University of Rochester School of Medicine
Department of Microbiology & Immunology 
PREP Faculty Research Descriptions: Organized Alphabetically

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Bambara, Robert HIV Reverse Transcriptase and DNA Replication.

Bottaro, Andrea Expression and Recombination of the Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Gene.

Bowers, Bill Development of HSV amplicon-based gene therapy for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

Crispe, Nick Cell cycle control and apoptosis in T lymphocytes in vivo.

Demeter, Lisa HIV-1 Drug Resistance and Recombination.

Dewhurst, Stephen Viral Vectors and HIV/Cancer Vaccine Development; Mechanisms of NeuroAIDS; Human Herpesvirus-7.

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Fowell, Deborah Genetic Determinants that Shape the Immune Response During Infectious and Autoimmune Disease.

Frelinger, John G. Immunity to Tumor Antigens.

Gelbard, Harris Effects of HIV-1 infection on neuronal function, signaling, and fate in the CNS.

Haidaris, Constantine G. Pathogenesis of Pneumocystis carinii and Candida albicans

Iglewski, Barbara H. Molecular Pathogenesis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Jin, Xia Immune Responses to HIV-1; HIV Vaccine Development

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Kim, Baek HIV Reverse Transcriptase: Role in Viral Evolution; Analysis of HIV Protease.

Kim, Minsoo Dynamic leukocyte adhesion and migration

Koo, Hyun

Lemos, José A. Molecular Genetics and Physiology of the Response to Environmental Stresses by Oral Bacteria.

Li, Willis Developmental Significance of JAK/STAT Signaling Pathways

Livingstone, Alexandra T Cell Memory.

Lord, Edith M. Cell Mediated Immunity to Tumors.

Maggirwar, Sanjay Role of NF-kB in Cell Growth and Survival

Miller, Jim Role of LFA-1 in T Cell Costimulation.

Mosmann, Tim Immune Regulation by T Cell Subsets and their Cytokines.

O'Banion, M. Kerry Cytokines and Lipid Mediators in CNS Injury and Alzheimer's Disease

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Pavelka, Martin Biosynthesis of the Cell Wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Phipps, Richard P. B Cells and Prostaglandins; Fibroblasts as Effector Cells in Immunity.

Quivey, Robert G. Jr. Regulation of Bacterial Gene Expression.

Robert, Jacques Comparative Immunology; Heat-Shock Proteins

Rose, Robert Human Papillomavirus Vaccines and Gene Therapy.

Sahni, Sanjeev Rickettsia-Induced Transcriptional Activation.

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Sant, Andrea Class II Restricted Antigen Presentation.

Sanz, Ignacio B Cells and Antibodies in Tolerance and Autoimmunity.

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.