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Core Faculty

View faculty in our department holding full-time appointments as assistant professor, associate professor and professor at Northwestern University. Learn more about their work and connect with affiliated centers and lab sites via the information below. Or, see our A-Z faculty profile directory for the full department list.

Satchell, Karla Fullner

Satchell, Karla Fullner

Professor of Microbiology-Immunology

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My research focuses on the role of secreted protein toxins on bacterial pathogenesis. The toxins we study are members of the MARTX family and are produced by Vibrio cholerae, a pathogen important for ... [more]

Seifert, H Steven

Seifert, H Steven

Professor of Microbiology-Immunology

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae, gonorrhea, Neisseria meningitidis, pilus, antigenic variation, recombination, DNA transformation, DNA replication, DNA repair, antioxidant functions, reactive oxygen species (RO... [more]

Smith, Gregory A

Smith, Gregory A

Professor of Microbiology-Immunology

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Our laboratory studies the neuroinvasive herpesviruses with a focus on the molecular mechanisms by which these pathogens propagate and disseminate within the nervous system. The outcome of infection i... [more]