Biography

Dr. James Murphy’s research interests center on the immunobiology of infectious diseases and include studies of mechanisms of immunity, application of immunological methodology to the diagnosis and treatment of infections with particular emphasis on vaccine development, testing and deployment. His studies include bench science, clinical trials including induced infections in volunteers, and studies of infectious agents endemic in populations in Asia, Africa and South America. He has resided in developing countries for more than six years and has been the Associate Editor of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene as well as a member of numerous review and advisory boards. He currently oversees and coordinates the research efforts of the Division and directs the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) research program.

Education

Graduate School
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1977
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Trudeau Institute, Saranac Lake, NY, 1974-1979

Publications

Al Hammoud A, Aneji C, Heresi G, Murphy J, Perez N. Perinatal HIV-1 Infection in an Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2020. doi: 10.1097.

Tyungu D, McCormick D, Lau CT, Chang ML, Murphy J, Hotez PJ, Mejia R, Pollack H. Toxacara species environmental contamination in public spaces in New York City.2019.

Al Hammoud R, Murphy JR, Chang ML. Plasmodium vivax Infection in Multiple Family Members in Texas, USA. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2019;2019:8568710. doi: 10.1155/2019/8568710. PubMed PMID: 31281691; PMCID: PMC6590619.

Murphy D, Del Bianco G, Aguilera E, Rodriguez G, Murphy J, McCarthy J, Prater S, Heresi G. Routine HIV Screening in an Emergency Department Texas HIV/STD Conference; Nov 27-29, 2018; Austin, Texas2018.

Contreras GA, Rodriguez G, Del Bianco G, Benjamins L, Murphy J, Heresi G, Perez N. Time from initiation of antiretroviral therapy to viral suppression in a Cohort of Perinatally HIV Infected Children and Adolescents: a dynamic performance indicator for pediatric HIV care. Clin Infect Dis. 2017.

Contreras GA, Murphy JR, Heresi GP. Plasma Interferon-Gamma-Inducible Protein 10 Level Associates With Abnormal Memory B Cells Phenotypes in Perinatal HIV Infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017;36(9):e219-e22. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001612. PubMed PMID: 28419006.