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Dr. Eleftherios Mylonakis, is Chair of Department of Medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital. Prior to joining HMH, Dr. Mylonakis was Charles C.J. Carpenter Professor of Infectious Disease and. Chief of Infectious Diseases at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University where he was also Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and Assistant Dean for Longitudinal Medical Research. Prior to his 10 years at Brown, Dr. Mylonakis was Attending Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and rose through the ranks at Harvard Medical School up to Associate Professor.
Research interests
Dr. Mylonakis studies host and microbial factors of infection and the discovery of antimicrobial agents. His research encompasses both clinical and laboratory studies and the use of mammalian and invertebrate model hosts systems to identify novel antimicrobial compounds and the elucidation of evolutionarily conserved aspects of microbial virulence and the host response. He has eight patents, has edited five books, and published over 450 articles in the peer-reviewed literature.
External positions
Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
Jul 1 2023 → …
Research Area Keywords
- Infectious Disease & Pathology
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SciClone-Thymalfasin (thymosin alpha 1; Ta1) as an enhancer of vaccine response among older adults receiving booster doses of COVID-19
Mylonakis, E. (PI), Gotur, D. B. (Key Personnel) & Youssef, J. G. (Key Personnel)
10/30/24 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Natural Phenolic Compounds against Oral Candidiasis (OC)
Mylonakis, E. (PI)
8/9/24 → 7/31/29
Project: Federal Funding Agencies
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RECOVER-SLEEP: A Platform Protocol for Evaluation of Interventions for Sleep Disturbances in Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC)
Mylonakis, E. (PI)
4/30/24 → 12/31/26
Project: Federal Funding Agencies
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Structural and functional alterations in mitochondria of patients with multi-organ injury and sepsis
Gotur, D. B. (PI), Hamilton, D. J. (Key Personnel) & Mylonakis, E. (Key Personnel)
4/3/24 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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A transformative platform to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Mylonakis, E. (PI)
9/26/23 → 9/25/28
Project: Federal Funding Agencies
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Evaluating Short-Course Antibiotic Therapy for Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Bolormaa, E., Kang, C. R., Choe, Y. J., Yoo, Y., Lee, J. S., Park, J. Y., Choe, S. A., Tansarli, G. S. & Mylonakis, E., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 10.1097/INF.0000000000004749.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mefloquine reduces the bacterial membrane fluidity of Acinetobacter baumannii and distorts the bacterial membrane when combined with polymyxin B
Tharmalingam, N., Jayanthan, H. S., Port, J., Rossatto, F. C. P. & Mylonakis, E., Apr 2025, In: mBio. 16, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mefloquine reduces the bacterial membrane fluidity of Acinetobacter baumannii and distorts the bacterial membrane when combined with polymyxin B.
Tharmalingam, N., Jayanthan, H. S., Port, J., Rossatto, F. C. P. & Mylonakis, E., Jan 15 2025, (Unpublished) (bioRxiv).Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Perceived Discrimination in the Healthcare Setting and Medical Mistrust: Findings from the Health Information National Trends Survey, 2022
Kaczynski, M. A., Benitez, G., Shehadeh, F., Mylonakis, E. & Fiala, M. A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of General Internal Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
Risk of Infection in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treated With Interleukin-Targeting Agents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Ouranos, K., Saleem, H., Vassilopoulos, S., Vassilopoulos, A., Mylona, E. K., Shehadeh, F., Kalligeros, M., Abraham, B. P. & Mylonakis, E., Jan 6 2025, In: Inflammatory bowel diseases. 31, 1, p. 37-51 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations