Faculty Mentors

The Immunology Training program is composed of a highly diverse group of faculty with primary appointments in the full spectrum of basic science and clinical departments at the University  of Virginia.  With research programs that are nationally and internationally renowned, the faculty have proven track records of research productivity, collegiality, and training of predoctoral students.  They are well-funded from both federal and private sources, providing student research activities with excellent financial and technological support.  Laboratories are well-equipped with modern and sophisticated instrumentation to enable advanced experimentation in immunology research.


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Timothy  P.  Bender,  Ph. D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology
Research Interests:
Regulation of gene expression during lymphocyte development
Thomas  J.  Braciale,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pathology
Research Interests:
T Lymphocyte Responses To Virus Infection
Michael  G.  Brown,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology
Research Interests:
NK Cells and Viral Immunity
Timothy  N.  Bullock,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Research Interests:
Generation of vaccines to tumors
Fabio  Cominelli,  M.D.,Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Research Interests:
Molecular biology of inflammation cytokines, inflammatory bowel disease
Victor  H.  Engelhard,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology
Research Interests:
Immune responses to tumors and immunotherapy / Impact of self-tolerance on anti-tumor immunity / Processing and presentation of MHC-restricted antigens
Peter  B.  Ernst,  D.V.M, Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Research Interests:
Gastrointestinal inflammation with specific interests in lymphoepithelial cell interactions in H. pylori infection and inflammatory bowel disease.
Shu-Man  Fu,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Division Chief of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology
Research Interests:
Human Lymphocyte Biology and Autoimmunity
Richard  L.  Guerrant,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health
Research Interests:
Recognition, Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, Impact, Treatment and Prevention of Enteric Infections; Global Health and Tropical Infectious Diseases
Young  S.  Hahn,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Microbiology
Research Interests:
Immune Suppression by Hepatitis C Virus
Marie-Louise  Hammarskjold,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology
Research Interests:
Post Transcriptional Gene Regulation and the Molecular Biology of Human Retroviruses
John  C.  Herr,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Cell Biology
Research Interests:
Differential Gene Expression During Spermiogenesis and Oogenesis in Application to Contraceptive Drug and Vaccine Development
Donald  F.  Hunt,  Ph.D.    [more information]
University Professor of Chemistry
Research Interests:
Analytical Biochemistry
Shyr-Te  Ju,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology
Research Interests:
Regulatory T Cells and Multi-Organ Autoimmune Disease
Dean  H.  Kedes,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health
Research Interests:
Human Herpes virus Associated with Kaposi's Sarcoma
Ulrike  M.  Lorenz,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Microbiology
Research Interests:
Involvement of the protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1 in signal transduction pathways
Marcia  J.  McDuffie,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology
Research Interests:
Genetic analysis of autoimmunity
J.  Thomas  Parsons,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Chair of Microbiology
Research Interests:
Adhesion Signaling in Normal, Cardiovascular and Cancer Cells
Sarah (Sally)  J.  Parsons,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology
Research Interests:
Molecular mechanisms of Src family tyrosine kinases in mitogenesis, tumorigenesis, and neuronal activity.
William  A.  Petri,  Jr.,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Division Chief of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health
Research Interests:
Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogenesis of Parasitic Infection
Theresa  T.  Pizarro,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Research Interests:
Dynamics of Intestinal Immune System
Thomas  A.  Platts-Mills,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Research Interests:
Common Allergic Diseases
Kodi  S.  Ravichandran,  B.V.Sc., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology
Research Interests:
Intracecellular signaling in lymphocytes and phagocytes
Julianne  J.  Sando,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Anesthesiology
Research Interests:
Structure and Activation of Protein Kinase C (PKC) Isozymes and Roles of PKCs in Signal Transaduction
Craig  L.  Slingluff,  Jr.,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Surgery
Research Interests:
Human Tumor Cell Antigens
Ronald  P.  Taylor,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Research Interests:
Clearance of Pathogens: The role of complement in Immunotherapy: New approaches to vaccine generation
Kenneth  S.  Tung,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pathology
Research Interests:
Tolerance and Autoimmunity: My laboratory explores the fundamental mechanisms of prevention and induction of autoimmune diseases of clinical relevance.
Judith  A.  Woodfolk,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Research Interests:
Immune Response to Allergens