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Aiyar, Ashok, Ph. D
Epstein-Barr virus pathogenesis, gene expression, and replication.

Amedee, Angela Martin, PhD
Pathogenesis and mother-to-infant transmission of human and simian immunodeficiency viruses (HIV and SIV)

Cui, Yan, PhD
Cancer immunotherapy

Foster, Timothy P., Ph.D.
Virus-host interactions: Mechanisms of herpes virus subversion of host intrinsic anti-pathogen responses.

Hobden, Jeffery A., PhD
Molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa ocular infections; antibiotic susceptibility testing; biofilms and orthotics

Johnston, Douglas, PhD
Identification of host response mechanisms to vascular damage induced by bloodborne fungal pathogens. 

Johnston, Kenneth H., PhD
Oyster anti-microbial compounds with particular emphasis on their role in the modulation of bacterial infections; immunobiology of oysters; HIV protease inhibitors.

Kelly, Ben, Ph.D
Molecular mechanisms required for parasite viability and virulence in leishmaniasis.

Kozlowski, Pamela, PhD
HIV vaccine development, HIV pathogenesis, and mucosalimmunity to HIV.

Palmer, Glen, PhD
Mechanisms of fungal adaptation and differentiation during colonization and infection of the mammalian host.

Quayle, Alison J., PhD
Immunity to Chlamydia trachomatis in the human female genital tract, Chlamydia trachomatis persistence in the human female genital tract

Ramsay, Alistair J., PhD
HIV/AIDS, immunology of; TB infection, immunology of; Vaccination, development of novel strategies

Rodriguez, Paulo, PhD
Modulation of cell signaling in leukemias by ameno acid L-Arginine.  Mechanisms of T-cell suppression induced by tumors.

Shen, Li, MD, PhD
Molecular biology and pathogenesis of Chlamydia; global gene regulatory mechanisms.

Sturtevant, Joy, PhD 
Understanding the C. albicans signaling pathways required for adaptation and survival in the host and identify or confirm potential targets for antifungal intervention.

Wang, Guoshun, DVM, PhD
Phagocytic Innate Immunity, Cystic Fibrosis, Gene Therapy and Stem Cells

Zea, Arnold H., PhD
T cell dysfunction in patients with tuberculosis and cancer, mechanisms regulating

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Dental School (Adjunct Faculty)

Fidel, Jr., Paul, PhD
Immunology, cellular and mucosal; Candidiasis, immunoregulation of recurrent vaginal or oral

Noverr, Mairi, PhD
Investigating mechanisms of immunomodulation by the opportunistic yeast Candida albicans during host-pathogen interactions

Wen, Zezhang Tom, PhD
Molecular characterization of oral biofilms and regulation of Streptococcus mutans pathogenicity.

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Research Institute for Children (Adjunct Faculty)

Cutler, Jim E., PhD
Candida albicans and candidiasis; Host-fungal relationships

Ferris, Michael, PhD
Microbial ecology; Molecular taxonomy; Polymicrobial diseases; Bacterial vaginosis
 
Pincus, Seth, MD
Biologic effects of immunoglobulins; Antibodies in infectious diseases

Wang, Ping, PhD
Cryptococcus neoformans; Signal transduction

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Adjunct Faculty

Del Valle, Luis, MD
Neurovirology, the relationship between brain tumors and the human paloyma virus JCV

Figueroa II, Julio, PhD
Azaftig, a novel protein derived from cancer and AIDS patients that induces weight loss and lipolysis.

Hagensee, Michael, MD, PhD
Immunology and structure of human papillomaviruses 

Martin, David H., MD
Sexually transmitted infections; epidemiology and pathophysiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infections; effect of genitourinary pathogens on pregnancy outcome in humans.

Nelson, Steve, MD, CM, FCCP
Alcohol and inflammatory responses in the lung

Peruzzi, Francesca, PhD
Molecular mechanisms of neurobiological dysfunction caused by HIV-1, the role of microRNAs in tumor growth

Prakash, Om, PhD
Transgenic mouse models of gene regulation; retroviruses; molecular mechanisms of HIV latency and activation; anti-HIV drugs.

Reiss, Krzysztof, PhD
DNA repair and mutagenesis in medulloblastoma, molecular pathways in neurological cancer

Sanders, Charles V., MD
Clinical and laboratory evaluation of newer antibicrobial agents in the treatment of aerobic and anaerobic infections.

Shellito, Judd E., MD
Host defense mechanisms against pulmonary infection; AIDS and alcohol consumption; Occupational/environmental medicine; Silicosis; Asbestosis; Malignant mesothelioma; Inhalation lung injury; Occupational asthma

Taylor, Stephanie N., MD
Sexually transmitted infections; pathogenesis, molecular biology, and animal models of Haemophilus ducreyi infection; identification and detection of H. ducreyi and other pathogens using recombinant antibody techniques and mass spectrometry.