Paul L. Fidel
Center for Oral and Craniofacial Biology
Louisiana State University Health-School of Dentistry
Dr. Paul L. Fidel, Jr. received his Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma in 1988 in the discipline of microbiology/immunology. He then did a postdoc at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan in the department of Immunology and Microbiology. He was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease in 1990. In 1995, Dr. Fidel came to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans at the rank of Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology. He rose to the rank of Professor in 1999. In 2001 he was named recipient of the Carl Baldridge Endowed Chair in Oral and Craniofacial Biology and appointed the Director of the Center of Excellence in Oral and Craniofacial Biology and Associate Dean for Research at the LSU School of Dentistry. He has authored nearly 175 publications and has served as Principal Investigator for > 20 Investigator-Initiated or Center research grants totaling over $35 million (predominantly NIH).
An intravaginal live Candida challenge in humans leads to new hypotheses for the immunopathogenesis of vulvovaginal candidiasis.
Infection and immunity May, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15102806
History and new insights into host defense against vaginal candidiasis.
Trends in microbiology May, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15120141
Immunity in vaginal candidiasis.
Current opinion in infectious diseases Apr, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15735412
Candida-host interactions in HIV disease: relationships in oropharyngeal candidiasis.
Advances in dental research Apr, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16672555
History and update on host defense against vaginal candidiasis.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) Jan, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17156186
Hurricane Katrina and the LSU Dental School(s): a remarkable encounter of survival.
Journal of dental research Mar, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17314249
Prospects for development of a vaccine to prevent and control vaginal candidiasis.
Current infectious disease reports Feb, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21308461
Candida-host interactions in HIV disease: implications for oropharyngeal candidiasis.
Advances in dental research Apr, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21441480
Dental rounds: an evolving process of curriculum integration at the LSU School of Dentistry.
Journal of dental education May, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24789840
Vaginal Heparan Sulfate Linked to Neutrophil Dysfunction in the Acute Inflammatory Response Associated with Experimental Vulvovaginal Candidiasis.
mBio 03, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28292981
Reply to "Chronic Vaginal Candidiasis Is Achievable in Outbred CD-1 Mice".
mBio 10, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 29066551
Novel Mechanism behind the Immunopathogenesis of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: "Neutrophil Anergy".
Infection and immunity 03, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29203543
Iron Restriction to Clinical Isolates of Candida albicans by the Novel Chelator DIBI Inhibits Growth and Increases Sensitivity to Azoles and in a Murine Model of Experimental Vaginitis.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 08, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29844048
Current patient perspectives of vulvovaginal candidiasis: incidence, symptoms, management and post-treatment outcomes.
BMC women's health 03, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30925872
Questions remain regarding the presence of fungal species biofilm in women with vulvovaginal candidiasis.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 08, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31029662
Polymicrobial Intra-Abdominal Infection: Pathogenesis and Perspectives for a Novel Form of Trained Innate Immunity.
Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) May, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31075836
Spectrum of Trained Innate Immunity Induced by Low-Virulence Species against Lethal Polymicrobial Intra-abdominal Infection.
Infection and immunity 08, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31085710
Special Issue: Fungal-Bacterial Interactions-Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives.
Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) Sep, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31554148
Could an Unrelated Live Attenuated Vaccine Serve as a Preventive Measure To Dampen Septic Inflammation Associated with COVID-19 Infection?
mBio 06, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32561657
Reply to Özdemir, "Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine and COVID-19 Relationship".
mBio 09, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32963010
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