Faculty

Ahmed, Ahmed
Ahmed Chemical pathology of xenobiotics; pharmacokinetics; and biomarkers of exposure.
Alperin, Jack
Alperin
Ansari, Ghulam
Ansari Xenobiotic metabolism, conjugation, and toxicity; biomonitoring.
Aronson, Judith
Aronson Pathogenesis of arenavirus disease.
Barrett, Alan
Barrett Molecular basis of attenuation, virulence, and immunogenicity of flaviviruses.
Bessman, Joel
Bessman Sickle cell anemia and other hematologic diseases.
Boor, Paul
Boor Influences of amines, oxidative stress and aging on cardiovascular pathology.
Bourne, Nigel
Bourne In vivo models to evaluate strategies for disease prevention and treatment with an emphasis on Herpes simplex virus infections.
Bouyer, Donald
Bouyer Delineating the rickettsial mechanisms involved in the pathogenic process
Brooks, Edward
Brooks A major focus of my laboratory is the interaction of environmental agents with inflammatory reactions in respiratory mucosa as it pertains to allergy and asthma. We have ongoing investigations in three areas 1) mechanisms of cedar pollen-induced allergic ...
Campbell, Gerald
Campbell Pathologic mechanisms of blood-brain barrier injury in systemic and central nervous system diseases.
Carrara, Anne-Sophie
Carrara
Cloyd, Miles
Cloyd Biological, genetic, and molecular biology of HIV and other retroviruses.
Cowan, Daniel
Cowan Environmental pathology; comparative and marine pathology.
Cox, Robert
Cox
Davey, Robert
Davey Entry mechanism and receptor recognition of murine leukemia viruses and alphaviruses
DiPatre, Pier
DiPatre
Dong, Jianli
Dong
Elghetany, Mohamed
Elghetany The study of the relationship of bone marrow failure syndromes to myelodysplastic syndromes.
Eltorky, Mahmoud
Eltorky Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men and women accounting for 157,200 deaths in 2003 and corresponding to 28% of all cancer deaths. Specifically lung cancer causes 88,400 (31%) deaths in men and 68,800 (25%) deaths in women. Death r...
Estes, D
Estes Immunoregulation of effector cell functin/development in infection and cancer.
Estrada-Franco, Jose
Estrada-Franco
Eyzaguirre, Eduardo
Eyzaguirre
Fulhorst, Charles
Fulhorst Epidemiology and ecology of rodent-borne hantaviruses and arenaviruses.
Garg, Nisha
Garg Molecular mechanisms essential for maintaining the host-parasite interactions of the development of Trypanosoma cruzi.
Gelman, Benjamin
Gelman Mechanisms of HIV- and AIDS-associated neurocognitive, neuropathic, and myelopathic changes.
Grise, Joy
Grise
Hawkins, Hal
Hawkins Acute inflammatory reaction to tissue injury; wound healing and smoke inhalation injury.
Herzog, Norbert
Herzog Viral/host interactions, cellular signal transduction in viral pathogenesis, antiviral development.
Higgs, Stephen
Higgs Interactions between mosquito vectors, the viruses they transmit, and the vertebrate host.
Holbrook, Michael
Holbrook The research in our laboratory encompasses efforts to understand the pathogenesis of arboviruses, particularly those associated with hemorrhagic fevers in humans. The viruses that we utilize for our research include the flaviviruses yellow fever virus an...
Hudnall, S
Hudnall Pathogenesis of herpesvirus-induced human cancer.
Indrikovs, Alexander
Indrikovs Separation of whole blood into cellular elements and plasma allows for the removal and replacement of individual constituents. Automated apheresis instruments are widely utilized for both the collection of blood components for transfusion and the removal ...
Ismail, Nahed
Ismail My laboratory in collaboration with Dr. David H. Walker is engaged in research into host microbial interaction. The main focus of my lab is analysis of host defense and the immunological mechanisms that determine susceptibility or resistance to Tick-borne...
Kanz, Mary
Kanz Effects of toxicants and aging on biliary tract function.
Kaphalia, Bhupendra
Kaphalia Lipid conjugation of xenobiotic alcohols and mechanisms of their toxicity.
Khan, M
Khan Mechanisms of splenic toxicity by aniline.
Kramer, George
Kramer Cardiovascular and respiratory physiology: microcirculation, bioengineering, and pathology.
Lemon, Stanley
Lemon
Mambo, Nobby
Mambo
Mason, Peter
Mason Development of a detailed understanding of the pathogenesis of West Nile and dengue disease for development of new treatments.
