University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Departments of Pediatrics and Immunology
45th and Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh,
PA
USA
15201
Email:
toni.darville@chp.edu
Biographical Sketch:
Currently Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Professor of Pediatrics and Immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
The ultimate goal of Dr. Darville's lab is to develop a vaccine to protect against chlamydial infection-induced sequelae of infertility and blindness, diseases of global societal and economic impact.
Numerous awards and honors related to studying the basic science of Chlamydia trachomatis infection.
Numerous publications, book chapters and presentations on innate immune receptors and signaling pathways stimulated by chlamydiae, and their role in generating a protective vs. pathogenic immune response.