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Elaine I. Tuomanen, MD
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Elaine I. Tuomanen, MD
Host-Microbe Interactions
MS 221, Room DT2058F
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Education
MD – McGill University, University Scholar
Honors & Awards
- 2021 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Award of Excellence for Outstanding Commitment and Leadership
- 2014 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Inaugural Distinguished Research Award
- 2012 Member, Association of American Physicians
- 2010 Fellow, American Academy for Microbiology
- 2006 Selected as one of “America’s Top Pediatricians”
- 1998 Maxwell Finland Award, 36th Infectious Disease Society of America
- 1997 E. Mead Johnson Award of American Academy of Pediatrics, Outstanding Research in Pediatrics
- 1987 Outstanding Young Woman of America
- 1986 Vector Outstanding Young Investigator Research Award, American Society for Microbiology
- 1983-1986 Parker B. Francis Research Award, The American Thoracic Society
- 1980 Bristol Award, The American Society for Infectious Diseases
- 1977 Stewart Prize of Outstanding Overall Competence in Medicine, Candidate, McGill University
Research Interests
- Molecular pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae invasion and inflammation
- Gram-positive molecular biology and genomics
- Gram-positive interactions with human cells and models of disease
- Novel antibiotic development strategies and pneumococcal vaccine design
- Antibiotic resistance
