COL Jason Bennett, MD, MSPH

Director

Dr. Bennett is an Infectious Disease physician in the U.S. Army with extensive experience in clinical trials and epidemiological studies, particularly in vaccine development. He has led clinical trials for malaria vaccines and served as a battalion surgeon in Afghanistan.

He currently directs the Multidrug-resistant Repository and Surveillance Network (MRSN), overseeing surveillance and rapid outbreak response efforts across the Department of Defense. His work directly supports infection control and combats antibiotic resistance.

Selected publications:
Judith E. Epstein, K. Tewari, K. Lyke, B. Sim, P. Billingsley, M. Laurens, A. Gunasekera, S. Chakravarty, E. James, M. Sedegah, A. Richman, S. Velmurugan, S. Reyes, M. Li, K. Tucker, A. Ahumada, A. Ruben, T. Li, R. Stafford, A. Eappen, C. Tamminga, J.W. Bennett, C. Ockenhouse, J. Murphy, J. Komisar, N. Thomas, M. Loyevsky, A. Birkett, C. Plowe, C. Loucq, R. Edelman, T. Richie, R. Seder, S. Hoffman.   Live Attenuated Malaria Vaccine Designed to Protect Through Hepatic CD8+ T Cell Immunity. Science, 2011. 334(6055):475-480.

J. W. Bennett, B. S. Pybus, A. Yadava, D. Tosh, J. C. Sousa, W. F. McCarthy, G. Deye, V. Melendez, C. F. Ockenhouse.  Primaquine failure and Cytochrome P-450 2D6 in Plasmodium vivax Malaria. N Engl J Med, 2013. 369(14):1381-1382. 

J.W. Bennett, C. K. Murray, R. L. Holmes, J. E. Patterson, and J. H. Jorgensen.  Diminished Vancomycin and Daptomycin Susceptibility During Prolonged Bacteremia with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2008. 60(4):437-440.

S. Stahlman V.F. Williams, G.T. Oh, E.V. Millar, and J.W. Bennett. Skin and soft tissue infections, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2013-2016. MSMR. 2017. 24(7):2-11.

E.V. Millar, G.K. Rice, E.M. Elassal, C.D. Schlett, J.W. Bennett, C.L. Redden, D. Mor, N.N. Law, D.R. Tribble, T. Hamilton, M.W. Ellis, and K.A. Bishop-Lilly. Genomic Characterization of USA300 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to Evaluate Intraclass Transmission and Recurrence of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (SSTI) Among High-Risk Military Trainees. Clin Infect Dis, 2017. 65(3):461-468.
 
Complete List of Published Work:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1BsCuVxplkWAG/bibliography/45047097/public/?sort=date&direction=ascending