Faculty and Research Interests
The table below lists the primary and secondary faculty within the Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology.
Click the name to see that individual’s research interests and contact information.
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 |
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 |
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| 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; |
| 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 |
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 |
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| 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 |