John Gnann, MD Professor Professional training Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham N.C. (MD 1978) Residency: Internal Medicine, UAB, Birmingham, AL (1978 – 1981) Fellowship: Infectious Diseases, UAB, Birmingham, AL (1981 – 1983); Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA (1985-1988)

Research interests
Dr. Gnann’s research interests include clinical trials of antiviral therapies for diseases caused by herpesviruses, respiratory viruses, and hepatitis viruses; mechanisms of viral resistance to antiviral drugs; opportunistic viral infections in HIV-positive patients; and vaccines to prevent human viral infections. He is the Medical Director of the UAB 1917 Clinic and co-investigator for the NIAID Collaborative Antiviral Study Group.