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Department of Microbiology and Immunology Faculty Research Focus
Faculty member Research Focus
Rickettsia prowazekii:
Studies on the genetics metabolism and virulence of the agent causing epidemic typhus.
B Lymphocyte Biology:
Exploring environmental and genetic components regulating B cell fate.
Bacterial Pathogenesis:
My research focuses on the molecular mechanisms used by Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis) and Burkholderia mallei (glanders) subvert host innate immune defenses.
Endoplasmic reticulum:
Studies to delineate the molecular mechanisms that regulate homeostasis of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in mammalian cells.
Bacterial Pathogenesis:
My research focuses on the molecular mechanisms used by Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis) and Burkholderia mallei (glanders) to persist within host cell environments.
Microbial physiology and genetics:
My research focuses on the molecular mechanisms used by pathogenic and commensal strains of Escherichia coli to survive acidic host environments.
Herpes simplex virus:
Studies on the mechanism of virus-induced ocular inflammation.
Ocular herpes simplex virus infections:
Studies on the molecular mechanism of viral pathogenesis in herpes keratitis.
Tumor Immunology:
Investigation of active anti-oncofetal antigen T cell immunity inhibition of tumor metatastis.
Rickettsia prowazekii:
Studies on the genetics metabolism and virulence of the agent causing epidemic typhus.
Rickettsia prowazekii:
Genetic and proteomic analysis of rickettsial obligate intracellular parasitism: Investigations of intracellular growth and virulence of the bacterial agents that cause Epidemic Typhus (Rickettsia prowazekii) and Rocky Mountain spotted fever (Rickettsia rickettsii).
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