Immunology & Molecular Microbiology Faculty
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Matthew B. Grisham, PhDProfessor and Chair
Vernon and Elizabeth Haggerton Chair in Gastroenterology
Major Research Interests: Mucosal Immunology and Chronic Gut Inflammation
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Robert K. Bright, PhDAssociate Professor
Major Research Interests: Mechanisms of tumor immunity, tumor antigen identification and anti-cancer vaccines
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W. LaJean Chaffin, PhDProfessor
Major Research Interests: Surface antigens and dimorphism of Candida albicans and their relationship to pathogens
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Jane A. Colmer-Hamood, PhDAssociate Professor
Major Research Interests: The VCE Multidrug Resistance Pump: Regulation and Role in Virulence in Vibrio cholera
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Joe A. Fralick, PhDProfessor
Major Research Interests: Molecular biology of Escherichia coli
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Abdul N. Hamood, PhDProfessor
Major Research Interests: Our research interests involve the regulation of exotoxin A synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the role of the quorum sensing system in the pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa infection of burn wound, and the inhibition of biofilm development by P. aeruginosa
Rial D. Rolfe, PhDProfessor
Major Research Interests: Pathogenic mechanisms of Clostridium difficile and immunological response to and protection against intestinal disease
Afzal A. Siddiqui, PhDProfessor
Grover E. Murray Professor
Major Research Interests: Vaccine discovery, development and testing for human parasite Schistosoma mansoni; Stronglyloides stercoralis hyperinfection
David C. Straus, PhDProfessor
Major Research Interests: Pathogenic bacteriology, role of bacterial endotoxins and exotoxins in disease; The microbiology of indoor and outdoor air; fungal mycotoxins.