University of Rochester School of Medicine
Department of Microbiology & Immunology 
Microbiology & Immunology Faculty Research Interests
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Research Areas

Biodefense Cancer Cell Biology
Gene Therapy Genomics Molecular Biology
Pathogenesis Vaccine Biology Other

Curriculum Tracks

Immunology Microbiology Virology

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Bambara, Robert HIV Reverse Transcriptase and DNA Replication.

Barth, Richard K. Genetics of Fibrosis, and Analysis of Cryptic T Cell Epitopes.

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

Bowen, William Saliva Glucosyltransferase Interactions on Surfaces

Butler, Scott J. Post-transcriptional Regulation of mRNA Expression in the Nucleus of Eukaryotic Cells.

Clark, Virginia L. Regulation of Virulence Factors in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Courtney, MaryAnne Role of the membrane in the survival of Streptococcus mutans

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.

Dziejman, Michelle Type Three Secretion System mediated pathogenesis of V.cholerae.

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Federoff, Howard J. Somatic and Germline Gene Transfer to Modify the Nervous System.

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.

Gigliotti, Francis Immunopathogenesis of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia

Haas, Wolfgang Antibiotic-Stress Response and Resistance in Streptococci

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

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Kim, Baek HIV Reverse Transcriptase: Role in Viral Evolution, Mutagenesis and Cell Type Specificity.

Kim, Minsoo Dynamic leukocyte adhesion and migration

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 modifiers of the immune response to respiratory infection; Developmental programming of the immune system

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

Li, Jian-Dong Molecular and Cellular Basis of Host-Bacterial Interactions

Livingstone, Alexandra T Cell Memory.

Lord, Edith M. Cell Mediated Immunity to Tumors.

Lund, Frances Immunology and pathogenesis of influenza

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

Martinez-Sobrido, Luis Evasion of the innate immune response by viruses

Marquis, Robert E. Microbial Physiology.

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 Viral mechanisms of metabolic network manipulation

Murphy, Shawn MHC class II gene expression

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Pavelka, Martin Cell envelopes of pathogenic bacteria.

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

Pichichero, Michael Vaccine Development and Evaluation.

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

Randall, Troy Immunology and pathogenesis of influenza

Reichman, Richard C. Human Papillomavirus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections.

Robert, Jacques Evolution of Tumor Immunity; Tumorigenesis and Immune Surveillance

Rose, Robert Human Papillomavirus Vaccines and Gene Therapy.


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Sahni, Sanjeev Rickettsia-Induced Transcriptional Activation. 

Sant, Andrea Class II Restricted Antigen Presentation.

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

Schwarz, Edward Molecular Mechanisms and Gene Therapy for Arthritis.

Schlesinger, Jack Dengue virus immunology and vaccine development

Sheng, Joanna Acid-Base Physiology and Stress Responses of Dental Plaque Bacteria Related to Oral Infectious Diseases

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.

Zand, Martin Role of B lymphocytes in solid organ transplant rejection, alloantibody generation, and long-lived immunologic memory

Zeng, Mingtao Vaccine Development/Needle-Free Vaccines for Biodefense.