Faculty

Rosanna Baker, MSc, studies the interdependent regulation of multiple virulence factors expressed by the fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans.

Maggie Bartlett, PhD, studies host and viral factors in neurotropic viral disease, post-acute viral syndromes (PAIS), RNA persistence, and clearance from immune-privileged zones.

Nicole Baumgarth, DVM, PhD, leads efforts of the BSPH to eliminate threats from tickborne diseases, such as Lyme, and studies why some immune responses to infections are successful and others are not.

Gundula Bosch, PhD, MEd '16, MS, is a scientist and educator leading global education reform through training programs in critical, broad, and interdisciplinary scientific thinking.

Francisco Callejas-Hernández, PhD, MSc, explores parasite genomics and transcriptomics to understand their evolution, host infection mechanisms, and impact on human health.

Emma Camacho, PhD, explores strategies to modify melanin production in organisms that may pose a threat to human health.

Arturo Casadevall, MD, PhD, focuses on host defense mechanisms, how fungi cause disease, and in the development of antibody-based therapies for infectious diseases.

Ilinca Ciubotariu, PhD, MHS '17, is an infectious disease scientist and interdisciplinary educator training the next generation in STEM through topics like rigorous methods, data science, and ethics. 

Isabelle Coppens, PhD, MSc, studies how intracellular apicomplexan parasites exploit the resources of their host cells, to expose the parasite’s vulnerabilities.

Radamés J.B. Cordero, PhD, investigates how fungi regulate temperature and thrive in extreme environments.

Kimberly Davis, PhD, MSc, studies how members of a bacterial population change during infection, to identify strategies to more effectively combat infections.

Kari Debbink’s, PhD, MEd, scientific interests include viral evolution and how the structure of viral proteins impacts interactions with host cells and antibodies.

George Dimopoulos, PhD, MBA, studies vector-borne diseases and how mosquitoes can be rendered incapable of transmitting human pathogens.

Hua Ding, PhD, manages the Johns Hopkins Germ-free Mouse Core Facility, which supplies germ-free mice for investigators to study microbiome impact in a variety of fields. 

Shengzhang Dong, PhD, develops novel control strategies using transgenic mosquitoes to reduce the burden of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria.

Yuemei Dong, PhD, studies the molecular mechanisms of pathogen-mosquito interactions and pioneers innovative strategies for controlling vector-borne diseases.

Rubayet Elahi, PhD, MS, studies the role of posttranscriptional modifications in protein translation in apicomplexan parasites