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Microbiology & Immunology Faculty

Division Leadership

Brian Evavold

Division Chief

Ryan O'Connell

Associate Division Chief

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

HaeckerHale, Roy, Williams

Immune Development

Beaudin, Fairfax, Matt Bettini, Haecker, Tantin 

Immunoinformatics

Hale, Lamb, Stephens

    Microbiology and Immunology Faculty

    Maria Bettini, PhD

    Associate Professor

     

    Research: T cell biology and metabolism; Regulatory T cells; Autoimmunity

     

    maria.bettini@path.utah.edu

    Matt Bettini, PhD, BS, MS

    Associate Professor

    Research: Thymocyte development; Autoimmunity; CAR T cell signaling

     

    matt.bettini@path.utah.edu

    Allison Carey, MD, PhD

    Assistant Professor

    Research: Mycobacteria; Antibiotic resistance; Advanced genomic screening technologies
     

    allison.carey@path.utah.edu

    Brian Evavold, PhD

    Division Chief

     

    Research: Biophysical parameters of TCR activation; T cell function in infection and autoimmunity; Neuroimmunology

    brian.evavold@path.utah.edu

    Keke Fairfax, PhD

    Associate Professor

     

    Research: Maternal impact on immune system development; Immune response to parasitic infections; Chronic infection and autoimmunity 

    keke.fairfax@path.utah.edu

    Hans Haecker, MD, PhD

    Professor

    Research: TLR signaling; Inflammatory diseases; Hematopoiesis; Drug development


    hans.haecker@path.utah.edu

    J. Scott Hale, PhD

    Associate Professor

     

    Research: T cell memory; Thelper differentiation; Epigenetic programming



    scott.hale@path.utah.edu

    Gianna Hammer, PhD

    Associate Professor

    Research: Mucosal immunology; IBD; Colorectal cancer



    gianna.hammer@path.utah.edu

    Xiao He, MD, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor

     

    Research: Transcriptional regulation of T cell development; Antigen presentation
     

     

    xiao.he@path.utah.edu

    Peter Jensen, MD

    Professor

     

    Research: Antigen processing and presentation; Non-classical class I MHC molecules
     

     

    peter.jensen@path.utah.edu

    Jarrod Johnson, PhD

    Assistant Professor

     

    Research: Host-virus interactions; Innate immune responses; HIV
     

     


    jarrod.johnson@path.utah.edu

    Elizabeth Kolawole, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor

    Research: Biophysical parameters of TCR activation; Dietary effects on T cell membrane
     

     

    emkolawole@path.utah.edu

    Tracey Lamb, PhD

    Professor

    Research: Host-pathogen interactions; Parasitic, viral and bacterial pathogens; Neuroimmunology
       
    tracey.lamb@path.utah.edu

    Baoyu Liu, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor

    Research: Biophysical parameters of TCR activation; CD8 T cells in autoimmunity 


    baoyu.liu@path.utah.edu

    Wan-Lin Lo, PhD

    Assistant Professor

    Research: T cell receptor signaling; Ligand discrimination


    wan-lin.lo@path.utah.edu

    Laura Martins, PhD

    Research Instrucctor

    Research: HIV latency; Host-pathogen interactions



    laura.martins@path.utah.edu

    Patrice Mimche, PhD

    Assistant Professor

    Research: Mechanisms of organ fibrogenesis; Vascular disorders; Systemic fibrosis


    patrice.mimche@path.utah.edu

    Ryan O'Connell, PhD

    Professor

    Research: Mucosal immunology; miRNA; IBD; Colorectal cancer


    ryan.oconnell@path.utah.edu

    Aaron Petrey, PhD

    Assistant Professor

     

    Research: IBD; extracellular matrix and inflammation; Platelet biology


    aaron.petrey@path.utah.edu

    Vicente Planelles, PhD

    Professor

    Research: HIV latency; Host-pathogen interactions



    vicente.planelles@path.utah.edu

    Vanessa Redecke, MD, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor

    Research: TLR signaling; Inflammatory diseases; Hematopoiesis; Drug development

    vanessa.redecke@path.utah.edu

    Melissa Reeves, PhD

    Assistant Professor

    Research: Tumor heterogeneity; Anti-tumor T cells; Tumor microenvironment


    melissa.reeves@hci.utah.edu

    June Round, PhD

    Professor

    Research: Microbiota role in gastrointestinal and neurological diseases; Metabolism    


