|
Program Faculty |
Affiliations
|
Research
Interests |
| Alan
D.T. Barrett, Ph.D.
abarrett@utmb.edu
|
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Tropical Diseases,
Sealy Center for Vaccine Development |
Molecular basis of attenuation, virulence and
immunogenicity of flaviviruses
|
| Barbara
L. Doughty, Ph.D.
bdoughty@utmb.edu
|
Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases,
Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
|
Immunology of schistosomiasis
|
| Charles
F. Fulhorst, D.V.M., Dr.P.H.
cfulhors@utmb.edu
|
Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases
|
Epidemiology and ecology of rodent-borne
arenaviruses and hantaviruses
|
| Stephen
Higgs, Ph.D.
sthiggs@utmb.edu
|
Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases,
Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
|
Interactions between mosquito vectors, the viruses
that they transmit, and their vertebrate hosts
|
| Gary
R. Klimpel, Ph.D.
gklimpel@utmb.edu
|
Microbiology and Immunology,
Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
|
The mucosal immune response to bacterial and viral
infections
|
| Stanley
M. Lemon, M.D.
smlemon@utmb.edu
|
Microbiology and Immunology, Internal Medicine, Center
for Tropical Diseases, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
|
Molecular virology and mechanisms of pathogenesis of
hepatitis C virus
|
| David
W. Niesel, Ph.D.
dniesel@utmb.edu
|
Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Tropical
Diseases, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
|
Molecular basis of pathogenicity of mycobacteria and
enteric bacteria
|
| C.
J. Peters, M.D.
cjpeters@utmb.edu
|
Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology,
Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
|
Pathogenesis of viral hemorrhagic fevers and related
conditions.
|
| Johnny
W. Peterson, Ph.D.
jpeterso@utmb.edu
|
Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Tropical
Diseases, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
|
Molecular mechanisms of secretory and inflammatory
diarrheal diseases
|
| Norbert
J. Roberts, Jr., M.D.
nroberts@utmb.edu
|
Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Microbiology
and Immunology, Center for Tropical Diseases, Sealy Center for Vaccine
Development
|
Viral pathogenesis and antiviral immunity
|
| Chiaho
Shih, Ph.D.
cshih@utmb.edu
|
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Tropical Diseases,
Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
|
Molecular mechanisms of chronicity and pathogenesis
of viral hepatitis
|
| Robert
E. Shope, M.D.
rshope@utmb.edu
|
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Center for
Tropical Diseases, Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Sealy
Center for Vaccine Development |
Characterization and diagnosis of arboviruses and
their infections
|
| Lynn
Soong, M.D., Ph.D.
lysoong@utmb.edu
|
Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, Center
for Tropical Diseases, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
|
Molecular mechanisms of protective immunity and
pathogenesis associated with Leishmania infections
|
| Robert
B. Tesh, M.D.
rtesh@utmb.edu
|
Pathology, Microbiology and
Immunology, Center for Tropical Diseases, Preventive Medicine and
Community Health, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
|
Epidemiology of rodent-associated and
arthropod-borne viral diseases
|
| Joseph
M. Vinetz, M.D.
jovinetz@utmb.edu
|
Pathology, Internal Medicine,
Center for Tropical Diseases, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
|
Molecular targets of blocking malaria parasite
transmission and isolation and characterization of malaria parasite
receptors for mosquito invasion.
|
| David
H. Walker, M.D.
dwalker@utmb.edu
|
Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases, Microbiology and
Immunology, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
|
Molecular and epidemiologic studies of immunity and
pathogenesis of rickettsial and ehrlichial diseases
|
| Scott
C. Weaver, Ph.D.
sweaver@utmb.edu
|
Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases, Microbiology and
Immunology, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
|
Molecular genetics, evolution and ecology of
Venezuelan equine encephalitis emergence and virus-vector interactions.
|
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|
Adjunct
Program Faculty |
Affiliations
|
Research
Interests |
| Thomas
Albrecht, Ph.D.
