Vahhab Piranfar
Molecular Microbiologist · EB-1A Recipient
Vahhab Piranfar
Modeling bacterial pathogens, antibiotic exposure, and antimicrobial resistance
I work at the intersection of clinical microbiology, antimicrobial resistance, and computational modeling — turning bacterial evidence and antibiotic PK/PD into reproducible simulations of treatment response and resistance.
33+ Publications
650+ Citations
15+ Yrs Experience
EB-1A Recognition
The science, visualized
From bacterial evidence to antibiotic target attainment
My work turns fragmented pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic evidence into simulations of how antibiotic exposure clears bacterial pathogens. The curve traces drug concentration over time; the shaded band is the window where exposure stays above the MIC and the bacterial population is suppressed.
Antibiotic concentration MIC threshold Time above MIC (target attainment) Bacterial population
Selected work
CAZ-AVI PK/PD modeling
Provenance-aware Monte Carlo framework for antibiotic exposure, joint targets, and uncertainty analysis.
AI Bacteriology Hub
Research platform for bacteriology knowledge, AMR reasoning, and sandboxed lab tools.
Learning: antibiotic PK/PD
Short lessons on MIC targets, PTA/CFR, and resistance vs tolerance vs persistence.
Current focus
Based in Jersey City, New Jersey, I convert fragmented antimicrobial evidence into reproducible models of antibiotic exposure, bacterial response, target attainment, and resistance-related uncertainty.