Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

The following faculty members perform research in the area of microbiology and infectious diseases:

Melissa J. Caimano, Ph.D.Melissa Caimano

Research: Spirochete research.

Areas of Research: 
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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Bing HaoBing Hao

Research: Cell cycle regulation by ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis using x-ray crystallography as a primary tool.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cancer Biology

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Lawrence KlobutcherLawrence Klobutcher

Research: DNA rearrangement, programmed translational frameshifting, and phagocytosis in ciliated protozoa.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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Wendy Mok

Research: Investigating how bacteria respond to and survive treatment with antibiotics that target distinct cellular components under different growth niches.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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No photo availableRebecca Page

Research: Cell signaling, focusing on the chemical language that directs how extracellular and intracellular signals are communicated to and within the cell.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

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Joana Paulino, Ph.D.

Joana Paulino

Research: Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and Structural Biology and Biophysics

Areas of Research: 
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics

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Wolfgang Peti

Research: Molecular and cellular understanding of eukaryotic and prokaryotic signaling pathways.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

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Justin RadolfJustin Radolf

Research: Spirochete research.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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Jianbin Ruan

Research: Innate Immunity; Inflammasome; Pore-forming Proteins/Toxins; Host-pathogen Interactions

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Cellular Pathways

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Peter SetlowPeter Setlow

Research: Biochemistry of bacterial spore germination.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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Oscar Vargas-Rodriguez

Oscar Vargas-Rodriguez

Research: Adaptative translational mechanisms of microbial pathogens

Areas of Research: 
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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Dr. Sandra WellerSandra Weller

Research: Mechanisms of DNA replication and DNA encapsidation in Herpes Simplex Virus; virus host interactions.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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