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Daniel T. Leung is a tenured Professor at the University of Utah in the Division of Infectious Diseases, holding the Dr. Thomas D. Rees and Natalie B. Rees Presidential Endowed Chair in Global Medicine. He is Board-Certified in Infectious Diseases and serves as the Utah site director for the CDC-sponsored Global TravEpiNet and GeoSentinel networks. Clinically, he works at the University of Utah Hospital and the International Travel Clinic, with international experience in Asia, Africa, and South America.
- Education: MD from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Residency in Internal Medicine (University of Washington), Fellowship in Infectious Diseases (Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center).
Research Focus: Immunology and clinical management of diarrheal diseases (e.g., cholera), MAIT cell biology, gut dysfunction, and serosurveillance. Recent work includes cholera vaccine development, antimicrobial resistance in travelers, and environmental drivers of diarrheal disease.
Scientific Awards:
- Dr. Thomas D. Rees and Natalie B. Rees Presidential Endowed Chair in Global Medicine
Grants from NIH, DoD, Thrasher Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Margolis Foundation support his work on cholera immunology, vaccine platforms, and global disease modeling.
