinical and translational research, COVID-19 therapeutics, clinical biomarkers for infectious disease.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Medicine
·
2021 - Present
Medicine, Hospital Medicine,
Medicine
Recent Publications
A Rapid Host Response Blood Test for Bacterial/Viral Infection Discrimination Using a Portable Molecular Diagnostic Platform.
Journal Article Open Forum Infect Dis · January 2025 BACKGROUND: Difficulty discriminating bacterial versus viral etiologies of infection drives unwarranted antibacterial prescriptions and, therefore, antibacterial resistance. METHODS: Utilizing a rapid portable test that measures peripheral blood host gene ... Full text Link to item CiteHost gene expression in the Nasopharynx can discriminate microbiologically confirmed viral and bacterial lower respiratory tract infection.
Journal Article J Clin Transl Sci · 2025 INTRODUCTION: Distinguishing viral versus bacterial lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is challenging. We previously developed a rapid, host response-based test (Biomeme HR-B/V assay) using peripheral blood samples to identify viral versus bacterial ... Full text Link to item CiteHost-response transcriptional biomarkers accurately discriminate bacterial and viral infections of global relevance.
Journal Article Sci Rep · December 18, 2023 Diagnostic limitations challenge management of clinically indistinguishable acute infectious illness globally. Gene expression classification models show great promise distinguishing causes of fever. We generated transcriptional data for a 294-participant ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
A Test-Negative Case-Control Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of V116, CAPVAXIVETM Against Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Older Adults
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 2026 - 2036Mid-Atlantic praGmatic NETwork for Inclusive Clinical trials in emergency care (MAGNETIC)
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2028Genetic Contributors to the Impact of Sex on Heterogeneity in Flu Infection
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2022 - 2027View All Grants
Education
Stanford University, School of Medicine ·
2006
M.D.
Stanford University ·
2006
Ph.D.