Terence Dermody, MD

Summary

Terence S. Dermody is the Vira I. Heinz Distinguished Professor and Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and physician-in-chief and scientific director at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He also is professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

With over 38 years of experience in basic virology and viral pathogenesis research, at his core, Dermody is a virologist. Most of his research has focused on reovirus, an important experimental model for studies of viral encephalitis in the young. His research contributions have enhanced an understanding of how these viruses enter into host cells and cause organ-specific disease. He also has established a link between reovirus and blockade of immunological tolerance to newly introduced food antigen.

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