Tara
Reid
MD
PhD
Bio
Dr. Reid is an HIV primary care provider and STI specialist who interacts with fellows, residents and students on the general ID inpatient team, in Madison Clinic and while attending on General Medicine. She is particularly interested in vaccinology to prevent sexually transmitted infections. Her prior work focused on bacterial pathogenesis and antigenic variation during syphilis infections. She is expanding on this work by defining T. pallidum specific T cell antigens during infection.
Research Interests
- Antigenic Variation
- Bacterial Pathogenesis
- T cell immunology
Clinical Interests
- Infectious Diseases
- HIV primary care
- Sexually Transmitted infections
- Zoonosis
Education & Training
MD/PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2005-2016)
Residency in Internal Medicine, Highland Hospital, Oakland, CA (2016-2019)
Fellowship in Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle WA (2019-2022)
Honors
UW Sexually Transmitted Infections Cooperative Research Center (UW STI CRC) Developmental Research Award, recipient (2022)
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, member
IDCRC Early Career Investigator Pilot Award, recipient (2022)
Publications