Philip J. Budge, MD, PhD

Dr. Budge specializes in translational, public health-related research, with a special focus on filarial infections—insect-borne threadlike parasitic worms that cause lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), onchocerciasis (river blindness), and loiasis (African eye worm). Basic science work in the Budge lab aims to improve diagnostic tools for filarial infections through the identification of novel biomarkers. Clinical and epidemiologic research in Dr. Budge’s research group includes clinical trials of treatments for lymphatic filariasis, and validation of research tools for filarial infections. Key to this research are collaborations with international partners; the Budge lab is currently collaborating on clinical trials and/or field studies in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, and Sri Lanka. Dr. Budge attends on the general ID consult service teaching fellows, residents, and students.

He is currently mentoring one ID fellow and one undergraduate student. The Budge Lab welcomes fellows, residents, and students interested in parasitic and neglected tropical diseases.