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.   

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

Alan Scott, PhD, MS, studies innate immunity with an emphasis on the roles of macrophages in the pathogenesis of lung diseases caused by parasite and environmental exposures.

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.

Sean Prigge, PhD, is a structural biologist and parasitologist who studies essential nutrients and metabolic pathways in malaria parasites.

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

Andy Pekosz, PhD, investigates the replication and disease potential of respiratory viruses including influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging viruses.