Immunology & Molecular Microbiology Research Labs
Principal Investigators
Sharilyn Almodovar, Ph.D
Dr. Sharilyn Almodovar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology. Her research interests include Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), vascular remodeling, and Covid-19. Learn more about Dr. Almodovar and her research here.
Robert Bright, Ph.D
Dr. Robert Bright is a Professor in the Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology. His research interests include cancer vaccination targeting overexpressed oncogenic tumor-self antigens. Learn more about Dr. Bright and his research here.
Joe Fralick, PhD.
Dr. Fralick is a Professor in the Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology. Learn more about Dr. Fralick and his research here.
Matthew Grisham, Ph.D
Dr. Grisham is a Professor in the Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology. His research interests include assessing the roles of innate and adaptive immune cells in the immuno-pathogenesis of Graft vs. Host Diesease and the role of the intestinal microbiota in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. Learn more about Dr. Grisham and his research here.
Abdul Hamood, Ph.D
Dr. Hamood is a Professor in the Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology. His research interests include mechanisms through which serum represses and then enhances the expression of PAO1 QS and QS-controlled virulence genes. Learn more about Dr. Hamood and his research here.
Kevin Pruitt, Ph.D
Dr. Pruitt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology. His research interests include multidimensional regulation and function of Dishevelled and discovery of elusive regulatory switches that control DVL-1 nuclear translocation. Learn more about Dr. Pruitt and his research here.
Afzal Siddiqui, M.Phil., Ph.D
Dr. Siddiqui serves as Professor and Department Chair of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology. He also serves as th sole Director of the Center for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases. His research interests include Parasitology; Vaccine discovery, development and testing for human parasite Schistosoma mansoni; Stronglyloides stercoralis and hyperinfection. Learn more about Dr. Siddiqui and the Center for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases here.