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: Chair and Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, RNA Therapeutics Institute
Lambi and Sarah Adams Chair of Genetic Research
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.
