About the Department
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Ronald B. Corley, Ph.D. Chair of Microbiology |
Welcome to the Department of Microbiology. Our research focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying microbial infection and the host immune response. Our faculty investigate a number of areas integral to these topics that can be loosly grouped under the research themes of bacterial genetics, virus molecular biology, parasitology, host-pathogen interactions and immunology. We are supported by research grants from the National Institutes of Health and charitable foundations and our research groups consistently publish in the highest-ranking journals of our fields. Our research benefits from state of the art equipment and facilities, and a strong network of collaborative links with faculty in other disciplines, including chemistry, structural biology and medicine. In addition, with a number of Microbiology faculty holding joint appointments in the newly constructed National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory (“ NEIDL”), we will soon be in the distinctive position of being able to extend our research into rare, but highly pathogenic organisms, such as Ebola and Nipah viruses and anthrax. |
Gregory A. Viglianti, Ph.D. |
The faculty of the Department of Microbiology have a strong tradition of participation in intensive graduate and post-graduate education. Currently, the department participates in two interdepartmental Ph.D. graduate training programs: the Immunology Training Program and the Host-Pathogen Interactions Training Program. For more information, please go to Graduate Programs.
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