talbrech@utmb.edu
|
Microbiology and Immunology
|
The role of cellular proliferative, signaling
responses in the pathogenesis of herpes viruses
|
| Judith
F. Aronson, M.D.
jaronson@utmb.edu |
Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases, Microbiology and
Immunology |
Pathogenesis of arenavirus hemorrhagic fever in a
guinea pig model
|
| Miles
W. Cloyd, Ph.D.
mcloyd@utmb.edu
|
Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology; Center for Tropical Diseases |
Retroviral pathogenesis focusing on HIV and murine
leukemia virus
|
| Hui-Min
Feng, M.D.
hfeng@utmb.edu
|
Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases
|
Immunology of rickettsial and ehrlichial infections
|
| Robert
O. Fox, Ph.D.
rofox@utmb.edu
|
Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, Sealy Center for Structural
Biology |
Structural virology and antiviral drug design
|
| Nisha
Garg, Ph.D.
nigarg@utmb.edu
|
Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, Center for
Tropical Diseases, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development |
Molecular mechanisms essential for the development
of Trypanosoma cruzi, Identification and testing of T. cruzi genes as
vaccine candidates.
|
| David
G. Gorenstein, Ph.D.
david@nmr.utmb.edu
|
Cellular Physiology and Biophysics, Human Biological
Chemistry and Genetics, Sealy Center for Structural Biology, Centennial
Center in Toxicology, Biomedical Engineering, Sealy Center for Vaccine
Development
|
Structure-based design and structural biology of
antiviral agents
|
| Norbert
K. Herzog, Ph.D.
nherzog@utmb.edu
|
Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases, Microbiology and
Immunology
|
Cellular signal transduction and oncogenesis
|
| Clifford
W. Houston, Ph.D.
chouston@utmb.edu
|
Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Tropical
Diseases, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
|
The role of cytolytic enterotoxins in Aeromonas-mediated
diseases
|
| S.
David Hudnall, M.D.
shudnall@utmb.edu
|
Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases
|
Molecular epidemiology and pathogenesis of human
gammaherpesviruses, Epstein-Barr and HHV-8 infections
|
| James
F. Leary, Ph.D.
jleary@utmb.edu
|
Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Pathology,
Microbiology and Immunology, Biomedical Engineering, Human Biological
Chemistry and Genetics, Cellular Physiology and Molecular Biophysics,
Sealy Center for Molecular Sciences, Sealy Center for Oncology and
Hematology, Sealy Center for Vaccine
Development
|
Single-cell molecular biology of host-pathogen
interactions
|
| Bruce
Luxon, Ph.D.
bruce@nmr.utmb.edu
|
Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, Sealy Center
for Structural Biology, Sealy Center for
Vaccine Development
|
Structural biology of proteins and DNA using NMR and
computational biology
|
| Michael
R. McGinnis, Ph.D.
mmcginni@utmb.edu
|
Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases
|
Correlation of phylogenetic relationships of fungi
and anti-fungal drugs
|
| William
A. O'Brien, M.D.
wobrien@utmb.edu
|
Internal Medicine/ Infectious Diseases, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology,
Center for
Tropical Diseases, Sealy Center for Vaccine
Development
|
Mechanism of HIV entry into primary cells, and
virologic correlates of clinical progression of AIDS
|
| Vsevolod
L. Popov, D.Sc.
vpopov@utmb.edu
|
Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases
|
Cellular mechanisms of pathogenesis of rickettsial
diseases at the ultra-structural level
|
| Victor
E. Reyes, Ph.D.
vreyes@utmb.edu
|
Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology, Center for
Tropical Diseases, Sealy Center for Vaccine
Development
|
Regulation of antigen presentation during mucosal
immune responses
|
| Dennis
M. Walling, M.D.
dwalling@utmb.edu
|
Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Center for
Tropical Diseases, Sealy Center for Vaccine
Development
|
Molecular mechanisms of Epstein-Barr virus
pathogenesis in epithelial cells, especially oral hairy leukoplakia
|
| Stanley
J. Watowich, Ph.D.
watowich@bloch.utmb.edu
|
Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, Sealy Center
for Structural Biology, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
|
Structural studies of viral proteins and
structure-based antiviral drug design
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