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A-Z Faculty

Below is a list of all Department of Microbiology-Immunology faculty. View individual profiles of our faculty members — with publication and contact information, research and clinical specialties and more — via the links below.

Kansas, Geoffrey S

Kansas, Geoffrey S

Associate Professor of Microbiology-Immunology

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My laboratory is interested in signaling mechanisms which control T helper cell differentiation and traffic. We are currently focused on two areas: functions of p38 MAP kinases (MAPK) and the role of ... [more]

Kim, Byung S

Kim, Byung S

Professor Emeritus of Microbiology-Immunology

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Neuroimmunology, demyelinating disease

Kim, Dongkyun

Kim, Dongkyun

Research Assistant Professor of Microbiology-Immunology

Klumpp, David J

Klumpp, David J

Professor of Urology and Microbiology-Immunology

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I received a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology from Northwestern University in 1994, studying retinal neuron physiology. After postdoctoral studies in HPV pathogenesis and epit... [more]

Krensky, Alan M

Krensky, Alan M

Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology) and Microbiology-Immunology

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We study the role of RANTES, a chemokine, and granulysin, a proinflammatory molecule in health and diseases, including cancer, infection, transplantation and autoimmunity.

Laimins, Laimonis A

Laimins, Laimonis A

Professor of Microbiology-Immunology

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papillomaviruses, cervical cancer, epithelila cells, diffrentiation

Le Poole, Isabelle C

Le Poole, Isabelle C

Professor of Dermatology and Microbiology-Immunology

Leis, Jonathan P

Leis, Jonathan P

Professor Emeritus of Microbiology-Immunology

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retrovirus replication, reverse transcription, integration, virus assembly mechanisms, molecular genetics

Longnecker, Richard M

Longnecker, Richard M

Professor of Microbiology-Immunology

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Research in the Longnecker laboratory focuses on herpes simplex virus (HSV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). These viruses typically cause self-limiting disease within the human population but both can b... [more]

Martinelli, Elena

Martinelli, Elena

Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Microbiology-Immunology