Michael R Jordan

Dr. Michael Jordan is a physician and professor at Tufts University, holding positions as an attending physician in Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at Tufts Medical Center, and a Professor of Medicine and Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Board-certified in Infectious Diseases, his expertise encompasses HIV drug resistance (HIVDR), public health surveillance epidemiology, and the evaluation and monitoring of antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs.

Dr. Jordan’s international involvement is notable; he supports the World Health Organization (WHO) in developing and implementing global HIVDR surveillance protocols and serves as a consultant scientist for both the WHO and the Pan American Health Organization. He has collaborated with Ministries of Health in over 60 countries to establish sustainable HIV drug resistance monitoring strategies. He holds degrees from Tufts University and Harvard School of Public Health and is a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Dr Jordan’s research interests include HIV, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and emerging infectious diseases and response.

Our research significantly impacts global health, focusing on HIV/AIDS, antimicrobial resistance, COVID-19, and emerging infections. Our work on drug resistance for HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections includes characterizing mutations and developing population-level surveillance strategies vital to diagnosis treatment and the choice and scale-up of optimal care and treatment. Dr. Jordan and his team work closely with international organizations, ministries of health, and community members to develop national and global strategies to prevent, monitor, and respond to the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.

1. Rhee SY, Kassaye SG, Barrow G, Sundaramurthi JC, Jordan MR, Shafer RW. HIV-1 transmitted drug resistance surveillance: shifting trends in study design and prevalence estimates. J Int AIDS Soc. 2020 Sep;23(9):e25611. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25611. PMID: 32936523; PMCID: PMC7507012.
2. Horwitz LI, Thaweethai T, Brosnahan SB, Cicek MS, Fitzgerald ML, Goldman JD, Hess R, Hodder SL, Jacoby VL, Jordan MR, Krishnan JA, Laiyemo AO, Metz TD, Nichols L, Patzer RE, Sekar A, Singer NG, Stiles LE, Taylor BS, Ahmed S, Algren HA, Anglin K, Aponte-Soto L, Ashktorab H, Bassett IV, Bedi B, Bhadelia N, Bime C, Bind MC, Black LJ, Blomkalns AL, Brim H, Castro M, Chan J, Charney AW, Chen BK, Chen LQ, Chen P, Chestek D, Chibnik LB, Chow DC, Chu HY, Clifton RG, Collins S, Costantine MM, Cribbs SK, Deeks SG, Dickinson JD, Donohue SE, Durstenfeld MS, Emery IF, Erlandson KM, Facelli JC, Farah-Abraham R, Finn AV, Fischer MS, Flaherman VJ, Fleurimont J, Fonseca V, Gallagher EJ, Gander JC, Gennaro ML, Gibson KS, Go M, Goodman SN, Granger JP, Greenway FL, Hafner JW, Han JE, Harkins MS, Hauser KSP, Heath JR, Hernandez CR, Ho O, Hoffman MK, Hoover SE, Horowitz CR, Hsu H, Hsue PY, Hughes BL, Jagannathan P, James JA, John J, Jolley S, Judd SE, Juskowich JJ, Kanjilal DG, Karlson EW, Katz SD, Kelly JD, Kelly SW, Kim AY, Kirwan JP, Knox KS, Kumar A, Lamendola-Essel MF, Lanca M, Lee-Lannotti JK, Lefebvre RC, Levy BD, Lin JY, Logarbo BP Jr, Logue JK, Longo MT, Luciano CA, Lutrick K, Malakooti SK, Mallett G, Maranga G, Marathe JG, Marconi VC, Marshall GD, Martin CF, Martin JN, May HT, McComsey GA, McDonald D, Mendez-Figueroa H, Miele L, Mittleman MA, Mohandas S, Mouchati C, Mullington JM, Nadkarni GN, Nahin ER, Neuman RB, Newman LT, Nguyen A, Nikolich JZ, Ofotokun I, Ogbogu PU, Palatnik A, Palomares KTS, Parimon T, Parry S, Parthasarathy S, Patterson TF, Pearman A, Peluso MJ, Pemu P, Pettker CM, Plunkett BA, Pogreba-Brown K, Poppas A, Porterfield JZ, Quigley JG, Quinn DK, Raissy H, Rebello CJ, Reddy UM, Reece R, Reeder HT, Rischard FP, Rosas JM, Rosen CJ, Rouphael NG, Rouse DJ, Ruff AM, Saint Jean C, Sandoval GJ, Santana JL, Schlater SM, Sciurba FC, Selvaggi C, Seshadri S, Sesso HD, Shah DP, Shemesh E, Sherif ZA, Shinnick DJ, Simhan HN, Singh U, Sowles A, Subbian V, Sun J, Suthar MS, Teunis LJ, Thorp JM Jr, Ticotsky A, Tita ATN, Tragus R, Tuttle KR, Urdaneta AE, Utz PJ, VanWagoner TM, Vasey A, Vernon SD, Vidal C, Walker T, Ward HD, Warren DE, Weeks RM, Weiner SJ, Weyer JC, Wheeler JL, Whiteheart SW, Wiley Z, Williams NJ, Wisnivesky JP, Wood JC, Yee LM, Young NM, Zisis SN, Foulkes AS. Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) adult study protocol: Rationale, objectives, and design. PLoS One. 2023 Jun 23;18(6):e0286297. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286297. PMID: 37352211; PMCID: PMC10289397.
3. Tzou PL, Rhee SY, Descamps D, Clutter DS, Hare B, Mor O, Grude M, Parkin N, Jordan MR, Bertagnolio S, Schapiro JM, Harrigan PR, Geretti AM, Marcelin AG, Shafer RW; WHO HIVResNet Working Groups. Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)-resistance mutations for the surveillance of transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 Jan 1;75(1):170-182. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz417. PMID: 31617907; PMCID: PMC7850029.
4. Lumley SF, Mokaya J, Maponga TG, Kramvis A, Dusheiko G, Irving W, Delphin M, Said Mohammed K, Downs LO, Waddilove E, Anderson M, Iwuji C, Msomi N, Ocama P, Hamid S, Adda D, Halford R, Kabagambe K, Benschop KSM, Inzaule S, Chan P, Paul MAS, Izumi K, Nisa T, De Dieu Iragena J, Girón-Callejas A, Kpossou AR, Jamiyu G, Emmanuel O, Balkissa M, Keita M, Prabdial-Sing N, Martinez A, Magongo EN, Shao Y, Sued O, Sereno LS, Shafer RW, Lesi O, Faini D, Easterbrook P, Duncombe C, Jordan MR, Matthews PC. Hepatitis B virus resistance to nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy: WHO consultation on questions, challenges, and a roadmap for the field. Lancet Microbe. 2025 Apr 9:101076. doi: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101076. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40220768
5. Jordan MR, Penazzato M, Cournil A, Vubil A, Jani I, Hunt G, Carmona S, Maphalala G, Mthethwa N, Watera C, Kaleebu P, Musanhu CC, Mtapuri-Zinyowera S, Dzangare J, Peeters M, Yang C, Parkin N, Bertagnolio S. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Drug Resistance in African Infants and Young Children Newly Diagnosed With HIV: A Multicountry Analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Nov 29;65(12):2018-2025. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix698. PMID: 29020335.