Department of Microbiology & Physiological Systems
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Guangping Gao, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, Horae Gene Therapy Center, RNA Therapeutics Institute
Penelope Booth Rockwell Chair in Biomedical Research
Director, Horae Gene Therapy Center
Focus: Adeno-associated virus vectors for gene therapy of genetic diseases including Canavan Disease
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Rachel M. Gerstein, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems
Focus: Immune system dysfunction including multiple sclerosis, with an emphasis on B lymphocyte contribution to pathology and biomarkers of disease progression.
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Javier E. Irazoqui, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems
Marcellette G. Williams Scholar
Focus: Neural-immune communication; Comparative immunology.
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Allan S. Jacobson, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, RNA Therapeutics Institute
Gerald L. Haidak, MD, and Zelda S. Haidak Professorship in Cell Biology (est. 1999)
Focus: Post-transcriptional control of gene expression in model systems and genetic disorders
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Lawrence Lifshitz, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, Program in Molecular Medicine
Focus: Computer vision and image processing.
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Elisabet Mandon, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems
Focus: The role of mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum in neurodegeneration and aging.
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Beth A. McCormick, PhD
Academic Role: Chair and Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems
Focus: Mucosal inflammation, host:pathogen interactions, and cancer biology.
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Ann Rittenhouse, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems
Focus: Calcium Channels and Neuronal Plasticity.
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Michael Volkert, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems
Focus: Molecular and cellular functions of the OXR family of oxidation resistance genes in order to determine how they protect cells from oxidative stress induced DNA damage and cell death.
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Ronghua ZhuGe, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems
Focus: Smooth muscle in health and disease.
