Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases

Prof. Fuad A. Iraqi

Prof. Iraqi, PhD, at the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, completed his PhD at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and three postdoctoral positions at University of Toronto, University of Michigan and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).

Genetic basis of host response to diseases

People response differently to infection (viral, bacterial, fungal and parasite) and chronic diseases (obesity, diabetes, cancer, heart diseases) Based on our and others studies, this variation in response are controlled by the individual (host) genetic structure

Prof. Iraqi has studied, mapped and identified the host genetic components that control and define the individual response to variety of infectious and chronic diseases, including bacterial, fungal, viral, parasite, obesity, type 2 diabetes, periodontitis, lung cancer, and intestinal cancer. Currently, he also focuses on studying the host genes that control the variation in response to COVID-19.