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Melissa DePaoli Johnson

Professor in Medicine
Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Duke Box 102359, Durham, NC 27710
Room 173 Hanes House, 315 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


Tri-Institutional Molecular Mycology and Pathogenesis Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Systems Biology for Infectious Diseases

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by The Lundquist Institute · 2023 - 2028

Host directed medicine in invasive fungal infection - HDM-FUN

Clinical TrialCo Investigator · Awarded by European Union · 2020 - 2024

Leveraging National Healthcare Safety Network Antimicrobial Use Option to Inform, Implement and Assess Antibiotic Stewardship Activities

ResearchClinical Pharmacist · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2022 - 2023

Tri-Institutional Molecular Mycology and Pathogenesis Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Systems Biology for Infectious Diseases

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by The Lundquist Institute · 2023 - 2028

Host directed medicine in invasive fungal infection - HDM-FUN

Clinical TrialCo Investigator · Awarded by European Union · 2020 - 2024

Leveraging National Healthcare Safety Network Antimicrobial Use Option to Inform, Implement and Assess Antibiotic Stewardship Activities

ResearchClinical Pharmacist · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2022 - 2023

Improving antibiotic use through implementation and evaluation of Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (Domain 2)

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2016 - 2019

HIV Nurse Practitioner Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2013 - 2018

Accelerating hospital reporting to NHSN's Antibiotic Use Option

ResearchClinical Pharmacist · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2015 - 2017

Phase I CTU Task Area A: Administrative and Overal Clinical Operations Support and Concept Development

Clinical TrialCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2015

Microfluidic PCR Platform to Detect Microbial DNA

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2010

Host-Response relationships in patients with candidemia

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2008

External Relationships


  • UpToDate, Inc.

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