
George Louis Drusano MD
Director, Institute for Therapeutic Innovation, University of Florida
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6550 Sanger RoadOrlando, FL 32801
Phone+1 407-313-7060
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Education & Training
- University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1975
- Boston CollegeB.S., Physics, Magna Cum Laude, 1967 - 1971
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1994 - 2013
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Recipient, Paul Ehrlich Magic Bullet Award Paracelsus University, 2015
- Recipient, Cubist-ICAAC Award American Society for Microbiology, 2013
- Recipient, Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Excellence National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, 2012
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Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 15 citationsFirst Penicillin-Binding Protein Occupancy Patterns for 15 β-Lactams and β-Lactamase Inhibitors in Mycobacterium abscessusAlaa R. M. Sayed, Nirav Shah, Kari B. Basso, Manasi Kamat, Yuanyuan Jiao
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2020-12-16 - 2 citationsDeveloping New Drugs for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Therapy: What Information Do We Get from Preclinical Animal Models?George L. Drusano, Brandon Duncanson, Charles A. Scanga, Sarah Kim, Stephan Schmidt
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2020-11-17 - 10 citationsBuilding Optimal Three-Drug Combination Chemotherapy Regimens.George L. Drusano, Michael Neely, Sarah Kim, Walter M. Yamada, Stephan Schmidt
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2020-10-20
Journal Articles
- Meropenem plus Levofloxacin is Synergistic for the Therapy of Pseudomonas aeruginosa as Tested in a Murine Model of PneumoniaLouie A, W Liu, M VanGuilder, MN Neely, A Schumitzky, R Jelliffe, S Fikes, S Kurhanewicz, N Robbins, D Brown, Dodge Baluya, GL Drusano, J Infect Dis, 1/1/2015
- Pharmacokinetic Determinants of Virological Response to Raltegravir in the In Vitro Pharmacodynamic Hollow-Fiber Infection Model SystemBrown AN, JR Adams, DL Baluya, GL Drusano, Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 1/1/2015
- In Memoriam: William A CraigTheuretzbacher U, Ambrose PG, MacGowan AP, Andes DR, Sorgel F, Derendorf H, Mouton JW, Drusano GL, Tulkens PM, Dudley MN, Cars O, Nation RL, Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
- Trio of Medications Showing Early Promise Against Coronavirus, UF Health Researchers FindSeptember 8th, 2020
- Researchers Developing Antibiotic Drug to Attack Deadly SuperbugMay 15th, 2018
Grant Support
- Translational development of new agents alone and in combination to combat Gram-negative pathogens important in Ventilator- Associated Bacterial Pneumonia: Leveraging the Gram-negative toolbox that isUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2024–2029
- Optimizing Multi-drug Mycobacterium tuberculosis Therapy for Rapid Sterilization and Resistance SuppressionUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2023–2027
- Optimizing Multi-drug Mycobacterium tuberculosis Therapy for Rapid Sterilization and Resistance SuppressionUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2023–2027
- Resistance Suppression For P. Aeruginosa Using Novel Combination Therapy ModelingNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011
- Resistance Suppression For Influenza Virus With Combination ChemotherapyNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011
- Optimization Of Neoglycoside Antibiotics For Nosocomial Pathogens And Select AgenNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011
- Optimization Of Neoglycoside Antibiotics For Nosocomial Pathogens And Select AgenNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2010
- 2010 New Antimicrobial Drug Discovery And Development Gordon Research ConferenceNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2010
- Resistance Suppression For P. Aeruginosa Using Novel Combination Therapy ModelingNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2008–2010
- Resistance Suppression For Influenza Virus With Combination ChemotherapyNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2008–2010
- Core--Computational ModelingNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2005–2009
- Choosing Drug Doses For Biodefense PathogensNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2005–2009
- Choosing Drug Doses For Biodefence PathogensNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2006
- Administration CoreNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2005
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