Department Chair
David A. Leib, PhD
Pathogenesis of herpes simplex virus (HSV)
Primary Faculty
Jennifer M. Bomberger, PhD
Viral-bacterial co-infections and innate immunity in the respiratory tract
James B Bliska, BS, PhD
Bacterial toxins and pathogen-leukocyte interactions
David Bzik, PhD
Parasite biology, Immunity, Cancer Immunotherapy
Ambrose Cheung, MD
Staphylococcus aureus
Robert A Cramer, PHD, MSC
Fungal Pathogenesis and Host Interactions
Steven Fiering, PhD
Tumor immunotherapy
William Green, PhD
Cell-mediated and tumor immunity
Deborah A. Hogan, PhD
Bacterial and fungal pathogenesis
Yina H. Huang, PhD
T cell migration and activation, Cancer Immunology
Claudia V. Jakubzick, PhD
Myeloid cell biology: Innate and Adaptive Immunity
Randolph Noelle, PhD
Autoimmunity and cancer
George A. O'Toole, PhD
Microbial biofilms
Joshua J. Obar, PhD
Influenza A virus and Aspergillus fumigatus
Patricia A. Pioli, PhD
Autoimmune disease and cancer
Pamela C. Rosato, PhD
T cell responses to viruses and cancer
Benjamin D. Ross, PhD
Interbacterial interactions among the gut microbiota
Daniel Schultz, PhD
Evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria
Charles Sentman, PhD
Immunotherapy and innate immunity
Rahul Sarpeshkar, PhD
Synthetic analog and digital biological circuits
Bruce A. Stanton, PhD
Host pathogen interactions in epithelial cells
Mary Jo Turk, PhD
Tumor Immunology
Edward J. Usherwood, PhD
T cell immune surveillance to viruses and cancer
Charles R. Wira, PhD
Innate and adaptive immunity to HIV
Affiliated Faculty
Margie Ackerman, PhD
Protein engineering and vaccine technology
Alix Ashare, MD, PhD
Lung macrophages
Ruth I. Connor, PhD
Lactic acid bacteria, probiotics
Rick Enelow, MD
Respiratory virus infection
Michael Fanger, PhD
Emeritus
Francesca Gilli, MS, PhD
Neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases
Paul M. Guyre, PhD
Emeritus
Anne G. Hoen, PhD
Development of the microbiome in infants and children
Alexandra L. Howell, PhD
HIV infection
Nicholas J. Jacobs, PhD
Emeritus
David W. Mullins, PhD
Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy
William Rigby, MD
Autoimmune Mechanisms and Disease
Sladjana Skopelja-Gardner, PhD
Lupus skin disease, innate immune responses, skin injury, kidney injury, autoimmunity
Mark S. Sundrud, PhD
Intestinal immune regulation and inflammation
Paula R. Sundstrom, PhD
Fungal pathogenesis and candidiasis
Michael E. Zegans, MD
Bacterial biofilm formation and ocular infection