Research
Department faculty represent the core of two nationally and internationally recognized research programs at DMS - Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis. These strong interdepartmental programs involve a wide variety of investigative interests and efforts -- listed as the table below. Departmental faculty have a strong record of applying basic research findings to the treatment of human disease.
Brent L. Berwin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Immune regulation and antigen trafficking by molecular chaperones and scavenger receptors
David J. Bzik, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Molecular Parasitology
Jaqueline Channon-Smith, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Immune monitoring
Ambrose Cheung, M.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Molecular pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus
Jose Conejo-Garcia, M.D.-Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and of Medicine
Tumor vascularization and growth; tumor immunotherapy
Michael W. Fanger, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and of Medicine
Targeted tumor cell vaccines
Steven Fiering, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and of Medicine
Transcriptional regulation and chromatin structure in mammals
James D. Gorham, M.D./Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology, and of Microbiology and Immunology
TGF-b1 and the immune system
William R. Green, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Director of the Immunology Program
T lymphocyte immunity to murine retroviruses that cause leukemia or immunodeficiency, small pox vaccine studies
Deborah A. Hogan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Bacterial and fungal pathogenesis and microbe-microbe interactions
Alexandra L. Howell, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Medicine and of Microbiology and Immunology
HIV infection of the female reproductive tract
Lloyd Kasper, M.D.
Professor of Medicine (Neurology), and of Microbiology and Immunology
Pathogenesis and immunology of Toxoplasma gondii
Peter Morganelli, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Role of immune complexes and macrophages in athersclerosis
Ralph C. Nichols, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and of Medicine
Cytokine gene regulation in immunology and cancer
Randolph J. Noelle, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
B lymphocyte immunobiology and signaling mechanisms
George A. O'Toole, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Microbial biofilm development and antibiotic resistance, role of biofilms in infectious disease
William F. C. Rigby, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, and of Microbiology and Immunology
Post-Transcriptional Regulation of the Immune and Inflammatory Response
Charles Sentman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
NK cells, innate immunity and tumor immunology
Lilian Shen, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Myeloid cell immunobiology and mucosal immunity
Karen Skorupski, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Virulence gene expression; environmental stimuli; bacterial pathogenesis
Radu V. Stan, M.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Vascular permeability in health and disease states
Paula R. Sundstrom, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Fungal pathogenesis and candidiasis
Ronald K. Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Director of the Microbiology and Immunology Graduate Program
Bacterial pathogenesis and Vibrio cholerae
William F. Wade, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
MHC Class II immunobiology
Hillary White, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Human female reproductive tract, ovarian cancer immunobiology, and stress hormones