{"id":497,"date":"2015-09-11T14:17:29","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T18:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/?page_id=497"},"modified":"2024-04-01T11:54:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T15:54:54","slug":"infectious-diseases-training-program-faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/fellowship-education\/id-fellowships-phd\/infectious-diseases-training-program-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Infectious Diseases Training Program Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/hfa5y-100x123.jpeg\" alt=\"Herve Agaisse\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730387\">Agaisse, Herve<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Genetic approaches, cellular and molecular biology of intracellular pathogen infection<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/ac2nm-100x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Anna Cliffe\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730520\">Cliffe, Anna<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Herpes Simplex Virus Infection of Neurons<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/08\/cac4an-100x115.jpeg\" alt=\"Carrie Cowardin\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730539\">Cowardin, Carrie A.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The maternal and infant microbiome in childhood growth and immunity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/akc2r-100x126.jpeg\" alt=\"Alison Criss\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730543\">Criss, Alison K.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Cellular and molecular mechanisms of Neisserial pathogenesis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/id8m-100x113.jpeg\" alt=\"Isabelle Derre\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730566\">Derre, Isabelle<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Host\/pathogen Interaction - Chlamydia Infection<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/ehe2n-100x140.jpeg\" alt=\"Edward Egelman\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730595\">Egelman, Edward H.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Structure and Function of Macromolecular Complexes Using Electron Microscopy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/rxh8rw-100x126.jpeg\" alt=\"Mariano Garcia-Blanco\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730647\">Garcia-Blanco, Mariano A.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>RNA-protein interactions in antiviral immunity and autoimmune diseases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/jlg5fw-100x67.jpeg\" alt=\"Jennifer Guler\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730690\">Guler, Jennifer<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Mechanisms of Genetic and Metabolic Adaptation in the Malaria Parasite, Plasmodium falciparum<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/ysh5e-100x126.jpeg\" alt=\"Young Hahn\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730698\">Hahn, Young S.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Immune regulation for HCV infection and chronic liver inflammation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/thh9t-100x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Tajie Harris\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730709\">Harris, Tajie H.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Immune response to infectious disease in the CNS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/infectious-diseases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/skh8r-100x109.jpeg\" alt=\"Scott Heysell\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730728\">Heysell, Scott K.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB); 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