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Microbial pathogens, host responses to infection, and pathogen manipulation of host cell biology are the focus of investigation for UVA faculty from a range of disciplines. Many are members of the Carter Immunology Center<\/a><\/span><\/strong> \u00a0and the Myles H. Thaler Center for AIDS and Human Retrovirus Researc<\/span><\/strong>h<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The following interdisciplinary faculty conduct research and instruct fellows in\u00a0this area:<\/h6>\n

\n\"Herve<\/a>\n

Agaisse, Herve<\/a><\/h2>\n

Genetic approaches, cellular and molecular biology of intracellular pathogen infection<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"James<\/a>\n

Casanova, James E.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Role of Arf family GTPases in vesicular transport and cytoskeleton assembly.
Cell Biology of bacterial pathogenesis.
The innate immune response to bacterial infection.<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Alison<\/a>\n

Criss, Alison K.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of Neisserial pathogenesis<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Isabelle<\/a>\n

Derre, Isabelle<\/a><\/h2>\n

Host\/pathogen Interaction - Chlamydia Infection<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Young<\/a>\n

Hahn, Young S.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Immune regulation for HCV infection and chronic liver inflammation<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Molly<\/a>\n

Hughes, Molly A.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Biodefense and emerging pathogens<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Melissa<\/a>\n

Kendall, Melissa M.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Bacterial cell signaling, host-pathogen interactions, intestinal pathogens<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Chelsea<\/a>\n

Marie, Chelsea<\/a><\/h2>\n

Human intestinal parasitology<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"William<\/a>\n

Petri, William A<\/a><\/h2>\n

Immune mechanisms of defense against COVID-19 and enteric (diarrheal) infections<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Girija<\/a>\n

Ramakrishnan, Girija<\/a><\/h2>\n

Microbial Pathogenesis<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Costi<\/a>\n

Sifri, Costi D.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Hospital epidemiology, immunocompromised infectious diseases, molecular pathogenesis and epidemiology, innate immunity<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Cirle<\/a>\n

Warren, Cirle Alcantara<\/a><\/h2>\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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