Department of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

Division of Infectious Diseases

Office of the Division Chief
John W. Mellors, MD
3550 Terrace Street
Scaife Hall-Suite 818
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone: 412-383-7963
Fax: 412-383-7982
Email: jwm1@pitt.edu
Assistant: Lois Mathews
Email: lmm112@pitt.edu

ID Administrative Offices
c/o Division Administrator
Lisa Gundel
3601 Fifth Avenue
Falk Medical Building
Suite 3A - Room 303
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2582
Phone: 412-648-6593
Fax: 412-648-6399
Email: lgundel@mail.magee.edu
Assistant: Betty Edwards
Email: eae5@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-648-6273

PATIENT SCHEDULING
General Infectious Diseases Clinic
University of Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases Clinics
Falk Medical Building
3601 Fifth Avenue – 7th Floor Falk Medical Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Appointments: 412-647-0996
Main ID Fax Number: 412-647-3162

HIV/AIDS Care Center
University of Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases
Falk Medical Building
3601 Fifth Avenue – 7th Floor Falk Medical Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Pittsburgh AIDS Center for Treatment Clinic (PACT)
PACT Appointments: 412-647-7228 or 1-877-788-7228
PACT Fax Number: 412-647-7951

Pittsburgh Treatment and Evaluation Unit (PTEU)
PTEU Appointments: 412-647-8125 or 1-888-396-7838
PTEU Fax Number: 412-647-6253

Transplant Infectious Diseases Clinic
University of Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases Clinics
Falk Medical Building
3601 Fifth Avenue – 7th Floor Falk Medical Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Appointments: 412-647-0996
ID Fax Number: 412-647-3162

ID Fellowship Coordinator
Kim Barnhart
University of Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases Clinics
Falk Medical Building
3601 Fifth Avenue – Suite 3A
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412-648-6406
Fax: 412-648-6399
Email: kib9@pitt.edu

Hassan Badrane, Ph D
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Research Assistant Professor
Office: SCAIFE HALL, Room S875
3550 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
 
Phone: 412-648-8438
Fax: 412-648-8455
Education
Ph.D. (Microbiology & Genetics), Pasteur Institute / University Paris XI, FRANCE, 1997
Master Degree (Genetics), University Paris XI, FRANCE, 1990
Certificate in fundamental virology, Pasteur Institute, FRANCE, 1994
Certificate in Sequence Analysis & Molecular Evolution, EMBL, Germany, 1993
Certificate in Genetic Engineering, Pasteur Institute, FRANCE, 1989
Training
Assistant Scientist « Candida albicans molecular and cellular pathogenesis », University of Florida - VA Medical Center, 2003
Postdoc Fellow « DNA-microarrays a powerful tool for systems biology », University of Florida, 2001
Research Fellow « Virus-host interactions using Yeast two-hybrid system », Pasteur Institute, FRANCE, 1999
Postdoc Fellow « Molecular evolution of mating type genes and their function », University of Minnesota, 1997
Ph.D. « Lyssaviruses phylogeny and its immuno-pathological implications », Pasteur Institute, FRANCE, 1991
Area of Specialization/Research Interest  
Regulation of phosphoinositides, and their impact on processes important for virulence of Candida albicans
Host-Pathogen interaction
 
Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
Title: The Candida albicans phosphatase Inp51p interacts with the EH domain protein Irs4p, regulates phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate levels and influences hyphal formation, the cell integrity pathway and virulence
Author(s): Badrane H., M-H. Nguyen, S. Cheng, V. Kumar, H. Derendorf, K. A. Iczkowski, & C. J. Clancy
Year: 2008
Journal: Microbiology
Volume: 154
Page(s): 3296