Division Leadership
Research Focus for our Microbiology and Immunology Labs
Host Pathogen Interactions |
Evavold, Fairfax, Hale, Hammer, Johnson, Lamb, Leung, Planelles, Weis, Williams |
Microbiome |
Matt Bettini, Haecker, Hammer, Round |
Molecular Microbiology |
Carey, Johnson, Round, Planelles |
Autoimmunity |
Maria Bettini, Matt Bettini, Jensen, Evavold, Haecker, Lo, Petrey, Tantin, Young, Weis, Weller |
Mucosal Immunology |
Hammer, Petrey, Round |
Tumor Immunology |
Matt Bettini, O’Connell, Reeves, Round, Williams, Young |
Inflammation |
Campbell, Haecker, Leung, Lo, Mimche, O’Connell, Petrey, Rondina |
Neuroimmunology |
Evavold, Lamb, O’Connell, Round, Tantin |
Drug Discovery and Vaccine Development |
Haecker, Hale, Roy, Williams |
Immune Development |
Beaudin, Fairfax, Matt Bettini, Haecker, Tantin |
Immunoinformatics |
Hale, Lamb, Stephens |
Microbiology and Immunology Faculty
Research: T cell biology and metabolism; Regulatory T cells; Autoimmunity
Research: Mycobacteria; Antibiotic resistance; Advanced genomic screening technologies
Research: Biophysical parameters of TCR activation; T cell function in infection and autoimmunity; Neuroimmunology
Research: Maternal impact on immune system development; Immune response to parasitic infections; Chronic infection and autoimmunity
keke.fairfax@path.utah.edu
Research: TLR signaling; Inflammatory diseases; Hematopoiesis; Drug development
hans.haecker@path.utah.edu
Research: T cell memory; Thelper differentiation; Epigenetic programming
scott.hale@path.utah.edu
Research: Mucosal immunology; IBD; Colorectal cancer
gianna.hammer@path.utah.edu
Research: Transcriptional regulation of T cell development; Antigen presentation
Research: Antigen processing and presentation; Non-classical class I MHC molecules
Research: Biophysical parameters of TCR activation; Dietary effects on T cell membrane
Research: Host-pathogen interactions; Parasitic, viral and bacterial pathogens; Neuroimmunology
tracey.lamb@path.utah.edu
Research: Biophysical parameters of TCR activation; CD8 T cells in autoimmunity
baoyu.liu@path.utah.edu
Research: T cell receptor signaling; Ligand discrimination
wan-lin.lo@path.utah.edu
Research: HIV latency; Host-pathogen interactions
laura.martins@path.utah.edu
Research: Mechanisms of organ fibrogenesis; Vascular disorders; Systemic fibrosis
patrice.mimche@path.utah.edu
Research: Mucosal immunology; miRNA; IBD; Colorectal cancer
ryan.oconnell@path.utah.edu
Research: IBD; extracellular matrix and inflammation; Platelet biology
aaron.petrey@path.utah.edu
Research: HIV latency; Host-pathogen interactions
vicente.planelles@path.utah.edu
Research: TLR signaling; Inflammatory diseases; Hematopoiesis; Drug development
vanessa.redecke@path.utah.edu
Research: Tumor heterogeneity; Anti-tumor T cells; Tumor microenvironment
melissa.reeves@hci.utah.edu
Research: Microbiota role in gastrointestinal and neurological diseases; Metabolism
june.round@path.utah.edu
Research: B cell fate decisions; B cell responses in infections
koushik.roy@path.utah.edu
Research: Host-microbe interactions; Microbial ecology; Genomics
zac.stephens@path.utah.edu
Research: Veterinary medicine; Gnotobiotic mouse models
Alton.Swennes@utah.edu
Research: Transcriptional regulation of T cell responses; Autoimmunity; Cancer
dean.tantin@path.utah.edu
Research: Gene regulation; Non-coding RNA
warren.voth@path.utah.edu
Research: Membrane trafficking; Iron metabolism
diane.mcveyward@path.utah.edu
Research: Infection induced inflammatory disorders; Lyme disease
janis.weis@path.utah.edu
Research: T cell memory; T cell receptor; viral infections; Anti-tumor immunity
matt.williams@path.utah.edu
Research: Checkpoint inhibitor induced autoimmunity; Anti-tumor immunity
arabella.young@hci.utah.edu
Research: Fetal hematopoiesis; Immune development; Disease susceptibility across lifespan
Anna.Beaudin@hsc.utah.edu
Research: Platelet biology; Stroke; inflammation; Thrombosis; Innate immunity
rcampbell@u2m2.utah.edu
Research: Skeletal muscle in age and disease recovery
micah.drummond@hsc.utah.edu
Research: Phytodrugs as dietary supplements; Herbal medicine
Elena.Enioutina@hsc.utah.edu
Research: MAIT cells in mucosal infections; Co-infections; Global health; Human immunology
Daniel.Leung@utah.edu
Research: MDSCs; Anti-tumor immunity
suzanne.ostrand-rosenberg@path.utah.edu
Research: Male infertility and Peyronie’s disease
Alexander.Pastuszak@utah.edu
Research: Inflammation; Platelet biology; Immunothrombosis
matthew.rondina@hsc.utah.edu
Research: Antiretroviral therapy; HIV latency
adam.spivak@hsc.utah.edu
Research: EBV and susceptibility to cancer
sankar.swaminathan@hsc.utah.edu
Research: Endogenous retroviruses; Autoimmunity; Sjogren’s; Oral health
Melodie.Weller@hsc.utah.edu
Research: Biofilms; Implant infection; Antibiotic development; Biomaterials
dustin.williams@utah.edu
Research: Vascular stability; Inflammation; Arthritis; Sepsis
weiquan.zhu@u2m2.utah.edu