Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology Research | NYU Langone Health

Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology Research

We focus on research to find new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious diseases.

At NYU Langone’s Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, we believe that research is the engine that drives new medical advances to protect and restore public health locally and globally. Research is an important part of our mission, and our goal is to translate scientific research into innovative ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious diseases.

Our research activities cover the entire span of biomedical discovery—from preclinical laboratory research using animal models, to clinical studies and clinical trials that translate into clinical practice. We also conduct research on healthcare policy, education, and behavior.

We are dedicated to training the next generation of research leaders in the field of infectious diseases and immunology. Important research initiatives within our division include the Vaccine Center, NYU Langone Molecular Outbreak Program, Special Pathogens Program at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, and hepatitis C elimination studies, as well as research on Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, hepatitis B, influenza, universal flu vaccine, flaviviruses, and yellow fever virus vaccines.

Core Faculty Investigators

Benjamin J. Eckhardt, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Lead Investigator, Hepatitis C Elimination Studies

Ramin Herati, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Bo Shopsin, MD, PhD
Associate Director, Research, Division of Infectious Diseases
Director, Molecular Epidemiology Director, Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens
Program Associate Director of MSTP Curriculum and Programming
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology

Scott A. Weisenberg, MD
Medical Director, NYU Langone Infectious Disease Associates
Medical Director, Travel Medicine Program
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Faculty Publications

Our faculty publish their research in leading peer-reviewed journals. Learn more about their recent publications.

Inferring asymptomatic carriers of antimicrobial-resistant organisms in hospitals using genomic, microbiological and patient mobility data

Pei, Sen; Seeram, Dwayne; Blumberg, Seth; Shopsin, Bo; Uhlemann, Anne-Catrin; Shaman, Jeffrey

Nature communications. 2025 Nov 19; 16:10140

CRISPR-Cas-associated SCCmec variants in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus evade rapid diagnostic detection

Podkowik, Magdalena; Tillman, Alice; Takats, Courtney; Carion, Heloise; Putzel, Gregory; McWilliams, Julian; See, Benjamin; Wang, Guiqing; Munoz-Gomez, Sigridh; Otto, Caitlin; Drlica, Karl; Marraffini, Luciano; Pironti, Alejandro; Hochman, Sarah; Kerantzas, Christopher; Shopsin, Bo

Journal of infectious diseases. 2025 Nov 19;

Solitary thalamic abscess without meningitis from Coccidioides immitis: illustrative case

Palla, Adhith; Kim, Nora C; Belakhoua, Sarra; Zagzag, David; Weisenberg, Scott; Rozman, Peter A

Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons. 2025 Oct 27; 10:

Prophage-encoded methyltransferase drives adaptation of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Ulrich, Robert J; Podkowik, Magdalena; Tierce, Rebecca; Irnov, Irnov; Putzel, Gregory; Samhadaneh, Nora M; Lacey, Keenan A; Boff, Daiane; Morales, Sabrina M; Makita, Sohei; Karagounis, Theodora K; Zwack, Erin E; Zhou, Chunyi; Kim, Randie H; Drlica, Karl; Pironti, Alejandro; van Bakel, Harm; Torres, Victor J; Shopsin, Bo

Journal of clinical investigation. 2025 Sep 16; 135:

Cell targeting by the bi-component leukocidin subunit HlgB drives Staphylococcus aureus pathophysiology

Sproch, Julia; Prescott, Rachel; Kim, Hee Jin; Chaguza, Chrispin; Gonzalez, Sandra; Ilmain, Juliana K; Shopsin, Bo; Ratner, Adam J; Torres, Victor J

Journal of biological chemistry. 2025 Aug 12; 110592

Heterozygosity for Crohn's disease risk allele of ATG16L1 promotes unique protein interactions and protects against bacterial infection

Yao, Xiaomin; Rudensky, Eugene; Martin, Patricia K; Miller, Brittany M; Vargas, Isabel; Zwack, Erin E; Lacey, Keenan A; He, Zhengxiang; Furtado, Glaucia C; Lira, Sérgio A; Torres, Victor J; Shopsin, Bo; Cadwell, Ken

Immunity. 2025 Jun 10; 58:1456-1468.e5

Sex-dependent gastrointestinal colonization resistance to MRSA is microbiota and Th17 dependent

Lejeune, Alannah; Zhou, Chunyi; Ercelen, Defne; Putzel, Gregory; Yao, Xiaomin; Guy, Alyson R; Pawline, Miranda; Podkowik, Magdalena; Pironti, Alejandro; Torres, Victor J; Shopsin, Bo; Cadwell, Ken

eLife. 2025 Apr 08; 13:

Providers' Perspectives on Implementation of Low-threshold HCV Treatment in New York State: A Qualitative Study

Finbråten, Ane-Kristine; Chin, Cristina L; Seetharaman, Meenakshi; Hutchings, Kayla; Eckhardt, Benjamin J; Schackman, Bruce R; Kapadia, Shashi N

Open forum infectious diseases. 2025 Apr ; 12:ofaf184