Lona Mody, MD MSc
Co-Director

With an active wet research laboratory in microbiology and a translational research agenda focused on vulnerable aging population, Dr. Mody aims to improve infection outcomes in vulnerable populations. Her major research domains include:

  1. Developing interventions to reduce multi-drug resistant organisms and infections in high-risk populations
  2. Delineate transmission pathways of multi-drug resistant organisms within an institution and regionally
  3. Define complex relationships between antimicrobial resistance, caregiver and environmental contamination and function
  4. Understand scope, practice and ethics of patient engagement in infection prevention

She has mentored several junior faculty, fellows, post-doctoral students and residents in conducting clinical, epidemiologic as well as laboratory-based research projects and has had uninterrupted NIH funding since 2003. In 2015, she received a 5-year NIH K24 Midcareer Investigator Award to mentor junior faculty in translational aging, infectious diseases and health outcomes research.  Her interest in mentoring is reflected in several finished products including publications in high impact journals such as JAMA, JAMA Internal Medicine, PNAS and Clinical Infectious Diseases by her mentees, developing and leading career development seminars at national meetings and her mentees being recognized by research awards at national meetings.  She is nationally active at several research methods, career development and public policy activities at the American Geriatrics Society, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.  Importantly, she loves to paint with oil colors and has completed over 30 canvas paintings in a variety of styles including abstract art, figures and flowers.  ​

Education & Background
1991                   MBBS, Smt. NHL Medical College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India
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1995                    MSc,  University of London (External Program) 

Post-Graduate Training
1991 – 1992           Intern, V. S. Hospital and Affiliated Institutions in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics and Preventive and Social Medicine, Ahmedabad, India

1994 – 1997          Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ

Academic Appointments
7/1999-1/2003 Research Fellow/Clinical Lecturer, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

8/2000- Research Scientist, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.

2/2003-8/2010 Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

9/2010- Associate Professor (with Tenure), Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

5/2011- Research Associate Professor, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

9/2015- Professor (with Tenure), Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

9/2015- Research Professor, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

12/2015- Amanda Sanford Hickey Professor of Internal Medicine
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1/2017- Professor of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor
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