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Immunology & Microbiology Faculty

Explore profiles of faculty below or visit our research page to learn about the various areas in which our faculty work and find investigators whose interests match your own.

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Faculty A-D

Agarwal
Sandeep Krishna Agarwal
M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Ahmed
Nabil M Ahmed
M.D.
Professor
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Atmar
Robert Legare Atmar
M.D.
Professor
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Barbieri
Eveline Barbieri
Associate Professor
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Bates
David B. Bates
Associate Professor
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Beeton
Christine Beeton
Ph.D.
Professor
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Blutt
Sarah Elizabeth Blutt
Ph.D.
Professor
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Bottazzi
Maria Elena Bottazzi
Ph.D.
Sr. Associate Dean, National School of Tropical Medicine
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Bouchier-Hayes
Lisa Bouchier-Hayes
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Britton
Robert Allen Britton
Ph.D.
Professor
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Burrin
Douglas G Burrin
Ph.D.
Research Physiologist
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Burt
Bryan Burt
M.D., FACS
Professor and Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery
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Catic
Andre Catic
M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor & CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research
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Chen
Min Chen
Associate Professor
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Conner
Margaret Ellen Conner
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Corry
David B Corry
M.D.
Professor
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Crawford
Sue Ellen Crawford
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Cruz
Miguel Cruz
Ph.D.
Professor and Division Chief
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Decker
William K Decker
Ph.D.
Professor
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De Paiva
Cintia S De Paiva
M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Caroline Elles Endowed Professorship
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DiNardo
Andrew DiNardo
M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Durgan
David J Durgan
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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El Sahly
Hana Mohammed El Sahly
M.D.
Professor, Kyle and Josephine Morrow Chair
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Estes
Mary K. Estes
Ph.D.
Distinguished Service Professor
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Foight
Glenna Wink Foight
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Hegde
Meenakshi Gopalkrishna Hegde
M.B.B.S.
Associate Professor
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Herman
Christophe Herman
Ph.D.
Professor
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Heslop
Helen E Heslop
MD, DSc (Hon)
Professor
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Hotez
Peter Jay Hotez
M.D., Ph.D.
Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine
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Hyser
Joseph Michael Hyser
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Javier
Ronald T Javier
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Johnston
Chad William Johnston
Ph.D.
Faculty
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Jones
Kathryn Marie Jones
D.V.M., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Kheradmand
Farrah Kheradmand
M.D.
Professor
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Kimata
Jason Thomas Kimata
PhD
Associate Professor
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King
Katherine Yudeh King
M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
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Gao
Xia Gao
Assistant Professor
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Giordano
Thomas Peter Giordano
M.D., M.P.H.
Section Chief of Infectious Diseases
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Hoyos
Valentina Hoyos
M.D.
Associate Professor
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Hudson
William Harris Hudson
Assistant Professor
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Kommagani
Ramakrishna Kommagani
Professor
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Lacorazza
Daniel Lacorazza
Ph.D.
Professor
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Leen
Ann Marie Leen
Ph.D.
Professor
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Lemon
Katherine Paige Lemon
MD, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Li
Na Li
Ph.D.
Professor
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Ling
Paul Dalling Ling
Ph.D.
Professor
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Lloyd
Richard E. Lloyd
Ph.D.
Professor
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Lopez
Job E. Lopez
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Marriott
Susan Jean Marriott
Ph.D.
Professor
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Maresso
Anthony Maresso
Ph.D.
Professor
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Metelitsa
Leonid S. Metelitsa
M.D.
Professor
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Mills
Jason Mills
M.D., Ph.D.
Herman Brown Endowed Professor
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Mysorekar
Indira Mysorekar
Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine; Chief of Basic and Translational Research
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Bilal Omer
M.D.
Associate Professor
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Palzkill
Timothy Gerald Palzkill
Ph.D.
Chair/Professor
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Parihar
Robin Parihar
M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Patras
Kathryn Patras
PhD
Associate Professor
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Petrosino
Joseph Petrosino
Ph.D.
Chairman/Professor
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Piedra
Pedro A. Piedra
M.D.
Professor
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Polverino
Francesca Polverino
Professor
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Prasad
B V Venkatar Prasad
Ph.D.
Professor
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Preidis
Geoffrey A. Preidis
M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Faculty Q-U

Ramani
Sasirekha Ramani
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Reddy
Pavan Reddy
M.D.
Director
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Rice
Andrew Patrick Rice
Ph.D.
Professor
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Rios
Xavier Rios
Assistant Professor
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Rodriguez
Antony Rodriguez
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Ronca
Shannon Ronca
PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
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Rooney
Cliona M Rooney
Ph.D.
Professor
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Rowley
David R Rowley
Ph.D.
Professor
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Rumbaut
Rolando Rumbaut
M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Vice Chair for Research
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Samuel
Buck Samuel
Ph.D.
Associate Professor (tenure)
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Scheurer
Michael Scheurer
PhD, MPH, FACE
Professor
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Shaulsky
Gad Shaulsky
Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
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Sifers
Richard N Sifers
Ph.D.
Professor
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Sur
Sanjiv Sur
M.D.
Director and Professor, Allergy and Immunology
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Suzuki
Masataka Suzuki
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Tian
Gengwen Tian
Assistant Professor
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Tisza
Michael J Tisza
Assistant Professor
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Francis T.F. Tsai
D.Phil.
Professor
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Faculty V-Z

Versalovic
James Versalovic
M.D., Ph.D.
Milton J. Finegold Professor
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Vogel
Tiphanie Phillips Vogel
M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Wagner
Dimitrios Laurin Wagner
M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Wu
Huaizhu Wu
M.D.
Professor
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Yao
Qizhi Cathy Yao
M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery
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Zechiedrich
Lynn Zechiedrich
Ph.D.
Kyle and Josephine Morrow Chair in Molecular Virology and Microbiology
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Zhang
Xiang Zhang
Ph.D
Director
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Zhao
Qiancheng Zhao
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Mary K. Estes, Ph.D., Molecular Virology & Microbiology

Faculty Profile: Microbiology: A career of learning and discovery

Mary K. Estes, Ph.D., is a virologist with a passion for solving microbiology mysteries.

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