Research
Microbiology and Immunology
Research Labs
A major emphasis of the Department is research in the areas of immunology and host defense; molecular bacteriology, infectious disease pathogenesis; and molecular and tumor virology. Visit the labs below to learn more about individual research labs.
MOLECULAR BACTERIOLOGY
STANIMIR IVANOV
Mechanisms of Legionella pneumophila pathogenesis
DAVID J. McGEE
Helicobacter pylori and Arcanobacterium haemolyticum host-pathogen interactions
IMMUNOLOGY AND HOST DEFENSE
MICHELLE M. ARNOLD
Rotavirus-host interactions, innate immune signaling pathways, host antiviral response, ubiquitin-conjugation system
JASON M. BODILY
Regulation of host gene expression by human papillomaviruses
STANIMIR IVANOV
Immunity to vacuolar bacterial pathogens, pathogen discrimination pathways of the immune system
MATTHEW D. WOOLARD
Lipid metabolic regulation of macrophage function that contributes to disease pathogenesis
ANDREW D. YUROCHKO
Human Cytomegalovirus Host Cell Interactions
INFECTIOUS DISEASE PATHOGENESIS
MICHELLE M. ARNOLD
Rotavirus-host interactions, innate immune signaling pathways, host antiviral response, ubiquitin-conjugation system
JASON M. BODILY
Regulation of host gene expression by human papillomaviruses
STANIMIR IVANOV
Mechanisms of Legionella pneumophila pathogenesis
JEREMY P. KAMIL
Human cytomegalovirus replication, viral cyclin-dependent kinase mimicry, virus-cell interactions
SEONG KEE KIM
Gene expression and regulation of the Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) and Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV)
DAVID J. McGEE
Helicobacter pylori and Arcanobacterium haemolyticum host-pathogen interactions
MARTIN J. SAPP
Molecular pathogenesis of oncogenic human papillomaviruses
RONA S. SCOTT
Molecular pathogenesis of Epstein-Barr virus in tumor progression
MATTHEW D. WOOLARD
Lipid metabolic regulation of macrophage function that contributes to disease pathogenesis
ANDREW D. YUROCHKO
Human cytomegalovirus host cell Interactions
MOLECULAR AND TUMOR VIROLOGY
MICHELLE M. ARNOLD
Rotavirus-host interactions, innate immune signaling pathways, host antiviral response, ubiquitin-conjugation system
Rotavirus-host interactions, innate immune signaling pathways, host antiviral response, ubiquitin-conjugation system
JASON M. BODILY
Regulation of host gene expression by human papillomaviruses
JEREMY P. KAMIL
Human cytomegalovirus replication, viral cyclin-dependent kinase mimicry, virus-cell interactions
SEONG KEE KIM
Gene expression and regulation of the Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) and Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV)
MARTIN I. MUGGERIDGE
Biology of herpesvirus glycoproteins and membrane fusion
MARTIN J. SAPP
Virus-cell interactions, pathogenesis of human papillomaviruses
RONA S. SCOTT
Molecular pathogenesis of Epstein-Barr virus in tumor progression
ANDREW D. YUROCHKO
Human Cytomegalovirus host cell interactions