David Stephens MD
- Department of Medicine
Professor
- (404) 727-8357
- dstep01@emory.edu
- Website
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Emory University School of Medicine
Medicine
1440 Clifton Rd. NE, Ste. 420
Academic Appointment
- Vice President for Research, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory University
- Senior Scientific Advisor, Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease
- Stephen W. Schwarzmann Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Emory University
- Professor of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
- Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University
- Professor of Medicine (with Tenure), Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
- Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- MD from Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University
- BS from The Citadel
Research
Focus
- Genetic and molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis. Pathogenesis, pathophysiology and epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and the other agents of bacterial meningitis. Bacterial vaccines. Innate immunity.
Publications
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Mucosal and Systemic Antibody Responses After Boosting With a Bivalent Messenger RNA Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Vaccine.
J Infect Dis
04/29/2025 Authors: Atmar RL; Lyke KE; Posavad CM; Deming ME; Brady RC; Dobrzynski D; Edupuganti S; Mulligan MJ; Rupp RE; Rostad CA -
Progression of antibiotic resistance in Neisseria meningitidis.
Clin Microbiol Rev Volume: 38 Page(s): e0021524
03/13/2025 Authors: Rodriguez E; Tzeng Y-L; Berry I; Howie R; McNamara L; Stephens DS -
Contribution of the gonococcal NEIS1446-ispD gene conversion to the pathobiology of the Neisseria meningitidis urethritis clade, NmUC.
Infect Immun Volume: 93 Page(s): e0035024
03/11/2025 Authors: Rodriguez EI; Tzeng Y-L; Sannigrahi S; Stephens DS -
Neutralizing Antibody Immune Correlates for a Recombinant Protein Vaccine in the COVAIL Trial.
Clin Infect Dis Volume: 80 Page(s): 223 - 227
02/05/2025 Authors: Fong Y; Dang L; Zhang B; Fintzi J; Chen S; Wang J; Rouphael NG; Branche AR; Diemert DJ; Falsey AR -
The Neisseria meningitidis urethritis clade (NmUC) acts as a "chimeric pathogen" during infection of primary, human male, urethral epithelial cells.
J Infect Dis
12/05/2024 Authors: Tzeng Y-L; Esposito DLA; Nederveld AG; Hardison RL; Carter AM; Stephens DS; Norris Turner A; Bazan JA; Edwards JL -
NHBA antibodies elicited by 4CMenB vaccination are key for serum bactericidal activity against Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
NPJ Vaccines Volume: 9 Page(s): 223
11/18/2024 Authors: Tzeng Y-L; Sannigrahi S; Stephens DS -
Ultrastructural, metabolic and genetic characteristics of determinants facilitating the acquisition of macrolide resistance by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Drug Resist Updat Volume: 77 Page(s): 101138
11/01/2024 Authors: Wu X; Alibayov B; Xiang X; Lattar SM; Sakai F; Medders AA; Antezana BS; Keller LE; Vidal AGJ; Tzeng Y-L -
Immunomodulators for immunocompromised patients hospitalized for COVID-19: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
EClinicalMedicine Volume: 69 Page(s): 102472
03/01/2024 Authors: Siempos II; Kalil AC; Belhadi D; Veiga VC; Cavalcanti AB; Branch-Elliman W; Papoutsi E; Gkirgkiris K; Xixi NA; Kotanidou A -
Neisseria gonorrhoeae lipooligosaccharide glycan epitopes recognized by bactericidal IgG antibodies elicited by the meningococcal group B-directed vaccine, MenB-4C.
Front Immunol Volume: 15 Page(s): 1350344
01/01/2024 Authors: Tzeng Y-L; Sannigrahi S; Borrow R; Stephens DS -
Ultrastructural, metabolic and genetic determinants of the acquisition of macrolide resistance by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
bioRxiv
12/29/2023 Authors: Wu X; Alibayov B; Xiang X; Lattar SM; Sakai F; Medders AA; Antezana B; Keller L; Vidal AGJ; Tzeng Y-L