    june.round@path.utah.edu

    Koushik Roy, PhD

    Assistant Professor

    Research: B cell fate decisions; B cell responses in infections



    koushik.roy@path.utah.edu

    Zac Stephens, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor

    Research: Host-microbe interactions; Microbial ecology; Genomics


    zac.stephens@path.utah.edu

    Alton Swennes, DVM, MS, DACLAM

    Research Associate Professor

    Research: Veterinary medicine; Gnotobiotic mouse models

    Alton.Swennes@utah.edu

    Dean Tantin, PhD

    Professor

    Research: Transcriptional regulation of T cell responses; Autoimmunity; Cancer


    dean.tantin@path.utah.edu

    Warren Voth, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor

    Research: Gene regulation; Non-coding RNA



    warren.voth@path.utah.edu

    Diane Ward, PhD

    Research Associate Professor



    Research: Membrane trafficking; Iron metabolism


    diane.mcveyward@path.utah.edu

    Janis Weis, PhD

    Professor



    Research: Infection induced inflammatory disorders; Lyme disease

    janis.weis@path.utah.edu

    Matt Williams, PhD

    Professor



    Research: T cell memory; T cell receptor; viral infections; Anti-tumor immunity

    matt.williams@path.utah.edu

    Arabella Young, PhD

    Assistant Professor

    Research: Checkpoint inhibitor induced autoimmunity; Anti-tumor immunity

    arabella.young@hci.utah.edu

    Zemin Zhou, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor

    Research: Epitope processing and presentation; Autoimmunity


    zemin.zhou@path.utah.edu

    Anna Beaudin, PhD

    Adjunct Associate Professor

    Research: Fetal hematopoiesis; Immune development; Disease susceptibility across lifespan


    Anna.Beaudin@hsc.utah.edu

    Robert Campbell, PhD

    Adjunct Assistant Professor

    Research: Platelet biology; Stroke; inflammation; Thrombosis; Innate immunity


    rcampbell@u2m2.utah.edu

    Micah Drummond, PhD

    Adjunct Assistant Professor

    Research: Skeletal muscle in age and disease recovery



    micah.drummond@hsc.utah.edu

    Elena Enioutina, PhD

    Adjunct Assistant Professor

    Research: Phytodrugs as dietary supplements; Herbal medicine


    Elena.Enioutina@hsc.utah.edu

    Daniel Leung, MD, MSc

    Adjunct Associate Professor

    Research: MAIT cells in mucosal infections; Co-infections; Global health; Human immunology

    Daniel.Leung@utah.edu

    Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg, PhD

    Adjunct Professor

    Research: MDSCs; Anti-tumor immunity


    suzanne.ostrand-rosenberg@path.utah.edu

    Alexander Pastuszak, MD, PhD

    Adjunct Assistant Professor

    Research: Male infertility and Peyronie’s disease



    Alexander.Pastuszak@utah.edu

    Matthew Rondina, MD, MS

    Adjunct Professor

    Research: Inflammation; Platelet biology; Immunothrombosis


    matthew.rondina@hsc.utah.edu

    Adam Spivak, MD, FACP

    Adjunct Assistant Professor

    Research: Antiretroviral therapy; HIV latency


    adam.spivak@hsc.utah.edu

    Sankar Swaminathan, MD

    Adjunct Professor

    Research: EBV and susceptibility to cancer


    sankar.swaminathan@hsc.utah.edu

    Melodie Weller, PhD

    Adjunct Assistant Professor


    Research: Endogenous retroviruses; Autoimmunity; Sjogren’s; Oral health

    Melodie.Weller@hsc.utah.edu

    Dustin L. Williams, PhD

    Adjunct Assistant Professor

    Research: Biofilms; Implant infection; Antibiotic development; Biomaterials

    dustin.williams@utah.edu

    Weiquan (Wendy) Zhu, PhD

    Adjunct Instructor

    Research: Vascular stability; Inflammation; Arthritis; Sepsis

    weiquan.zhu@u2m2.utah.edu

    Sherwood Casjens, PhD

    Professor Emeritus

    Raymond Daynes, PhD

    Professor Emeritus

    Robert Fujinami, PhD

    Professor Emeritus

    Glenn Herrick, PhD

    Professor Emeritus

    Wai Mun Huang, PhD

    Professor Emeritus

    Jerry Kaplan, PhD

    Professor Emeritus

    Gerald J. Spangrude, PhD

    Professor Emeritus

    David J. Stillman, PhD

    Professor Emeritus