Jack S. Remington, MD, FACP, FRCP

Dr. Remington is a recognized national and international authority in the area of infectious diseases. He has served as president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the International Immunocompromised Host Society. He has served on numerous editorial boards and is an editor of the books Current Clinical Topics in Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant, In Defense of the Brain, and New Concepts in the Immunopathogenesis of CNS Infections.

The author or co-author of more than 650 peer-reviewed papers and 15 international patents, Dr. Remington has received numerous awards in recognition of his contributions to medicine and science, including:

• The Bristol Award of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
  
• A Doctor Honoris Causa degree from France
  
• The Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung Scientific Award from Germany
  
• The Osler Gold Medal and honorary membership in the Royal College of Physicians (London)
  
• The Distinguished Career Achievement Award from the International Immunocompromised Host Society
  
• The Albion Walter Hewlett Award from Stanford University
  
• The Stanford University School of Medicine Kenneth L. Vosti, M.D., Infectious Diseases Teaching Award
  
• The Stanford University Department of Medicine Infectious Diseases Divisional Teaching Award
  
• The Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

His group has focused on mechanisms of host resistance against opportunistic pathogens, with special emphasis on Toxoplasma gondii and toxoplasmosis. Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, his laboratory has worked on the immunopathogenesis of toxoplasmic encephalitis, particularly the roles of cellular immunity and cytokines in defense of the brain. In addition, his group has performed extensive studies on both diagnosis and treatment of the infection in immunologically normal and immunologically impaired individuals.