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Molecular Virology and Microbiology

Houston, Texas

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Faculty and Research Interests

The table below lists the primary and secondary faculty within the Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology.

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Faculty
Position
Area of Research Interest
Adam, Ervin, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Role of viruses in neoplasia

Atmar, Robert L., M.D.

Professor

Respiratory viruses; Environmental virology research

Baker, Carol J., M.D.

Professor

Pediatric infectious diseases; Vaccine policy

Bates, David Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Chromosome dynamics in Escherichia coli

Blutt, Sarah E., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Intestinal B cell responses to enteric pathogens

Bradshaw, Major W., M.D.

Professor

Infectious diseases; Parasitology

Butel, Janet S., Ph.D.

Chair
Distinguished Service Professor

Polyomavirus SV40 and pathogenesis of human disease

Chiu, Wah, Ph.D.

Professor

Structural and computational biology of biological machines

Conner, Margaret E., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Pathogenesis of enteric virus infections

Couch, Robert B., M.D.

Distinguished Service Professor

Acute respiratory diseases

Das, Gokul, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Hepatitis C Virus Replication and Pathogenesis

Donehower, Lawrence A., Ph.D.

Professor

Tumor suppressor genes in cancer and aging

DuPont, Herbert L., M.D.

Professor

Prevention of enteric infectious diseases

El Sahli, Hanaa M., M.D.

Assistant Professor

Tuberculosis; Vaccines

Estes, Mary K., Ph.D.

Professor

Molecular biology of gastrointestinal viruses

Gilbert, Brian E., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Aerosolized drugs for pulmonary diseases

Glezen, W. Paul, M.D.

Professor

Epidemiology of respiratory viruses

Graham, David Y., M.D.

Professor

Interaction of infectious agents and the gastrointestinal tract

Greenberg, Stephen B., M.D.

Professor

Respiratory pathogens in high-risk patients

Hamill, Richard J., M.D.

Professor

Fungal infections; Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

Herman, Christophe, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

FtsH, membrane-anchored metallo-protease

Highlander, Sarah K., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Microbial genomics

Hollinger, F. Blaine, M.D.

Professor

Viral hepatitis; Blood-borne pathogens

Javier, Ronald T., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Adenoviruses and viral oncology

Keitel, Wendy A., M.D.

Professor

Vaccine development and evaluation

Kimata, Jason T., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Retroviral replication and pathogenesis

Langer-Curry, Rebecca , Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

 

Ling, Paul D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Molecular biology of Epstein-Barr virus latency

Lloyd, Richard E., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Control of translation in virus infection and apoptosis

Maresso, Anthony W. Ph.D. Assistant Professor Pathogenesis of bacterial infections
Marriott, Susan J., Ph.D.

Professor

Viral transformation and transcription control

Mason, Edward O., Jr., Ph.D.

Professor

Epidemiology and antibiotic-resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae;
Surveillance of meningococcal infections in children

Mbawuike, Innocent N., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Age-related CD8+ cytotoxic T cell deficiency and mucosal immunity

Munoz, Flor M., M.D.

Assistant Professor

Pediatric infectious diseases

Musher, Daniel M., M.D.

Professor

Pathogenesis of bacterial infections and host responses

Orson, Frank, M.D.

Associate Professor

Genetic immunization for human diseases

Palzkill, Timothy G., Ph.D.

Professor and
Chair Pharmacology

Protein structure/function and functional genomics

Patel, Shital M., M.D.

Assistant Professor

Vaccine preventable diseases

Petrosino, Joseph F.

Assistant Professor

Functional genomics of biodefense and emerging infectious disease pathogens

Piedra, Pedro A., M.D.

Professor

Reduction of respiratory virus illness burden in infants

Prasad, B.V. Venkataram, Ph.D.

Professor

Structure–function relationship in enteric viruses

Ramig, R. Frank, Ph.D.

Professor

Genetics of viral replication and pathogenesis

Rice, Andrew P., Ph.D.

Professor

Viral gene expression

Rooney, Cliona M., Ph.D.

Professor

Virus-specific T cells for treatment of viral diseases

Rosenberg, Susan M., Ph.D.

Professor

Genome instability in evolution, cancer and antibiotic resistance

Shelburne, Samuel A., III, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Group A streptococci

Siwak, Edward B., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

 

Slagle, Betty L., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Pathogenesis of viral hepatitis

Stager, Charles E., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Clinical microbiology

Trautner, Barbara W. M.D. Ph.D. Assistant Professor New strategies for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection
Versalovic, James, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Probiotics and intestinal microbial ecology

Wang, Jue D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Regulation of replication elongation by nutrient availability in Bacillus subtilis

Yao, Qizhi (Cathy), M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

HIV vaccines

Yoffe, Boris, M.D.

Professor

Pathogenesis of virus-induced hepatitis

Young, Edward J., M.D.

Professor

Brucellosis

Zechiedrich, Lynn, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

DNA topoisomerases and antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli

Zhang, Xiaoliu (Shaun), M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Herpes simplex virus