Faculty Directory

Host-virus interactions, environmental microbiology, microbial competition, phage-host interactions, PAH degradation, microbiome

Host-microbe interactions, bacterial colonization and pathogenesis, maternal-fetal and pediatric health, vaginal health, vaginal microbiome, invasive disease, streptococcus, metal homeostasis, mucosal colonization, meningitis

Animal research, animal models of human disease, animal research compliance

Antibiotic tolerance, biomembranes, toxin-antitoxin systems, small proteins, small RNAs, bacterial physiology, stress responses, antibiotic resistance, lipids

Mathematical modeling of immune responses to infections, malaria in skin and liver, tuberculosis, antibiotic treatment, lymphocyte recirculation, microscopy, quantitative analysis of imaging data

Animal-microbe symbiosis, animal microbiome, microbial genetics, molecular biology, mutualism, pathogenesis, molecular genetics, genomics, metal acquisition and homeostasis, metabolism, transcriptional regulation, evolution

Biobehavioral, pregnancy, postpartum, lactation, immunology, microbiome, women’s health, infectious disease, mental health

Human exposome, environmental health, environmental microbiology, indoor environment, microbiome, microbial source tracking, metagenomics, water quality, microbial contamination, infection prevention, public health

One Health, food/nutrition insecurity, loss of biodiversity, climate change impacts, impacts of anthropogenic stressors, wildlife, pathology, conservation, amphibians, sea turtles

Platelet rich plasma, stem cells, osteoarthritis, kinetic and kinematic gait analysis, physical rehabilitation, therapeutic exercise

Innate immunity, inflammation, immunometabolism, host-pathogen interactions, Staphylococcus aureus, hematologic malignancies, autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes

Child health, health promotion, disease prevention, public health, pediatrics, immunizations