DUKE BACTERIOLOGY
RESEARCH UNIT
Faculty and Research
Patrick Seed, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
lab members
• publications • website
Biography:
Dr. Patrick Seed is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. He left his childhood home of Chicago to attend Bowdoin College on the rocky coast of Maine. He next traveled to upstate New York where he spent eight years at the University of Rochester, completing his M.D. and Ph.D. studies. His Ph.D. mentor, Barbara Iglewski, instilled a drive to understand paradigms in the molecular pathogenesis of infectious diseases. During his time under Dr. Iglewski's tutelage, Dr. Seed studied the regulatory network of the first quorum sensing system known in a human pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. He next moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan for a residency in Pediatrics at the University of Michigan. He stayed on for an additional year as Chief Resident in order to pursue his interests in academic teaching. Next, Dr. Seed went to Washington University in St. Louis to train as a fellow in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and was awarded a prestigious Pediatric Scientist Development Program fellowship to sponsor his basic research studies. He joined Dr. Scott Hultgren for a postdoctoral training. Dr. Hultgren proved to be a mentor who valued creativity and passion to “Think Big.” During these key years, Dr. Seed directed his research toward understanding one of the most important infections in women: those of the urinary tract. Using a dynamic animal model of urinary tract infection, he pursues his long-standing interest in elucidating fundamental host-pathogen interactions. After an Instructor year at Washington University, Dr. Seed moved to Duke University in July, 2006 where he holds appointments in Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology.
Dr. Seed lives with his wife and two daughters in Chapel Hill. He enjoys cooking (especially bread making), woodworking, sailing, and hiking. |