McBride, Jere
McBride Obligate intracellular bacteria pathobiology, host response, diagnostics, and vaccine development.
McGinnis, Michael
McGinnis Taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships among the black yeasts.
Milligan, Gregg
Milligan Activation and effector function of innate and acquired immunity in the female genital tract and peripheral nervous system.
Mohammad, Amin
Mohammad Since its invention shortly after the turn of the century by Mikhail Twett, chromatography has found applications in all branches of science. My research interest is in developing clinical assays on capillary electrophoresis (CE), one of the latest and ra...
Moslen-Treinen, Mary
Moslen-Treinen Pathophysiology of xenobiotic-mediated bile canalicular dysfunction and small intestinal ulceration.
Motin, Vladimir
Motin Currently, my major research interest is the pathogenesis of Yersinia pestis, the etiological agent of plague. Although plague is not a public heath problem in most parts of the world, its potential for contagion, the lack of an effective vaccine, and the...
Murphy, Frederick
Murphy
Nawgiri, Ranjana
Nawgiri
O'Brien, William
O'Brien Pathogenesis of HIV infection, including molecular determinants of cell tropism.
Okorodudu, Anthony
Okorodudu Intracellular cations with respect to cell membrane changes in aging.
Olano, Juan
Olano Pathogenesis of rickettsial and ehrlichial infections.
Paessler, Slobodan
Paessler My research has focused on viral pathogenesis and vaccine/diagnostics/antivirals development. I am currently working on the following NIH-funded projects: 1. VEE pathogenesis and vaccine development (PI-Paessler) Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus ...
Peters, Clarence
Peters Emerging and tropical diseases; virology and viral epidemiology.
Petersen, John
Petersen My research focuses on development of new clinical methodologies and the analytical validation of these methods. Development and timely testing of new methods introduced into the clinical laboratory are vital to give better and more cost effective patient...
Pierangeli, Silvia
Pierangeli
Popov, Vsevolod
Popov Ultrastructure of intracellular bacteria and their interactions with host cells.
Pustilnik, Stephen
Pustilnik
Pyles, Rick
Pyles Molecular interaction of herpes viruses with host tissues and the development of vaccines and interventions.
Qiu, Suimin
Qiu
Rajaraman, Srinivasan
Rajaraman
Schnadig, Vicki
Schnadig I am a service and teaching-oriented pathologist with nearly 20 years experience in diagnostic gynecologic and nongynecologic cytology. The UTMB Cytopathology laboratory currently interprets approximately 1400 fine-needle aspirations per year, and many of...
Shih, Chiaho
Shih Human cancer with suspected viral etiology.
Simmons, Anthony
Simmons Pathogenesis and immunology of Herpes simplex virus infections.
Soong, Lynn
Soong Protective immunity and pathogenesis of leishmaniasis.
Stout, Landon
Stout Diabetic glomerulopathy is the leading cause of renal insufficiency in the United States. Our work focuses on the pathogenesis of lesions that are characteristic of the advanced stages of diabetic glomerulopathy. An understanding of how these lesions deve...
Tesh, Robert
Tesh Anthropod-borne and rodent-associated viral diseases; leishmaniosis; vector biology.
Thompson, Lee
Thompson
Torres, Alfredo
Torres
Traber, Daniel
Traber Pathophysiology of sepsis and acute lung injury.
Vaidya, Smita
Vaidya Antiphospholipid antibodies and end-stage renal disease: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APAS) are at high risk for the development of post transplant thrombosis. Our large multi-center study has shown fo...
Valbuena, Gustavo
Valbuena
Vertrees, Roger
Vertrees Use of hyperthermia to study molecular characteristics in cancer cells.
Walker, David
Walker Pathobiology of obligate intracellular pathogens.
Ward, Jonathan
Ward Genetic toxicology in human populations and animals.
Watts, Douglas
Watts Evaluation of laboratory and feral animals as models for studying the pathogenesis of selected viral disease pathogens.
Weaver, Scott
Weaver Pathogenesis, epidemiology, and evolution of arboviruses; arbovirus-vector interactions.
Weinman, Steven
Weinman Regulation of hepatic transport processes during infection and oxidant –mediated liver injury.
Williams-Bouyer, Natilie
Williams-Bouyer
Xiao, Shu-Yuan
Xiao My research interests include pathogenesis of viruses that cause hepatitis, encephalitis, and hemorrhagic fevers.
Yu, Xuejie
Yu Pathogenesis of obligately intercellular bacteria and the mechanism of persistent ehrlichial infection.

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