Affiliated Faculty

Timothy  P.  Bender,  Ph. D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Regulation of gene expression during lymphocyte development
Gerald  R.  Donowitz,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
White cell interactions with bacteria
Carol  Gilchrist,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
Regulation of virulence factors of Entamoeba histolytica; transcriptional control of Entamoeba histolytica
Keri  Hall,  M.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
Kevin  C.  Hazen,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pathology, Clinical Microbiology

Research Interests:
Fungal pathogenesis. Fungal surface proteins and hydrophobicity.
Molly  A.  Hughes,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
Biodefense and emerging pathogens
Janine  C.  Jagger,  M.P.H, Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Research of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
Prevention of occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens; health care worker safety, medical device safety in developing countries.
Gerald  L.  Mandell,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
Biology of phagocytic cells with emphasis on neutrophils and microbial interactions.
Girija  Ramakrishnan,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Research of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
Iron-uptake mechanisms and Virulence Factors of Francisella tularensis; Microbial Pathogenesis
Michael  F.  Rein,  MD    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
Sexually transmitted diseases, infectious diseases
Costi  D.  Sifri,  M.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
Molecular mechanisms of bacterial and fungal pathogenesis, innate immunity, Caenorhabditis elegans
Gregory  C.  Townsend,  M.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
Sepsis and meningitis
Brian  Wispelwey,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
AIDS, Immunocompromised host, CNS infections