Donia Bouzid

Dr. Donia Bouzid serves as a Permanent Researcher (MCU-PH) at Université Paris Cité's Faculty of Medicine, where she holds an Assistant Professor-equivalent position. She is an integral member of the PreViST research team within the IAME unit (Infectious Agents and Public Health), which operates under the joint auspices of Université Paris Cité and INSERM. Her work bridges clinical emergency medicine practice with infectious disease research, focusing on real-time pandemic response and viral pathogen characterization.

Her research interests center on emergency medicine applications in virology, particularly SARS-CoV-2 variant epidemiology, respiratory virus diagnostics, and pandemic preparedness in acute care settings. Key themes include:

• Clinical characterization of emerging viral variants in emergency departments
• Implementation and evaluation of rapid diagnostic platforms
• Antimicrobial resistance patterns in critical care environments
• Pandemic response system readiness
• Virological mechanisms underlying clinical presentations

Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent focus on respiratory pathogens (especially coronaviruses and rhinoviruses), with methodological strengths in clinical cohort studies, diagnostic evaluations, and multicenter collaborative research. Her work frequently appears in high-impact infectious disease journals including Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Intensive Care Medicine, and The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

As an active clinician-scientist, Dr. Bouzid contributes to both frontline emergency care and academic research. Her involvement in EU-RESPONSE and national French surveillance networks demonstrates significant collaborative engagement. The PreViST team's structure, with its five research axes addressing viral pathogenesis and prevention strategies, provides substantial infrastructure for her work in emerging infections and emergency response.