Renal Immunology
Regulation of host responses to pathogen infection
Retroviral assembly and post-assembly
Fungal pathogenesis
Respiratory immune responses, immune responses in the elderly
Cancer, cell cycle, microarrays, computational biology, yeast genetics
Influenza A virus (IAV) infections
Drug resistance and functional biology in trypanosomatid parasites
Tick-borne diseases
Signal transduction, morphogenesis and genetics of pathogenic fungi
IL-17 signaling in human health and disease
Cell cycle control of DNA replication, cell cycle transcription, meiotic RNA processing
Determinants of viral pathogenesis, hantaviruses, rotaviruses, Dengue viruses, influenza viruses, coronaviruses
Signaling switches in gene expression by hormones and viral infection
T cell memory and mucosal immunity, cancer vaccines
Bacterial virulence factor secretion, E. coli pilus biogenesis, F. tularensis virulence mechanisms
Host interactions with Salmonella
Joint Faculty
Samuel Becker
T cell - macrophage interactions; immunity to M. tuberculosis and rickettsial pathogens
Host properties that determine intestinal colonization by antimicrobial-resistant Enterobacterales
Biochemical and Structural Investigations of Quality Control Mechanisms in Protein and RNA Homeostasis
Translational innate lymphocyte immunology of infectious and non-infectious immune-mediated diseases
Professors Emeriti
Several of our retired professors in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology have been honored with the emeritus title for their distinguished service and contributions to research, education and the academic community. Though retired, they often remain engaged in scholarly activities, mentoring and departmental events for the department and the Renaissance School of Medicine.
Pathogenesis of spirochetal infections and host responses
Molecular mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis
Control of gene expression, noncoding RNAs
Signal transduction in cell growth, differentiation and cancer, nuclear and membrane oncoproteins
SARS-CoV-2 antiviral drug development
Adenovirus-host cell interactions; viral vectors for human gene therapy
Eugene Katz
Dictyostelium discoideum developmental biology
Molecular biology of poliovirus replication, picornavirus pathogenesis