The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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Dr. Gerard Nau

After receiving his Bachelors degree in Microbiology from the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Nau completed a combined MD, PhD in Immunology through the... < more>

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The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics ranked 8th in NIH awards for 2003 (and has been in the top 15 for the past 8 years).

Faculty Research

Name	Research Interests
Cohen, Justus
Craigo, Jodi	Lentivirus pathogenisis, vaccine development, and examination of quasispecies evolution through phylogenetic analyses including compartmentalization determinations
DeLuca, Neal	Regulation of Herpes simplex virus gene expression
Dowling, Patricia	Control of gene expression in animal viruses, interferon action (VSV, influenza)
Duensing, Stefan	Molecular mechanisms that cause genomic instability in cancer using the human papillomarvirus (HPV) as a model system
Glorioso, Joseph	Herpes simplex virus, attachment/entry, latency and pathogenesis. Herpes simplex virus, gene vectors and use in human gene therapy for treatment of chronic pain, neuropathy and cancer
Goins, William	Herpes simplex virus gene regulation, viral latency and pathogenesis. HSV vector targeting to novel receptors
Homa, Fred	Herpes simplex virus assembly and packaging of viral DNA
Khan, Saleem	Areas of research: Molecular biology and pathogenesis of human papillomaviruses (HPVs); Genomic, proteomic and microRNA analyses of HPV-associated cervical and oral cancers; Rolling-circle replication of drug resistance plasmids in Staphylococcus aureus; Role of the PcrA helicases of S. aureus and Bacillus anthracis in cellular DNA metabolism; Plasmid determinants of anthrax pathogenesis
Montelaro, Ronald	Lentivirus biology, antigens, and vaccine development
Moore, Patrick	KSHV interactions with the host cell and the use of molecular biology techniques to discover new oncogenic viruses
Youngner, Julius	Replication of animal viruses, persistent viral infection (influenza)