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Joseph Heitman

Joseph Heitman

Chair, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
heitm001@duke.edu
Duke Box 3546, Durham, NC 27710
322 Clin & Res Labs, Durham, NC 27710

Awards & Honors

Member (NAM)

Other National Academy of Medicine · 2024 More about this award

Member

International German National Academy of Sciences · 2021 Elected, German National Academy of Sciences – Leopoldina (2021)

Distinguished Mycologist Award

International Mycological Society of America · 2021 Distinguished Mycologist Award, Mycological Society of America (2021)

Member

Scholarly Society National Academy of Sciences · 2021 More about this award

Member

Scholarly Society American Academy of Arts & Sciences · 2020 Area: Biological Sciences; Specialty: Microbiology and Immunology More about this award

Edward Novitski Prize

International Genetics Society of America · 2019 Edward Novitski Prize, Genetics Society of America, honoring work on human fungal pathogens and identifying molecular targets of widely-used immunosuppressive drugs, a seminal contribution to discovery of TOR, which regulates cell growth in response to nutrients (2019)

Fellow and Co-Director

International Canadian Institute for Advanced Research program · 2019 Fellow and Co-Director, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research program, Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities (2019-2024)

ASM Award for Basic Research

International American Society for Microbiology · 2019 ASM Award for Basic Research, American Society for Microbiology, for discoveries fundamental in advancing understanding of the microbial world (2019)

Rhoda Benham Award

International Medical Mycological Society of the Americas · 2018 Rhoda Benham Award, Medical Mycological Society of the Americas, for continuous, outstanding, meritorious contributions to medical mycology (2018)

Faculty member of the year

International Faculty of 1000 · 2018

Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award

International American Society for Clinical Investigation · 2018 Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award, American Society for Clinical Investigation, for key contributions to understanding how microbial pathogens evolve, cause disease, and develop drug resistance and discovery of TOR and FKBP12 as targets of rapamycin (2018)

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring

University Duke University · 2018 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring, Graduate School, Duke University (2018)

Outstanding faculty member of the year

International Faculty of 1000 · 2017

Visiting International Professorship

International Ruhr University, Germany · 2015 Visiting International Professorship, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany (2015-2019)

Faculty member of the year

International Faculty of 1000 · 2015

Elected Member

School Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) · 2014 Elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honorific society as a faculty member (2014)

Outstanding faculty member of the year

International Faculty of 1000 · 2014

Faculty member of the year

International Faculty of 1000 · 2013

Research Mentoring Award for translational research

School Duke University · 2012

Faculty member of the year

International Faculty of 1000 · 2011

MERIT Award

National National Institutes of Health · 2011 NIH/NIAID for discovery of, and studies on, fungal unisexual reproduction (2011-2021)

Presidential Meritorious Service Award

School Duke University · 2007 Presidential Meritorious Service Award in Executive Leadership

AAP Fellow

International Association of American Physicians · 2006

AAM Fellow

International American Academy of Microbiology · 2004

AAAS Fellow

National American Association for the Advancement of Science · 2004

Oswald Avery Award

National Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2003

ASCI Fellow

International American Society for Clinical Investigation · 2003

Squibb Award

National Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2003 in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of infectious diseases

AMGEN Award

National American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · 2002 for significant achievements in the understanding of human disease, including studies in model yeasts defining targets and modes of action for immunosuppressive drugs

Burroughs Wellcome Scholar in Molecular Pathogenic Mycology

National Burroughs Wellcome · 1998 1998-2005

Investigator/Alumni Investigator

National Howard Hughes Medical Institute · 1992 More about this award

Gustavo Cudkowicz Memorial Prize in Immunobiology

Department Cornell University Medical College · 1991

In the News

Published February 13, 2025
Fungi: Friend and Foe to Humans and the Earth
Published January 30, 2023
Warmer Climate May Drive Fungi to Be More Dangerous to Our Health
Published November 17, 2021
Wash U Microbiologist Named Duke’s Next VP for Research & Innovation
Published September 2, 2021
School of Medicine scientist Joseph Heitman elected to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Published April 27, 2021
Two Duke Faculty Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Published April 23, 2020
Price, Kornbluth and Six Senior Faculty Join American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Published September 6, 2018
Microbiology Society Recognizes Two Duke Researchers
Published February 22, 2018
Toenail Fungus Gives Up Sex to Infect Human Hosts
Published February 16, 2018
American Society for Clinical Investigation Recognizes Duke Professor Joseph Heitman
Published September 26, 2017
Hypermutators Drive Pathogenic Fungi to Evolve More Rapidly
Published August 11, 2017
Scientists Map Sex Chromosome Evolution in Fungi
Published March 4, 2016
Fungal Pathogen Sheds Gene Silencing Machinery to Become More Dangerous
Published August 28, 2014
The Week at Duke {in 60 Seconds}: Welcome Back; Fungus Discovered; Football
Published August 25, 2014
California trees nailed as the source of mystery infections
Published August 21, 2014
Fungus Deadly to AIDS Patients Found to Grow on Trees
Published July 27, 2014
Scientists Discover New Mechanism of Drug Resistance
Published July 8, 2014
Moldy Chobani yogurt caused more than 400 illnesses, tests find
Published July 8, 2014
Research finds recalled Chobani yogurt contained fungal pathogen
Published July 8, 2014
Recalled Yogurt Contained Highly Pathogenic Mold
Published April 17, 2014
Deadly Human Pathogen Cryptococcus Fully Sequenced
Published September 19, 2013
Auto-brewery syndrome: Apparently, you can make beer in your gut