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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

Fowell, Deborah

Differentiation of CD4 T Lymphocytes in Infectious and Autoimmune Disease.

Frelinger, John G.

T cell immunity to tumors and pathogens.

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

Gigliotti, Francis

Immunopathogenesis of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia

Haidaris, Constantine G.

Pathogenesis of Pneumocystis carinii and Candida albicans

* Hardy, Dwight J.

Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Resistance.

* Iglewski, Barbara H.

Molecular Pathogenesis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Jin, Xia

Immune Responses to HIV-1; HIV Vaccine Development

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

Krysan, Damian

Identifying new cell wall-specific antifungal drug targets.

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.

Livingstone, Alexandra

T Cell Memory

Lord, Edith M.

Cell Mediated Immunity to Tumors

Maggirwar, Sanjay

Role of NF-kB in Cell Growth and Survival

Martinez-Sobrido, Luis

Evasion of the innate immune response by viruses

* Menegus, Marilyn

Clinical Virology Research

Miller, Jim

Molecular and Cellular Events That Regulate T Cell Signaling and Activation

Mosmann, Tim

Immune Regulation by T Cell Subsets and their Cytokines

Moynihan, Jan

Psychoneuroimmunology

Mullen, Craig

murine models of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation

Munger, Joshua

Mechanisms of Viral and Oncogenic Metabolic Manipulation

Murphy, Shawn

MHC class II gene expression

Pavelka, Martin

Cell envelopes of pathogenic bacteria

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.

Sime, Patricia

Modulation of Pulmonary Inflammation using Gene Transfer Techniques.

Simpson-Haidaris, Patricia

Role of Fibrinogen in Acute Inflammation.

Takimoto, Toru

Molecular Mechanisms of Paramyxovirus Infection, Replication and Assembly.

Topham, David

T Cell Immunity to Respiratory Viruses.

*Treanor, John

Novel Viral Vaccines and Antivirals.

Ward, Brian

Molecular Mechanisms of Poxvirus Envelope Formation.

Wright, Terry

Host Responses to Pneumocystis Carinii Infection

Young, Fay

Normal and Abnormal B-Lymphocyte Development.

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