MBI faculty members span several Departments and Centers of Excellence within the University of Rochester Medical Center. Collectively, this group provides multifaceted and highly collaborative research opportunities and student training. A listing of our primary and secondary faculty members is provided below.
* - Faculty member is not currently accepting PhD Graduate students.
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Anolik, Jennifer
Dysregulation of B cell development, tolerance, and function in autoimmunity |
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* Bambara, Robert
HIV Reverse Transcriptase and DNA Replication. |
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Butler, J. Scott
Post-transcriptional Regulation of mRNA Expression in the Nucleus of Eukaryotic Cells. |
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Dewhurst, Stephen
HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Development; Novel Therapeutics for NeuroAIDS; Role of Cellular Factors in Influenza Virus Pathogenesis and Host Adaptation |
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Dunman, Paul
Characterizing the S. aureus factors that
influence
Staphylococcus aureus' ability tocause disease,
as well as define the regulatory mechanism(s) that
modulate the expression of these genes. |
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Dziejman, Michelle
Type Three Secretion System mediated
pathogenesis of V.cholerae. |
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Elliott, Michael
Phagocytic clearance of apoptotic cells:
molecular regulation and immunological consequences |
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Fowell, Deborah
Differentiation of CD4 T Lymphocytes in
Infectious and Autoimmune Disease. |
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Frelinger, John G.
T cell immunity to tumors and pathogens. |
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Gelbard, Harris
Effects of HIV-1 infection on neuronal function, signaling, and fate in the CNS. |
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Georas, Steve
The molecular mechanisms for dysregulated immune responses in asthma and allergic diseases. |
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Gill, Steve
Molecular basis of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis / Modulation of human health and disease by the human microbiome |
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Gigliotti, Francis
Immunopathogenesis of Pneumocystis
carinii Pneumonia |
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Haidaris, Constantine G.
Pathogenesis of Pneumocystis carinii and Candida albicans |
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* Hardy, Dwight J.
Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Resistance. |
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* Iglewski, Barbara H.
Molecular Pathogenesis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. |
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Kim, Minsoo
T cell migration and autoimmune disease/Inflammation biology of sepsis. |
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Koo, Hyun
The role of extracellular polysaccharide matrix in the pathogenicity of oral biofilms |
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Krysan, Damian
Identifying new cell wall-specific antifungal drug targets. |
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Lawrence, Paige
Environmental influences on immune system developmental programming and function |
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Lemos, José
Molecular Genetics and Physiology of the Response to Environmental Stresses by Oral Bacteria. |
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Livingstone, Alexandra
T Cell Memory |
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Lord, Edith M.
Cell Mediated Immunity to Tumors |
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Maggirwar, Sanjay
HIV and its effect on blood-brain barrier integrity |
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Martinez-Sobrido, Luis
Evasion of the innate immune response
by viruses |
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* Menegus, Marilyn
Clinical Virology Research |
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Miller, Jim
Molecular and Cellular Events That Regulate T Cell Signaling and Activation
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Mosmann, Tim
Immune Regulation by T Cell Subsets and their Cytokines |
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Moynihan, Jan
Psychoneuroimmunology |
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Mullen, Craig
murine models of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation |
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Munger, Joshua
Mechanisms of Viral and Oncogenic Metabolic Manipulation |
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Murphy, Shawn
MHC class II gene expression |
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Pavelka, Martin
Cell envelopes of pathogenic bacteria |
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Phipps, Richard P.
B Cells and Prostaglandins; Fibroblasts as
Effector Cells in Immunity
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Quataert, Sally
Standardization of immunological techniques for clinical investigation of human immune status |
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Quivey, Robert G. Jr.
Stress-adaptive gene expression in the oral pathogen, Streptococcus mutans |
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Robert, Jacques
Evolution of Tumor Immunity; Tumorigenesis and Immune Surveillance |
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Sangster, Mark
B cell response to viruses that infect the respiratory tract (with an emphasis on influenza virus) |
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Sant, Andrea
Class II Restricted Antigen Presentation. |
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Schwarz, Edward
Molecular Mechanisms and Gene Therapy for Arthritis. |
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Sime, Patricia
Modulation of Pulmonary Inflammation using Gene Transfer Techniques. |
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Simpson-Haidaris, Patricia
Role of Fibrinogen in Acute Inflammation. |
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Takimoto, Toru
Molecular Mechanisms of Paramyxovirus Infection, Replication and Assembly. |
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Topham, David
T Cell Immunity to Respiratory Viruses. |
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*Treanor, John
Novel Viral Vaccines and Antivirals. |
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Ward, Brian
Molecular Mechanisms of Poxvirus Envelope Formation. |
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Wright, Terry
Host Responses to Pneumocystis Carinii Infection |
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