Faculty
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Ronald B. Corley, Ph.D. Professor and Chair of Microbiology 650 Albany Street, X231C · 716-638-5959 · rbcorley@bu.edu Immune responses; the innate-adaptive interface |
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Hisashi Akiyama, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor of Microbiology 650 Albany Street, X343B · 617-358-1773 · hakiyama@bu.edu Molecular and cellular biology of HIV |
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Deborah J. Anderson, Ph.D. Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Microbiology 670 Albany Street, Suite 516 · 617-414-8482 · Deborah.Anderson@bmc.org Mucosal immunology in genital tissues; mechanisms of HIV-1 transmission |
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Jeffrey L. Browning, Ph.D. Research Professor of Microbiology 72 East Concord Street, E520 · 617-638-4309 · browninj@bu.edu Control of fibroblastoid stromal networks by the immune system |
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Jennifer Snyder-Cappione, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Microbiology 650 Albany Street, X248C · 617-358-7733 · cappione@bu.edu Immune cell exhaustion; iNKT cell differentiation; ex vivo cellular functional profiling |
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Daniel Cifuentes, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology 71 East Concord Street, K420 · 617-358-4521 · dcb@bu.edu Post-transcriptional regulation of RNA in virus and vertebrate systems |
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Tonya Colpitts, Ph.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Microbiology Boston University School of Medicine Associate Director of Virology, Moderna, Inc tmcol@bu.edu Virus/Flavivirus pathogenesis, virus-host-vector interactions, dengue, Zika, arbovirus, mosquito-human immune cross-talk, transmission-blocking vaccines |
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John H. Connor, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Microbiology 620 Albany Street · 617-358-9155 · jhconnor@bu.edu Virus/Host interaction; viral domination of protein synthesis; antiviral compounds, systems biology of viral hemorrhagic fever, novel approaches to virus detection |
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Robert Davey, Ph.D. Professor of Microbiology National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories 620 Albany Street · 617-358-9166 · radavey@bu.edu Host factor-based therapy development and infection mechanism for filoviruses and other high containment viruses |
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Hans Dooms, Ph.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine and Microbiology Boston University School of Medicine Assistant Professor, National Jewish Health hdooms@bu.edu T cell dysfunction and regulation in autoimmune disease |
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Florian Douam, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Microbiology Peter Paul Career Development Professor 620 Albany Street · 617-358-9174 · fdouam@bu.edu Molecular mechanisms regulating human immune responses during viral infection |
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Rachel Fearns, Ph.D. Professor of Microbiology 620 Albany Street, 501T · 617-358-9287 · rfearns@bu.edu Transcription and replication mechanisms of non-segmented negative strand RNA viruses |
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Anthony Griffiths, Ph.D. Professor of Microbiology 620 Albany Street, 503 · 617-358-2900 · ahgriff@bu.edu Filovirus pathogenesis, animal model development, viral persistence and latency, advanced development of vaccines and therapeutics for high consequence pathogens |
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Suryaram Gummuluru, Ph.D. Professor and Vice-Chair of Microbiology 650 Albany Street, X343C · 617-358-1774 · rgummulu@bu.edu Enveloped Virus Entry Mechanisms; Innate Immune Evasion Mechanisms; Inflammation & HIV; Nanotherapeutics |
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Andrew J. Henderson, Ph.D. Professor Medicine and Microbiology Assistant Dean, Division of Graduate Medical Sciences 650 Albany Street, X645 · 617-414-5240 · hender@bu.edu, andrew.henderson@bmc.org Cellular signals that regulate HIV transcription and replication |
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Anna Honko, Ph.D. Volunteer Research Associate Professor of Microbiology Director of Preclinical Biology, Apriori Bio honko@bu.edu Hemorrhagic fever viral pathogenesis, animal model development, utilization of implantable telemetry for real-time physiologic data, advanced development of medical countermeasures |
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Adam Hume, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor of Microbiology National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories 620 Albany Street, NEIDL 4 · 617-358-9151 · hume@bu.edu Reverse genetic systems to study novel filoviruses; organoid modeling of viral infection |
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Linda E. Hyman, Ph.D. Volunteer Professor of Microbiology Burroughs Wellcome Director of Education, Marine Biological Laboratories lhyman@mbl.edu The fungal response to simulated microgravity |
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Robin Ingalls, M.D. Professor of Medicine and Microbiology 650 Albany Street, X629 · 617-414-4778 · ringalls@bu.edu Reproductive immunology and the pathogenesis of gonococcal and chlamydia infections |
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Thomas B. Kepler, Ph.D. Professor of Microbiology Director, Immunology Training Program 650 Albany Street, X248D· 617-358-5989 · tbkepler@bu.edu Quantitative systems immunology; vaccine development |
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Igor Kramnik, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medicine and Microbiology Director of the Aerobiology Core and Investigator, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories 620 Albany Street · 617-358-9187 · ikramnik@bu.edu Genes controlling host resistance and susceptibility to tuberculosis; biology of tuberculosis granulomas; mechanisms of macrophage activation and differentiation |
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Joseph P. Mizgerd, D.Sc. Professor of Medicine and Microbiology Director, Pulmonary Center 72 East Concord Street, R-3 · 617-358-1186 · jmizgerd@bu.edu Acute lower respiratory tract infection; cytokines; innate immunity; neutrophil recruitment and activation; pneumonia; transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression |
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Gustavo Mostoslavsky, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine and Microbiology 670 Albany Street, Room 209 · 617-358-1018 · gmostosl@bu.edu Stem cell biology and gene therapy |
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Elke Mühlberger, Ph.D. Professor of Microbiology Director, Integrated Science Services National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories 620 Albany Street · 617-358-9153 · muehlber@bu.edu Host response to filovirus infection; molecular mechanisms of filovirus replication and transcription |
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Stephanie M. Oberhaus, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Microbiology Co-Course Director, Disease and Therapy (BUSM MS 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 226) Course Director, Dental Microbiology & Immunology (SDM MD 515, GMS OH 740) 72 East Concord Street, R508 · 617-358-1777 · oberhaus@bu.edu Medical and Dental Education |
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Lee Quinton, Ph.D. Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology Boston University School of Medicine Professor of Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical Center lquinton@bu.edu Mechanisms of pulmonary defense and tissue protection during pneumonia |
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Ian R. Rifkin, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medicine and Microbiology 650 Albany Street, X514 · 617-638-7325 · irifkin@bu.edu Mechanisms responsible for the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus-associated atherosclerosis |
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Manish Sagar, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine and Microbiology 650 Albany Street, X647 · 617-414-5239 · msagar@bu.edu HIV transmission pathogenesis and role of antibodies in protecting against infection |
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Nancy Sullivan Professor of Biology and Microbiology Director, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories 620 Albany Street · 617-358-9177 · njsull@bu.edu |
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Adriana Tomic, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Microbiology 620 Albany Street, NEIDL 501P · 617-358-6861 · atomic@bu.edu Systems immunology: Data-driven approaches to decipher viral-host interplay |
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Gregory A. Viglianti, Ph.D. Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Sciences Associate Professor of Microbiology 72 East Concord Street, L317 · 617-358-9543 · 617-358-9543 · gviglian@bu.edu |
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Lee M. Wetzler, M.D. Professor of Medicine and Microbiology Director, Training Program in Inflammatory Disorders 650 Albany Street, X638 · 617-414-4394 · lwetzler@bu.edu Vaccine development; microbial immunity and pathogenesis; effect of bacterial products on eukaryotic cells |