David T. Pride PhD, MD

Dr. Pride is originally from Nashville, Tennessee. He received his undergraduate degree in biology from Wake Forest Univerisity, and entered the MSTP program at Vanderbilt University. He received his PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from Vanderbilt University in the laboratory of Dr. Martin Blaser, and completed his MD at New York University. He finished his medical residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Internal Medicine, and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Stanford University. Dr. Pride's major interests are in developing diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, and in understanding the role of microbial communities in human health and disease. He joined the faculty at UCSD in September of 2010.