Infectious Diseases Research

Program Areas

The UCLA Division of Infectious Diseases oversees programs for infectious disease prevention, research and treatment across a wide range of conditions and geographical regions. We operate and are affiliated with large National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded clinical trials networks to study HIV treatment and prevention strategies and are home to one of the world’s first centers dedicated exclusively to HIV/AIDS research.

Laboratories within the UCLA Division of Infectious Diseases conduct basic science, translational and clinical research, including implementation science, across a wide array of focus areas, from the molecular mysteries behind viral evasion of the immune system to the efficacy of new treatment modalities for HIV. Our paradigm-shifting and lifesaving work is supported by philanthropy in addition to public funds and industry investments. 

Visit the pages below to learn more about our program areas

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HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections

  • HIV prevention
  • HIV treatment and cure
  • HIV-associated complications and conditions
  • STI diagnostics, treatment, and prevention
  • Viral Hepatitis
Explore the HIV and STI Research Labs
Vaccine

Infection Prevention, Antimicrobial Resistance and Clinical Epidemiology

  • Infection prevention in healthcare settings
  • Antimicrobial resistance
  • Antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship
     
Explore Infection Prevention and Clinical Epidemiology Labs
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Global Health and Health Services Research

  • Tuberculosis
  • Malaria
  • Health policy and advocacy
  • COVID-19
  • Vaccine Development
  • Antibiotic resistance
  • Implementation science
  • Outbreak modeling/prediction and epidemic preparedness
  • Emerging infectious diseases
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Clinical Care of Infectious Diseases

  • HIV 
  • Tropical medicine and infectious diseases
  • Tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacteria
  • Arboviral infections and zoonoses
  • Invasive mycoses
  • Multidrug resistant bacteria
  • Clostridioides difficile
  • Molecular diagnostics
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Immunology

Immunology and Infections/Immune-Based Treatments

  • Organ transplantation and transplantation immunology
  • Vaccines
  • Immune-based therapies
  • Host immune responses
  • Aging and the immune system
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