Anderson, Deb, Vet Path. Host Pathogen interactions during plague, a disease caused by the bio-threat agent, Yersinia pestis.

Atasoy, Ulus X., Surgery. Posttranscriptional gene regulation and microarray analysis in asthma, breast cancer and recurrent hernia formation.

Beerntsen, Brenda T., Vet Path. Focus is on mosquito-parasite interactions.

Bennett, Karen L., MMI. Developmental and molecular biology of nemotodes, Ascaris suum, Caenorhabditis elegans, and Ascaris lumbricoides.

Besch-Williford, Cynthia L., Vet Path. Studies include investigation of cellular tropisms of viral pathogens, development of improved methods of disease diagnosis, and characterization of spontaneous and induced animal models of disease.

Braley-Mullen, Helen, Medicine. Regulation of immune response, autoimmune disease, cellular immunology.

Brown, Charles R., Vet Path. Host response to infectious disease.

Burke, Donald H., MMI. Mechanism and evolution of catalysis by ribozymes.

Calcutt, Michael J., Vet Path. Molecular biology of mycoplasmas.

Cannon, John F., MMI. Genetics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Role of protein phosphatase in all cell cycle regulation.

Critser, John K., Vet Path. Comparative medicine, cryobiology and reproductive biology.

Daniels, Mark A., MMI. T cell development and activation.

Duan, Dongsheng, MMI. Application of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) in muscle gene therapy.

Fang, Deyu, Otolaryngology;Head and Neck Surgery. The molecular mechanisms of autoimmunity.

Franklin, Craig L., Vet Path. Pathogenesis of chronic intestinal mucosal inflammation.

Fritsche, Kevin L., Animal Sciences. Dietary fat effects on host immunity, with emphasis on omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA), cytokines, interferon - gamma receptors, arachidonic acid metabolism, eicosanoids and vitamin E.

Hahm, Bumsuk, Surgery - Interplay between viruses and host immunity.

Hassett, Daniel E., Vet Path. Modulation of immune responses to infectious diseases and vaccines during pregnancy and early in life, cell mediated immunity and immunology of reproduction.

Johnson, Marc C., MMI. Focuses on three model retroviruses: human immunodeficiency virus HIV, murine leukemia virus MLV, and Rous sarcoma virus RSV.

Lee, David R., MMI. Major histocompatiblity complex antigen presentation, effect of differential Toll-like receptor activation of human dendritic cells and the subsequent effect on human T cell differentiation, human immune responses to influenza virus

Lorson, Christian L., Vet Path. Molecular basis of spinal muscular atrophy; RNA processing; gene therapy.

McIntosh, Mark A., MMI. Iron-mediated regulation of gene expression; bacterial membrane transport processes using energy-driven receptors; molecular biology of mycoplasmas.

McKarns, Susan C., Surgery -TGF-b signaling in maintaining peripheral tolerance and regulating immune responses.

Misfeldt, Michael L., MMI. Innate immunity; Toll-like receptors (TLRs).

Mitchell, W. Jefferson, Vet Path. Molecular pathogenesis of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in transgenic mouse models.

Pintel, David J., MMI. Analysis of eukaryotic gene expression using parvovirus model systems.

Ray, Bimal K., Vet Path. Focuses on the elucidation of the molecular mechanisms associated with inflammation-induced diseases that include atherosclerosis, amyloidosis, rheumatoid and osteoarthritis.

Reilly, Thomas J. Vet Path. Biochemical characterization of Host/Microbe Interaction; Development of PCR Diagnostic Probes for Diseases of bacterial etiology; Vaccine Development.

Riley, Lela K., Vet Path. Focuses on the pathogenesis of bacterial and viral infectious agents and on development of novel molecular diagnostics.

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

Stacey, Gary, Plant Micro and Pathology. Microbial-host interactions. Specific interests include host response to pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), signal transduction, microbial genetics, plant-symbiont interactions.\

Stewart, George C. Vet Path. Regulation of virulence gene expression; global regulation of enterotoxin gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus; expression of sporulation-specific proteins in Bacillus; characterization of the leukotoxin of Fusobacterium necrophorum.

Stich, Roger W. (Bill), Vet Path. Biology of tick-pathogen-vertebrate interactions.

Teixeiro-Pernas, Emma. MMI. Regulation of T cell immune responses against infections and tumors.

Wall, Judy D., Biochemistry. Genetics of uranium reduction by sulfate-reducing bacteria.

Ye, Shui Q., Surgery. Omics and Bioinformatics Approaches in the identification of biochemical and genetical biomarkers in cardiopulmonary diseases.

Zaghouani, Habib, MMI. T cells in Immunity and Autoimmunity.