Microbiology Faculty
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
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
Ian  J.  Glomski,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of B. anthracis pathogenesis; detection and prevention of anthrax.
Joanna  B.  Goldberg,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis
Erik  L.  Hewlett,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
Structure and Function of Bacterial Toxins: Roles in Microbial Pathogenesis and Uses in Biomedical Research
Donald  F.  Hunt,  Ph.D.    [more information]
University Professor of Chemistry

Research Interests:
Analytical Biochemistry
Barbara  J.  Mann,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
Pathogenicity of Francisella tularensis and the human parasite Entamoeba histolytica, vaccines
Thomas  A.  Platts-Mills,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Research Interests:
Common Allergic Diseases
W.  Michael  Scheld,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
Molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis, sepsis/septic shock, adenosine receptors, inflammation, innate immunity, anthrax, vaccines
Michael  C.  Wiener,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics

Research Interests:
Structural biology (esp. crystallography) of integral membrane proteins; TonB-dependent active transport across the bacterial outer membrane; cancer-related membrane proteins; crystallization methods development