Microbiology and Immunology

Microbiology and Immunology offers opportunities for original research in the areas of molecular and applied microbiology, biotechnology, cell and developmental biology, epigenetics, geomicrobiology, molecular biology, molecular genetics, molecular immunology, microbial ecology, microbial pathogenesis, and virology.

Name Research Interests
Abraham, Ninan Mammals, pathogens, genetic analysis, proper cell funtion, development, maintenance and proper functioning of T- and B-cells
Av-Gay, Yossef Tuberculosis
Brown, Kelly childhood rheumatic diseases; Inflammation; phagocytes; childhood rheumatic diseases, inflammation, phagocytes
Crowe, Sean Geobiology, biogeochemistry, microbial evolution
Domeier, Phillip Host-pathogen; biodiversity; Rapid evolution infection; Immunity; Inflammation Viruses; Host-pathogen, Biodiversity, Rapid evolution infection, Immunity, Inflammation Viruses
Eltis, Lindsay Bacterial catabolism of steroids and lignin; biocatalyst development; Enzymes and Proteins; Metabolism (Living Organisms); Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Bacterial catabolism of steroids and lignin, Biocatalyst development, Enzymes and Proteins, Metabolism (Living Organisms), Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Fernandez, Rachel Bordetella pertusis, whooping cough, lipopolysaccharide
Finlay, B Brett Infectious agents, bacteria, microbial infections and how humans react to it
Gold, Michael understanding cell signaling, morphology, trafficking, and effector function of immune cells and tumour cells
Hallam, Steven Microbial ecology; metagenomics; Biological engineering; Synthetic biology; Bioinformatics; Machine Learning; Entrepreneurship; Microbial ecology, Metagenomics, Biological engineering, Synthetic Biology, Bioinformatics, Machine learning, Entrepreneurship
Hancock, Robert E cationic peptides as anti-biofilm agents; systems immunology; cationic peptides as anti-biofilm agents; systems immunology
Harder, Kenneth Host-pathogen, tumours, infection, immunity, atherosclerosis, role of macrophages in inflammation
Hirst, Martin Carcinogenesis; Cellular Differentiation; Epigenomics; Leukemia; Molecular Genetics; Carcinogenesis, Cellular Differentiation, Epigenomics, Leukemia, Molecular Genetics
Horwitz, Marc Mechanisms of viral-induced immune disease in a variety of complex chronic disorders
Jean, Francois Cellular virology; Emerging human viruses; COVID-19; Host-virus interactions; Broad-based antiviral agents; Antiviral agents; Natural products as antiviral agents; Lipid-modulating drugs; Cellular protease inhibitors; Viral protease inhibitors; Human coronaviruses; SARS-CoV-2; Human flaviviruses; Dengue virus; Zika virus; West Nile virus; Influenza A virus; Human microRNAs; Therapeutic microRNA; Viral and cellular biomarkers; Molecular diagnostics for detecting viral infection; Circulating exosomes; Exosomal microRNAs; Proteomics-based technologies; Multiplexed and Mass Spectrometric quantitation assays; Cellular virology, Emerging human viruses, COVID-19, Host-virus interactions, Broad-based antiviral agents, Antiviral agents, Natural products as antiviral agents, Lipid-modulating drugs, Cellular protease inhibitors, Viral protease inhibitors, Human coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2, Human flaviviruses, Dengue virus, Zika virus, West Nile virus, Influenza A virus, Human microRNAs, Therapeutic microRNA, Viral and cellular biomarkers, Molecular diagnostics for detecting viral infection, Circulating exosomes, Exosomal microRNAs, Proteomics-based technologies, Multiplexed and Mass Spectrometric quantitation assays
Jefferies, Wilfred Arthur Iron transport molecules
King, Kayla host-microbial parasite/pathogen systems; host-microbial parasite/pathogen systems
Kronstad, James Fungal diseases of plants; Genomics and Proteomics; Medical Mycology; Molecular Genetics; Pathogenesis of infectious diseases; Plant-Microbe Interactions; Fungal diseases of plants, Genomics and Proteomics, Medical Mycology, Molecular Genetics, Pathogenesis of infectious diseases, Plant-Microbe Interactions
Levings, Megan Immunology; Cell therapy; Immune tolerance; Transplantation; Autoimmunity; Gene Therapy; Regulatory T cells; Immunology, Cell therapy, Immune tolerance, Transplantation, Autoimmunity, Gene therapy, Regulatory T cells
Manges, Amee Epidemiology; Molecular epidemiology; Public health; Bioinformatics; metagenomics; Microbiome; Epidemiology, Molecular epidemiology, Public health, Bioinformatics, Metagenomics, Microbiome
McMaster, W Robert Molecular Immunology
Mohn, William pollutant biodegradation, pollutant bioremediation, biological treatment of forest industry effluents and wastes, microbial ecology, environmental biotechnology, forest soil microbial ecology, tuberculosis, microbial genomics, Microbial ecology
Money, Deborah Reproductive Infectious Diseases,; Vaccine studies, vaginal microbiome, HIV, COVID in pregnancy; Reproductive Infectious Diseases,, Vaccine studies, vaginal microbiome, HIV, COVID in pregnancy
Murphy, Michael Alternatives to antibiotics; Bacterial pathogenesis; Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms; Functional and Structural Proteomics; Microbial metal metabolism; Alternatives to antibiotics, Bacterial pathogenesis, Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms, Functional and Structural Proteomics, Microbial metal metabolism
Osborne, Lisa influence that the bacteria that live on and in our intestines, lungs and skin have on human health; understanding how the host recognizes the diverse species that reside in the gut - from microscopic viruses to large, multicellular helminthic worms - and tailors an immune response of the appropriate scope and magnitude necessary to achieve homeostasis