Microbiology Faculty, A–Z
Blanke, Steven R., Associate Professor
Molecular and cellular basis of infectious diseases
Cann, Isaac K.O., Associate Professor
Molecular biology and biochemistry of archaeal DNA replication; enzymes of plant cell wall hydrolysis
Cronan, John E., Alumni Professor and Head of Microbiology
Genetic approaches to regulation of lipid metabolism; metabolic function of protein-lipid interactions; lipoic acid synthesis and attachment
Farrand, Stephen K., Professor
Molecular biology of the Agrobacterium-plant interaction
Fouke, Bruce W., Associate Professor
Are specific microbes or microbial communities required to precipitate carbonate minerals in hot springs and cause disease in coral reef ecosystems?
Gardner, Jeffrey F., Professor
Mechanism of site-specific recombination by bacteriophages and conjugative transposons; mechanisms of protein recognition of DNA.
Imlay, James A., Professor, Romano Scholar, and Associate Director, MCB Graduate Program
Molecular mechanisms of oxidative damage; cellular defenses against oxidants; obligate anaerobiosis.
Kuzminov, Andrei, Associate Professor
Chromosomal fragmentation: mechanisms, avoidance and repair.
Metcalf, William W., Professor
Molecular genetics and biochemistry of methanogenic Archaea; redox cycling of phosphorus by microorganisms
Miller, Charles G., Professor
Mechanisms of intracellular protein breakdown and proteolytic modification; structure/function relationships in peptide hydrolyzing enzymes
Mitchell, Douglas A., Assistant Professor
Molecular underpinnings of bacterial virulence
Olsen, Gary J., Professor
The functions, evolutionary histories and structures of genes and proteins
Orlean, Peter A.B., Professor and Burroughs Wellcome Scholar in Molecular Pathogenic Mycology
Synthesis and function of glycosylphosphatidylinositol membrane anchors; molecular genetics of cell wall biogenesis in yeast and pathogenic fungi
Salyers, Abigail A., G. William Arends Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology
Antibiotic-resistance gene transfer; interaction of colonic bacteria with host; genetics of obligate anaerobes; conjugative transposons of Bacteroides.
Shisler, Joanna L., Associate Professor
Strategies human poxviruses utilize to evade the immune response; viral mechanisms to dampen inflammation
Slauch, James M., Professor and Director, Medical Scholars Program
Molecular mechanisms of Salmonella pathogenesis
Tapping, Richard I., Associate Professor
The tole of toll-like receptors in host innate immune defense
Vanderpool, Carin K., Assistant Professor
Modulation of bacterial gene expression and the roles of small regulatory RNAs in regulation of bacterial stress responses
Whitaker, Rachel J., Assistant Professor
Microbial ecology and evolution
Wilson, Brenda Anne, Associate Professor
Bacterial protein toxins, their interaction with host cells, their effects on intracellular signal transduction, and development of novel alternative anti-toxin therapeutics
Woese, Carl R., Professor
Molecular evolution of prokaryotes; structure-function of protein translation apparatus
Wolfe, Ralph S., Professor Emeritus
Biochemistry of methanogens