The Department of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity leading-edge research focuses on translational laboratory programs in HIV (neuroimmunology, mucosal immunology, and virology) and host-pathogen interaction related to pseudomonas, schistosomiasis and CMV.
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- Laboratory of Lena Al-Harthi, PhD
Research Areas: HIV/AIDS, HIV/host interactions - Laboratory of Edward Barker, PhD
Research Areas: Natural killer cells and HIV, innate lymphoid cells in HIV infection - Laboratory of Xian-Ming Chen, MD
Research Areas: Innate immunity and inflammation, host-pathogen interactions, infectious diseases - Laboratory of Hemil Gonzalez, MD
- Laboratory of Xiu-Ti Hu, MD, PhD
Research Areas: Neurophysiology of drugs of abuse, neuropathogenesis of HIV and the comorbidity of drug addiction and neuroAIDS; cellular/molecular mechanisms that underlie neuroAIDS and cocaine/methamphetamine addiction; interactions between refrontal cortical/striatal neurons and astrocytes, with or without influences of drugs of abuse, HIV and aging; approaches are electrophysiology, qRT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, protein/mRNA analysis - Laboratory of João Mamede, PhD
Research Areas: HIV, lentiviruses, innate immunity - Laboratory of Ryan Ross, PhD
Research Areas: Skeletal mineralization, effects of HIV and antiretrovirals on bone, the hormonal role of the skeleton - Laboratory of Giselle Sandi, PhD
Research Areas: Materials for energy storage, including lithium-ion batteries, nuclear forensics, nanoscale engineering, and in-situ characterization techniques - Laboratory of Jeffrey R. Schneider, PhD
Research Areas: HIV pathogenesis, broadly neutralizing antibodies, passive immunization - Laboratory of Sasha Teymorian, PhD
Research Areas: Protein engineering, engineered living materials, bioremediation - Laboratory of Jennillee Wallace, PhD
- Laboratory of David L. Williams, PhD
Research Areas: Schistosomiasis, redox biology, drug development