Faculty & Research Interests
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* Bambara, Robert
HIV Reverse Transcriptase and DNA Replication.
Bottaro, Andrea
B cell activation, the molecular biology of antibody gene expression and recombination, immunolglobulin class switching and transgenic/knock-out models.
Butler, J. Scott
Post-transcriptional Regulation of mRNA Expression in the Nucleus of Eukaryotic Cells.
Dewhurst, Stephen
HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Development; Novel Therapeutics for NeuroAIDS; Role of Cellular Factors in Influenza Virus Pathogenesis and Host Adaptation
Dunman, Paul
Characterizing the S. aureus factors that influence Staphylococcus aureus' ability to cause disease, as well as define the regulatory mechanism(s) that modulate the expression of these genes.
Dziejman, Michelle
Type Three Secretion System mediated pathogenesis of V.cholerae.
Elliott, Michael
Phagocytic clearance of apoptotic cells: molecular regulation and immunological consequences
Gelbard, Harris
Effects of HIV-1 infection on neuronal function, signaling, and fate in the CNS.
Georas, Steve
The molecular mechanisms for dysregulated immune responses in asthma and allergic diseases.
Gill, Steve
Molecular basis of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis / Modulation of human health and disease by the human microbiome
Kim, Baek
HIV Reverse Transcriptase: Role in Viral Evolution, Mutagenesis and Cell Type Specificity;Evolution of Influenza Virus and Viral RNA Polymerase.
Kim, Minsoo
T cell migration and autoimmune disease/ Inflammation biology of sepsis.
Koo, Hyun
The role of extracellular polysaccharide matrix in the pathogenicity of oral biofilms
Lawrence, Paige
Environmental influences on immune system developmental programming and function
Lemos, José
Molecular Genetics and Physiology of the Response to Environmental Stresses by Oral Bacteria.
Maggirwar, Sanjay
Role of NF-kB in Cell Growth and Survival
Martinez-Sobrido, Luis
Evasion of the innate immune response by viruses
Miller, Jim
Molecular and Cellular Events That Regulate T Cell Signaling and Activation
Mullen, Craig
murine models of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation
Munger, Joshua
Mechanisms of Viral and Oncogenic Metabolic Manipulation
Phipps, Richard P.
B Cells and Prostaglandins; Fibroblasts as Effector Cells in Immunity
Quataert, Sally
Standardization of immunological techniques for clinical investigation of human immune status
Quivey, Robert G. Jr.
Stress-adaptive gene expression in the oral pathogen, Streptococcus mutans
Robert, Jacques
Evolution of Tumor Immunity; Tumorigenesis and Immune Surveillance
Sangster, Mark
B cell response to viruses that infect the respiratory tract (with an emphasis on influenza virus)
Sant, Andrea
Class II Restricted Antigen Presentation.
Schwarz, Edward
Molecular Mechanisms and Gene Therapy for Arthritis.
Takimoto, Toru
Molecular Mechanisms of Paramyxovirus Infection, Replication and Assembly.
Topham, David
T Cell Immunity to Respiratory Viruses.
Ward, Brian
Molecular Mechanisms of Poxvirus Envelope Formation.
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