Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Anthony Orvedahl, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: aorvedahl@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Understanding factors that regulate host immune responses to infectious and sterile triggers of severe inflammation
Key words
Slavica Pavlovic Djuranovic, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: spavlov@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Identifying new targets and possible therapies to treat malaria
Key words
malaria, mRNA surveillance, drug discovery
Jacqueline Payton, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: jpayton@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Epigenomic aberrations in B cell lymphomas and their impact on gene regulation
Key words
epigenomics, cancer, lymphoma, histone, informatics, genomics, gene regulation
Jennifer Philips, MD, PhD
Theodore and Bertha Bryan Professor
- Email: philips.j.a@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Immune Evasion by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Key words
tuberculosis, host-pathogen interactions, innate immunity, autophagy, lipid metabolism, phagosome maturation, antigen presentation, macrophage
Gwendalyn Randolph, PhD
Emil R. Unanue Distinguished Professor
- Email: gjrandolph@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
We focus on inter-organ communication and the transit of cells and molecules out of tissues in healthy and disease states
Key words
lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, IBD, monocytes, macrophages, high-density lipoprotein, peritoneal tumor metastasis, peritoneal macrophages
Lee Ratner, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: lratner@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Molecular biology and pathogenesis of HIV and HTLV
Key words
lymphocytes, virology, AIDS, leukemia, HIV, HTLV, NF kB
Courtney Reichhardt, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: creichhardt@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Research summary
Investigating the fundamental biophysical principles of biofilm assembly
Key words
Felipe Ribeiro, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: dfelipe@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Neurosciences
Research summary
Understanding the neuroimmune basis of infectious and non-infectious diseases
Key words
Pain and sensory disorders; Infectious diseases; Neuroimmunology; Host-microbe interactions
David Rosen, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: rosend@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology
Research summary
Pathogenesis and host response to Klebsiella pneumoniae infections
Key words
Klebsiella pneumoniae, Antibiotic Resistance, Pneumonia, Urinary Tract Infection, Virulence Factors, Adaptive Immunity
Jai Rudra, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: srudra22@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Development of nano-scale biomaterials for engaging the immune system to induce protective antibody and cell-mediated immune responses against diseases
Key words