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The Department of Microbiology and Immunology is represented by a diverse, yet highly interactive, faculty devoted to excellence in research as well as graduate and medical education. Faculty research is supported by outstanding postdoctoral associates, graduate students and research assistants. Research interests of the faculty are described in the links below.Microbiology Adam Driks, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Molecular Microbiologist. Spore formation in Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus subtilis: roles in survival and pathogenesis, and defense against biological weapons. David W. Hecht, M.D., Professor. Molecular Microbiologist. Mechanisms by which Bacteroides fragilis causes serious infections and acquires resistance to antimicrobial agents. J. Paul O'Keefe, M.D., Professor. Clinical Microbiologist. Clinical infectious diseases. Karen L. Visick, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Microbial Geneticist. Vibrio fischeri-squid mutualism: a model for investigating symbiotic colonization by bacteria. Alan J. Wolfe, Ph.D., Professor. Molecular Geneticist. Cellular physiology and gene expression. Immunology Manuel O. Díaz, M.D., Professor. Molecular Geneticist. Genetic abnormalities associated with neoplasia. Kimberly E. Foreman, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Tumor Immunologist. Notch Signaling in Brest Cancer. Makio Iwashima Ph.D., Associate Professor. Molecular & Cellular Immunologist. Cell biology of T cell subsets. Katherine L. Knight, Ph.D., Professor & Chair. Molecular Immunologist. B-lymphocyte development and generation of the antibody repertoire. Dennis Lanning, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Molecular Immunologist Bacterial stimulation of GALT development. Caroline Le Poole, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Molecular/cellular Immunologist. Autoimmunity and anti-tumor immunity to melanocytic cells. Herbert L. Mathews, Ph.D., Professor. Immunologist. Immune dysregulation and homeostasis. Brian J. Nickoloff, M.D., Ph.D., Professor. Director, Skin Cancer Research Laboratories. Immunologist. Immunobiology of Skin Disease. Liang Qiao, M.D., Associate Professor. Immunologist. Mucosal Immunity and Vaccine Development. John A. Robinson, M.D., Professor. Transplantation Immunologist. Immunopharmacologic manipulation of allograft rejection. Phone (888) LUHS-888. Pamela L. Witte, Ph.D., Professor. Cellular Immunologist. The cellular and molecular regulation of B-lymphocyte development . Virology Susan C. Baker, Ph.D., Professor. Molecular Virologist. The molecular biology and pathogenesis of coronaviruses Thomas M. Gallagher, Ph.D., Professor. Virologist. Molecular Mechanisms of Virus Assembly and Entry Christopher M.
Wiethoff, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. Virologist. Mechanistic studies of
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