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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.

Click the name to see that individual’s research interests and contact information.

Faculty Member
Position
Area of Research Interest
Atmar, Robert L., M.D. Professor Respiratory viruses; Environmental Virology
Bradshaw, Major, M.D. Professor Infectious Diseases
Baker, Carol J., M.D. Professor  
Blutt, Sarah, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Intestina B cell responses to enteric pathogens
Butel, Janet S., Ph.D. Professor SV40, Human Cancer, and p53
Chiu, Wah, Ph.D. Professor DNA virus structure and assembly
Conner, Margaret, Ph.D. Associate Professor Immunity and pathog. of viruses of the Gl tract
Couch, Robert, M.D.. Professor Acute respiratory diseases, particularly influenza and rhinoviruses, and vaccine development.
Donehower, Lawrence, Ph.D. Professor Tumor suppressor genes in cancer and aging
DuPont, Herbert L, M.D.. Professor Prevention of enteric infectious diseases
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, M.D. Professor Respiratory pathogens in high-risk patients
Herman, Christophe, Ph.D. Assistant Professor  
Highlander, Sarah K., Ph.D. Associate Professor Microbial Genomics
Hollinger, F. Blaine, M.D. Professor Blood-borne viruses
Huang, Wanzhi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Protein Structure-Function and Protein-Protein Interaction Studies
Javier, Ronald T., Ph.D. Associate Professor Viral oncogenesis
Keitel, Wendy A, M.D. Associate Professor Vaccine development and evaluation
Kimata, Jason T., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Virus-host cell interactions, transmission and pathogenesis of retroviruses.
Ling, Paul D., Ph.D. Associate Professor Molecular biology of Epstein-Barr virus latency
Lloyd, Richard E., Ph.D. Associate Professor

Translation and apoptosis in virus infection

Marriott, Susan, Ph.D. Professor Viral transformation and transcription control
Mason, Edward O., Jr., Ph.D. Professor  
Mbawuike, Innocent, Ph.D. Associate Professor Age-related CD8+ cytotoxic T cell deficiency
Munoz, Flor, M.D. Assistant Professor Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Musher, Daniel M, M.D. Professor Pathogenesis of bacterial infections and host response
Palzkill, Timothy, Ph.D. Professor Protein structure/function and functional genomics
Petrosino, Joseph F., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Functional Genomics of Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Disease
Piedra, Pedro A. M.D. Professor Reduction of respiratory virus illness burden in infants, children, and the community through successful vaccination programs
Prasad, B.V.V., 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. Nancy Chang Professor Transcriptional regulation in viruses
Rooney, Cliona, Ph.D. Professor Virus-specific T cells for treatment of viral diseases
Rosenberg, Susan, Ph.D. Professor Genetic Instability and Drug Resistance
Slagle, Betty L., Ph.D. Associate Professor Viral hepatitis and liver cancer
Stager, Charles E, .Ph.D. Associate Professor  
Sutton, Richard E., M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor HIV-based vectors and HIV vaccines
Versalovic, James, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor Probiotics and Intestinal Microbial Ecology
Weinstock, George, Ph.D. Professor  
Yao, Cathy, Ph.D. Associate Professor. HIV Vaccines and Viral Glycoprotein Pathogenesis
Yoffe, Boris, M.D. Professor Pathogenesis of virus-induced liver diseases
Zechiedrich, Lynn, Ph.D. Associate Professor DNA topoisomerases and antibiotic resistance in E. Coli
Zhang, Shaun, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Herpes Viruses

 

March 31, 2008