Faculty
Diane Griffin, PhD, MD, studies how viruses cause disease and how immunity leads to both recovery and protection from re-infection.
J. Marie Hardwick, PhD, studies why neurons die prematurely and how to activate cell death programs in pathogenic microorganisms.
Gary Ketner, PhD, studies the fundamental molecular biology of DNA-containing human viruses and their role in preventing diseases of public health importance.
Shahbaz Khan, PhD, MVSc, studies lipid storage and metabolism pathways in human and veterinary parasites to develop effective therapeutics and prophylactics for parasitic infections.
Sabra Klein, PhD '98, studies sex differences and the effects of pregnancy on immune responses to viruses, including influenza viruses and SARS-Cov-2, and vaccines.
Heather Lamb, PhD, studies how cells die in the context of health and disease.
Conor McMeniman, PhD, studies the molecular and cellular basis of mosquito attraction to humans.