David Alland, MD
Enriched profileProfessor and Chief, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine · Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
David Alland is Professor and Chief, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. OpenAlex indexes 230 publications with 23,444 citations (h-index 68); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Infectious Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
David Alland, MD, is Professor and Chief, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. The public record shows 230 publications with 23,444 citations (h-index 68), centered on COVID-19. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, 34 NIH-funded awards (2001–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of clinical microbiology
- Top research focus: COVID-19
- 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 19 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Oral Rinse to Reduced Expelled Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) During COVID-19 Infection
Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Industry payments
No payments involving this person were reported to CMS in program years 2021–2024. Why? →
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
34 NIH research awards on record, funded 2001–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Resources, Workforce Development, and Animal Models for the Rutgers RBL
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
FY2026$3,815,617UC7AI180307 - Identifying drug tolerance mechanisms in Mycobacterium tuberculosis glpK mutants to develop better treatments against drug tolerant persister bacilli.
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
FY2026$811,772R01AI192623 - Unraveling the spectrum of intrabacterial amide hydrolysis to develop new classes of pyrazinoic acid prodrugs against pyrazinamide resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
FY2026$792,528R01AI189899
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- A cartridge-based assay for improved detection of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from sputum.
Journal of clinical microbiology
Article2026 - The KasA inhibitor JSF-3285 improves the sterilizing activity of bedaquiline-pretomanid-containing regimens in a mouse model of tuberculosis.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Article2025 - Optimal processing of tongue swab samples for Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection by the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay.
Microbiology spectrum
Article2025 - Identification of an antibiotic from an HTS targeting EF-Tu:tRNA interaction: a prospective topical treatment for MRSA skin infections.
Applied and environmental microbiology
Article2025
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
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linkedin.com/in/david-alland-915682207
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Mentions by others
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →njms-web.njms.rutgers.edu ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Leads a group of 41 faculty and 145 research/support staff performing clinical care and research focused predominantly on tuberculosis and HIV
as Chief of the Division of Infectious Disease
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- 40th Annual Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award
Biotechnology category, for "Detection of Drug Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis" (with Soumitesh Chakravorty), November 14
2019provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →njms.rutgers.edu ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →njms.rutgers.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →njms.rutgers.edu ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →fend-tb.org ↗
- Director
Public Health Research Institute (PHRI), Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
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Center for Emerging Pathogens, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- "Technology, Tests, & Teamwork: How a 22-year Collaboration Developed Cutting Edge Tests for TB & ID"
video feature on Alland's TB/ID diagnostics collaboration, October 2023
2023provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →youtube.com ↗ - "David Alland, PhD, on Finding a Cure for Drug-Resistant TB"
podcast interview on his tuberculosis research, AdHub360
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HI-POCT'19 (High-Impact Point-of-Care Testing) conference
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