Emily J. Erbelding (born 1961) is an American

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. She is the director of the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the

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(NIAID). Erbelding was previously deputy director of the Division of AIDS at NIAID. She was a faculty member at

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and served as director of clinical services for the

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STD/HIV program.

Education

Erbelding graduated

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from

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, where she also received a master of science degree. Her 1985 master's thesis was titled ''Glutamine metabolism in the small intestine''. She earned her medical degree from

Indiana University School of Medicine The Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) is a major multi-campus medical school in the state of Indiana. There are nine campuses throughout the state; the principal research and medical center is located on the Indiana University–Purdu ...

and completed her residency in internal medicine at Northwestern University Medical Center, serving as chief medical resident. While completing a fellowship in infectious diseases at the

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, she also earned a Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in epidemiology from the

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Career

Erbelding spent 14 years on the faculty of the

, in the division of infectious diseases, and was the director of clinical services for the

STD/HIV program. Erbelding served as deputy director of the Division of AIDS at the

(NIAID). There she was involved in all aspects of scientific program management and support, helping to design and implement new initiatives involving basic, translational and clinical research and administering complex extramural grant programs and research infrastructure. In 2017, Erbelding became director of the NIAID Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID). She is responsible for the strategic and scientific vision for DMID's complex national and international research program. DMID supports basic, preclinical, and clinical investigations into the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of a broad range of pathogens, including those related to biodefense and emerging infectious diseases. Erbelding serves on the

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task force at the

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References

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