Department of Pediatrics

Pediatric Tropical Medicine Research Laboratories

Master
Terms

Advanced Immunotechnologies and Vaccine Formulations

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Lab director: Jeroen Pollet, Ph.D.

Aims to explore and advance vaccine technologies to develop novel and improved vaccine solutions.

Human Parasitology

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Lab director: Rojelio Mejia, M.D.

Dedicated to using modern molecular methods to detect parasitic infections in patients.

Immunoparasitology

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Lab director: Jill Weatherhead, M.D., Ph.D.

Aims to dissect the complex relationship between parasites and the host immune response.

Infectious Disease Epidemiology

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Lab director: Sarah Gunter, Ph.D

A basic science and translational lab working in the intersection of public health and infection diseases, with a focus on vector studies and awareness.

Translational Virology

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Lab director: Shannon Ronca, Ph.D.

Dedicated to improving understanding of pathogenesis and treatment of high-risk viral pathogens.

Vector Biology and Bacterial Pathogens

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Lab director: Job Lopez Ph.D.

Focuses on bacterial diseases such as relapsing fever spirochetes and the vectors that transmit them including Ornithodoros ticks.