Virology and Emerging Infections

Office of the Executive Dean for Research

Antibody-based prevention, cure approaches, transmission dynamics, and host immune responses; development of innovative strategies for detection, treatment, and prevention of pandemic and emerging/re-emerging infectious diseases; and the intersection of infectious diseases and chronic conditions.

Virology and Emerging Infections Task Force Chairs

Maria L. Alcaide, M.D.

Professor, Infectious Diseases
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Biography: Dr. Alcaide is an Infectious Diseases physician scientist, and faculty member of the University of Miami for over 15 years. She holds additional secondary appointments in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and the Department of Public Health. Throughout her career as a clinician and researcher, Dr. Alcaide has provided scientific and administrative...
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Mario Stevenson, Ph.D.

Professor, Infectious Diseases

Biography: Dr. Mario Stevenson is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Director of the Institute of AIDS and Emerging Infectious Diseases (IAEID), Director of the Global Virus Network, and Co-Director of the Miami Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) at the University of Miami. Prior to 2020, Dr. Stevenson was the David Freelander Chair for AIDS Research at the University of Massachusetts...
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