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Charles R. Rinaldo Jr., PhD
Chairman and Professor
Research interests: T cell immunity to human immunodeficiency virus and human herpesvirus 8 (Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus); natural history of HIV infection; clinical virology |
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Phalguni Gupta, PhD
Professor and Assistant Chairman
Cellular and molecular basis of HIV pathogenesis, Development of a novel vaccine candidates against HIV and SIV, Molecular mechanisms of sexual transmission of HIV, Genetic variation of HIV at different parts of the body, Non-lytic CD8+T cell mediated HIV suppression, International study on molecular epidemiology and pathogenesis of HIV in India and China. |
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Todd A. Reinhart, ScD
Associate Professor, Assistant Chairman, and Director of IDM Graduate Programs
Role of chemokines in the pathogenesis of HIV-1 and SIV; basic biology of chemokines; immunopathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis; roles played by lymphatic endothelial cells in infectious diseases and vaccines; emerging infections and biodefense |
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Primary Faculty
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Velpandi Ayyavoo, PhD
Assistant Professor and Director of IDM MS Program
Research interests: Immunopathogenesis of HIV-1; Virus-Host protein-protein interaction; HIV-1 vaccine and therapeutic development. |
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Rodger L. Beatty, PhD, LSW
Assistant Professor
Research interests: behavioral aspects of substance abuse, HIV, sexual minorities, and communities |
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Yue Chen, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Mucosal vaccine development against SIV infection. Characterization of HIV-1 circulating in Chinese former blood/plasma donors and investigation of the mechanism of HIV-1 pathogenesis. |
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Zheng Fan, MS, MD
Research Assistant Professor
Research interests: Cellular immunity to human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus |
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Linda Frank, PhD, MSN
Assistant Professor and Director of IDM MPH Community and Behavioral Intervention of Infectious Diseases Program
Research interests: AIDS education of health care professionals; HIV early intervention; Mental Health issues and HIV; Corrections and Adherence |
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Amy L. Hartman, PhD
Research Instructor
Research interests: Pathogenesis of RNA viruses; viral virulence factors |
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Xiao-Li Huang, MD, MS
Research Assistant Professor
Research interests: Cellular immunity to human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus, epidemiology of AIDS, clinical virology |
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Lawrence A. Kingsley, DrPH
Associate Professor and Director of IDM MPH Bioscience of Infectious Diseases Program
Research interests: epidemiology of HIV/AIDS; metabolic/morphologic toxicities ("lipodystrophy") of antiretroviral therapy; KSHV, HBV, HCV and other STDs |
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Emilia Lombardi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research interests: HIV/AIDS, Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drug use, stigma and health, access to care, Gender, Transgender/transsexual issues |
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Jeremy Martinson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Human genomic variation and resistance to infectious diseases; genetic variation in the innate immune response; genetic contributions to cardiovascular complications in HIV-positive individuals undergoing Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) |
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Giovanna Rappocciolo, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Research interests: Cellular immunity to herpesviruses and immunodeficiency virus. |
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David T. Rowe, PhD
Associate Professor
Research interests: Epstein-Barr Virus latent gene expression; relation of viral load to EBV disease progression |
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Secondary Faculty
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Richard Day, PhD, MSc(Hyg)
Assistant Professor
Research interests: environmental and occupational epidemiology, psychiatric epidemiology, statistical computing, statistical consulting |
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Albert Donnenberg, PhD
Professor
Research interests: functional significance of T-cell activation markers; T-cell turnover in SIV infection; role of p-gp in resistance to immunosuppressive agents; immunologic consequences of autologous transplantation in systemic sclerosis |
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Lee Harrison, MD
Professor
Research interests: epidemiology and molecular epidemiology of bacterial pathogens, including Escherichia coli 0157:H7, Streptococcus pneumoniae, group B Streptococcus, and Neisseria meningitidis; Epidemiology and vaccine prevention of HIV infection in Brazil; Enhanced surveillance methods for the detection of naturally-occurring and bioterrorism-related outbreaks |
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Frank J. Jenkins, PhD
Associate Professor
Research interests: The role of a newly discovered human herpesvirus, HHV-8, in development and pathogenesis of Kaposi's sarcoma; Characterization and functional role of individual HSV-1 proteins in viral replication; The interactions between the endocrine, nervous and immune systems in establishment, maintenance, and reactivation of latent HSV-1 infections |
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Pawel Kalinski, MD,PhD
Associate Professor
Research interests: Cellular interactions during the development of Th1 and Th2 responses, role of DC in the induction of polarized Th1 and Th2 responses (DC as mediators of signal 3), Th1 and Th2 CD4 T cell subsets in cancer patients
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John W. Mellors, MD
Professor
HIV, monocyte-macrophages, antiretrovirals, antiretroviral drug resistance, Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and microbicides as an HIV prevention |
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Ronald C. Montelaro, PhD
Professor
Research interests: molecular mechanisms of HIV-1 and related animal lentivirus persistence and pathogenesis, AIDS vaccine development |
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Patrick S. Moore, MD, MPH
Professor
Research interests: investigation of basic interactions between KSHV and host cell signaling pathways that contribute to cancer cell development; discovery of new pathogens in chronic diseases (cancers, autoimmune disorders) using molecular methods |
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Michael Murphey-Corb, PhD
Professor
Research interests: characterization of protective immune responses to SIV; development of SIV vaccines with an emphasis on the mucosae; pathogenesis of SIV; SIV genetic evolution; development of nonhuman primate model for gene therapy |
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Michael A. Parniak, PhD
Professor
Research interests: Mechanisms of action and resistance to HIV-1 to reverse transcriptase inhibitors; RNase H as a potential antiviral, antifungal, and antibacterial target; nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors as anti-HIV-1 microbicides; and structural and biological properties of modified arabino antisense oligonucleotides. |
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A. William Pasculle, ScD
Associate Professor
Research interests: host defenses and virulence factors of Legionella infections; clinical microbiology; bioterrorism; Clostridium difficile |
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Sharon Riddler, MD
Assistant Professor
Research interests: treatment of HIV/AIDS; HIV clinical trials; complications of antiretroviral therapy |
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Ted Ross, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research interests: HIV-1, biodefense agents, vaccine development, immunology, virology |
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Kelly Stefano Cole, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Characterization of protective antibody responses to SIV and HIV infection and vaccination; defining mechanisms and role of variation on antibody-mediated neutralization; AIDS vaccine development and evaluation.
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Robert M. Wadowsky, ScD
Professor
Research interests: real-time PCR for measuring Epstein-Barr Virus DNA load in transplant patients; Streptococcus pyogenes and viruses including rhinovirus as agents of common cold
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Victor L. Yu, MD
Professor
Research interests: Legionellosis, antibiotic-resistant bacteria |
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Emeritus Faculty
Last Updated: June 4, 2008
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