Research Interest

Dr. Suber studies host defense mechanisms in intrapulmonary bacterial infections that lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome. She has also studied how regulation of protein stability by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway modulates lung epithelial responses during inflammation.

Clinical Interest

Dr. Suber's clinical interests include acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, and bacterial pulmonary infections including Klebsiella pneumoniae and Streptococcal pneumoniae.

Educational Interest

Dr. Suber is actively involved in the recruitment and retention of talented internal medicine trainees to the University of Pittsburgh. She also teaches medical students and residents in the medical intensive care unit.