Infectious Diseases Training Program Faculty

Agaisse, Hervé

Genetic approaches, cellular and molecular biology of intracellular pathogen infection

Burgess, Stacey L.

Understanding how exposures in the intestine can influence the broader immune system.

Cliffe, Anna

Herpes Simplex Virus Infection of Neurons

Cowardin, Carrie A.

The maternal and infant microbiome in childhood growth and immunity

Criss, Alison K.

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of Neisserial pathogenesis

Derré, Isabelle

Host/pathogen Interaction - Chlamydia Infection

Egelman, Edward H.

Structure and Function of Macromolecular Complexes Using Electron Microscopy

Garcia-Blanco, Mariano A.

RNA-protein interactions in antiviral immunity and autoimmune diseases.

Guler, Jennifer

Mechanisms of Genetic and Metabolic Adaptation in the Malaria Parasite, Plasmodium falciparum

Hahn, Young S.

Immune regulation for HCV infection and chronic liver inflammation

Harris, Tajie H.

Immune response to infectious disease in the CNS

Heysell, Scott Kirkland

Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB); pharmacokinetics; clinical application of diagnostics for TB; clinical trials to optimize TB treatment; chronic illness/ TB integration

Houpt, Eric Robert

Molecular diagnostics, Tuberculosis, Global Health

Kendall, Melissa M.

Bacterial cell signaling, host-pathogen interactions, intestinal pathogens

Molecular epidemiology of multidrug resistant gram negative bacilli, laboratory detection of gram negative antibiotic resistance, prevention of acquisition of resistant bacterial pathogens and treatment of multi-drug resistant gram negative bacteria.

Moore, Christopher C.

Sepsis pathophysiology with particular interest in the role of the innate immune system; sepsis pathophysiology, management, and outcomes of HIV infected patients in sub-Saharan Africa.

Papin, Jason A.

Systems biology, infectious disease, cancer, toxicology, metabolic engineering

Petri, William A.

Immune mechanisms of defense against COVID-19 and enteric (diarrheal) infections

Platts-Mills, James A

Enteric diseases, molecular diagnostics and infectious disease epidemiology.

Sun, Jie

Viral immunology, T cells, Macrophages, Tissue repair

Warren, Cirle A.

Prevention and treatment of C. difficile infection. Role of microbiota in health and disease. Infections in special populations- elderly, pregnant women and racial/ethnic minority groups.