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MMI Faculty

Atasoy, Ulus | Assistant Professor

Research Focus:

Posttranscriptional gene regulation and microarray analysis in asthma, breast cancer and recurrent hernia formation.

    • Baldwin, Michael | Assistant Professor

    Research Focus:

    Understanding the molecular basis of bacterial pathogenesis with an emphasis on characterizing the role of bacterial toxins in the disease process.

    Bennett, Karen L. | Professor

    Research Focus:

    Developmental and molecular biology of nematodes, Ascaris suum, Caenorhabditis elegans, and Ascaris lumbricoides.

    • Braley-Mullen, Helen | Professor

    Research Focus:

    Regulation of immune response, autoimmune disease, cellular immunology.

    • Brown, Charles R. | Associate Professor

    Research Focus:

    Host response to infectious disease.

    • Burke-Agüero, Donald H. | Associate Professor

    Research Focus:

    Understand the mechanism and evolution of catalysis by ribozymes and the molecular basis of retroviral inhibition by RNA-based drugs.

    Calcutt, Michael | Associate Professor

    Research Focus:

    Molecular biology of mycoplasmas.

    Cannon, John F. | Associate Professor

    Research Focus:

    Genetics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Role of protein phosphatase in cell cycle regulation.

    • Daniels, Mark A. | Assistant Professor

    Research Focus:

    T cell development and activation

    • Duan, Dongsheng | Margaret Proctor Mulligan Professor in Medical Research Associate Professor

    Research Focus:

    Application of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) in muscle gene therapy.

    • Hahm, Bumsuk | Assistant Professor

    Research Focus:

    Interplay between viruses and host immunity

    • Johnson, Marc | Assistant Professor

    Research Focus:

    Retrovirus assembly

    Lee, David | Associate Professor

    Research Focus:

    Activation of dendritic cells and their effect on human CD4+ and CD8+ T cell differentiation; Antigen presentation

    Lorson, Chris | Associate Professor

    Research Focus:

    Molecular basis of spinal muscular atrophy; RNA processing; gene therapy.

    • McIntosh, Mark A. | Professor and Chairman

    Research Focus:

    Iron-mediated regulation of gene expresssion; bacterial membrane transport processes using energy-driven receptors; molecular biology of mycoplasmas

    • McKarns, Susan C. | Assistant Professor

    Research Focus:

    T Cell Tolerance, Autoimmunity, Epigenetics, and Regulation of T Cell Differentiation

    Misfeldt, Michael L. | Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

    Research Focus:

    misfeldtm@missouri.edu

    Pintel, David J. | Professor and Dr. R. Philip and Diane Acuff Professor in Medical Research

    Research Focus:

    Analysis of eukaryotic gene expression using parvovirus model systems.

    • Sarafianos, Stefan | Assistant Professor

    Research Focus:

    Molecular mechanisms of drug resistance and inhibition of HIV, SARS, and other viral and bacterial pathogens.

    • Stacey, Gary | MSMC Endowed Professor

    Research Focus:

    Microbial-host interactions. Specific interests include host response to pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), signal transduction, microbial genetics, plant-symbiont interactions.

    • Teixeiro Pernas, Emma | Assistant Professor

    Research Focus:

    Regulation of T cell immune responses against infections and tumors.

    • Wall, Judy | Professor

    Research Focus:

    Genetics of uranium reduction by sulfate-reducing bacteria

    Wise, Kim | Professor Emeritus

    Research Focus:

    Variation, function and architecture of membrane surface proteins; genomic and post-genomic analysis of mycoplasmas.

    Ye, Shui | Professor

    Research Focus:

    Omics and Bioinformatics Approaches in the identification of biochemical and genetical biomarkers in cardiopulmonary diseases.

    • Zaghouani, Habib | J. Lavenia Edwards Chair in Pediatrics Director, Center for Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Professor

    Research Focus:

    T cells in Immunity and Autoimmunity