CVRI Scientists

Jeanine Wiener-Kronish, M.D.
Professor of Anesthesia and Medicine, Vice Chair, Anesthesia

Research Interests:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa; bacterial-induced lung injury; molecular detection of bacteria; biomarkers of lung injury; ventilator associated pneumonia; bacterial virulence; bacterial biofilms

Summary:
The Translational Research Group on Microbial Pathogens is a multidisciplinary group of faculty, that includes environmental microbiologists, molecular biologists, bacterial physiologists, epidemiologists and physician scientists dedicated to bringing state-of-the-art scientific techniques to the clinical investigation of human infections. Our faculty involved include: Judith Flanagan, Susan Lynch, and Yuanlin Song, Jeanine Wiener-Kronish, and Hanjing Zhuo. The purpose of our group is to advance the treatment of human infections by investigating the mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis in patients. The successes of our group include the collection of over 2000 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from respiratory secretions of critically- ill patients and characterization of the strains, using multiple tests, including genotyping, phenotypic assays, biological assays, and sequencing.