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Faculty Research Summaries

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  Name Keywords

Artis, David

Immunology and cell biology of parasitic helminth infections; regulation of innate and adaptive immunity in the gut

bates

Bates, Paul

Retrovirus entry and assembly; Ebola virus; hepatitis C; SARS

betts

Betts, Michael

Human antiviral immunity; vaccines; HIV

boettiger

Boettiger, David

Regulation of cell adhesion and adhesion-mediated signaling

bushman

Bushman, Frederic

HIV pathogenesis, vertebrate microbiome, and genome modification

cherry

Cherry, Sara

Host factors required for viral pathogenesis in Drosophila and Mammals

davies

Davies, Helen

Medical Education

frankel

Frankel, Fred R.

Listeria monocytogenes; vaccines

fraser

Fraser, Nigel

Herpes simplex virus latency; gene & cancer therapy

goldfine

Goldfine, Howard

Listeria monocytogenes, Phospholipase C, phagocytosis, intracellular growth of bacteria, phospholipids, plasmalogens

Goodgal

Goodgal, Sol

Professor Emeritus

kaji

Kaji, Akira

Translation; ribosome recycling factor; antibacterial agents; antifungal agents

paterson

Paterson, Yvonne

Tumor immunology; Listeria monocytogenes; vaccines against infectious and neoplastic disease


Riley, James

T cell activation, Tumors specific T cells, HIV specific T cells, expression profiles

robertson

Robertson, Erle S.

Tumor viruses; EBV associated lymphomas; gene regulation; cancer biology

ross

Ross, Susan

Virus/host interactions; murine retroviruses; new world arenaviruses

shen

Shen, Hao

Immunity to infection; bacterial pathogenesis; vaccines


Shin, Sunny

Immunity against bacterial pathogens; bacterial pathogenesis; Legionella pneumophila

weiser

Weiser, Jeffrey

S. pneumoniae & H influenzae pathogenesis; airway colonization; phase variation

weiss

Weiss, Susan

Murine coronavirus CNS pathogenesis; coronavirus induced hepatitis; SARS


Wherry, E. John

Viral pathogenesis; chronic infections; CD8 T Cell differentiation; therapeutic vaccination

you

You, Jianxin

Human papillomaviruses; persistent latent infection; episome maintenance; tumorigenesis

zoo

Zhu, Jun (Jay)

Quorum sensing; bacterial pathogenesis; Vibrio cholerae and virulence gene regulation; biofilms

Other Penn Researchers in Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology:
  Name Keywords

Alwine, Jim

HCMV; SV40; viral transactivators; tumor virology; RNA processing; metabolism


Bergelson, Jeff

Virus receptors; picornavirus entry; adenovirus vectors


Binns, Andy

Agrobacterum tumefaciens; host-pathogen interaction; type IV secretion


Brisson, Dustin

Disease ecology, molecular evolution, microbial ecology/ evolution, host-pathogen interaction


Brodsky, Igor

Host-pathogen interactions; bacterial pathogenesis; Yersinia; innate immunity


Chang, Kyong-Mi

Hepatitis C virus persistence and immune response


Cohen, Gary

HSV-1 glycoproteins & receptors


Collman, Ron

HIV tropism


Daldal, Fevzi

Photosynthetic and respiratory electron transfer pathways and structure, function and biogenesis of cytochrome complexes


Debes, Gudrun

Leukocyte trafficking, chemokines, inflammation, influenza virus infection

doms

Doms, Robert W.

Virus-host cell interactons; HIV entry, bunyaviruses, Rift Valley Fever


Eisenberg, Roselyn

HSV-1 glycoproteins & receptors


Ertl, Hildegund

Vaccines; rabies; HIV-1; HPV-16; poxvirus; mechanisms of protection; T cell memory; maturation of dendritic cells


Friedman, Harvey

HSV pathogenesis; immune evasion; HSV vaccines


Gaulton, Glen

HIV and murine leukemia virus entry and pathogenesis


Goulian, Mark

Bacterial regulatory networks; two-component signaling; antimicrobial peptides


Greenbaum, Doron

Protease Function, P.falciparum (malaria), Chemical biology, Proteomics


Greenberg, Robert

Parasites, tropical diseases, schistosoma, schistosomiasis, Platyhelminthes, ion channels, calcium channels, multidrug resistance proteins, molecular neurobiology, praziquantel


Grice, Elizabeth

Microbiome, wound healing, skin disease, innate immunity, genomics


Hahn, Beatrice

Origins and evolution of HIV, SIV and malaria


Harty, Ron

Ebola virus; VSV; matrix proteins; budding; reverse-genetics; virus-host interactions


Hensley, Scott

Influenza virus, antigenic drift, viral pathogenesis, viral receptors, antibody specificity, vaccines


Hoxie, Jim

HIV and SIV pathogenesis; viral entry; humoral immune response; chemokine receptors


Hunter, Christopher

Immunity to Toxoplasma gondii, innate immunity and immunopathology


Isaacs, Stuart

Vaccinia virus; recombinant vaccines; poxviruses; counter-bioterrorism


Johnson, Phil

SIV; HIV; AAV; vaccine, gene transfer


Jordan-Sciutto, Kelly

Mechanisms of neuronal death; molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal loss in neurodegenerative disorders; neuronal responses in HIV encephalitis


June, Carl

HIV pathogenesis; HIV immunotherapy


Kohli, Rahul

Diversity generating enzymes in host-pathogen interactions


Kolson, Dennis

HIV neuropathogenesis; apoptosis; survival pathways


Krummenacher, Claude

HSV, glycoprotein and receptor interactions, virus entry, cell adhesion


Levy, Mike

Vectorborne diseases, Chagas disease, Disease Ecology, Global Health, Epidemiology


Lieberman, Paul

Gammaherpesvirus latency; plasmid maintenance; chromatin structure; gene expression


Lok, James

Vector-associated parasitisms; experimental filariasis and onchocerciasis


Lopez, Carolina

Influenza virus; Paramyxoviruses; Respiratory viral infections;Virus sensors, Anti-viral immunity; Systemic innate response


Montaner, Luis

HIV immunopathogenesis; innate immunity; cytokines


O'Doherty, Una

HIV-1 latency; HIV-1 reservoirs, resting T cells; dendritic cells


Oliver, Paula

Lymphocyte activation and tolerance; T cell response to pathogen infection; HECT-type E3 ubiquitin ligases


Plotkin, Joshua

Molecular population genetics; pathogen evolution; mathematical modeling


Pohlschroder, Mecky

Protein secretion; membrane protein insertion; archaea


Rall, Glenn

Viral infection of the CNS


Ricciardi, Robert

Adenovirus; Human Kaposi’s Sarcoma Virus; immune escape


Roos, David

Molecular/cellular parasitology; toxoplasma; plasmodium (malaria); genomics


Schifferli, Dieter

Escherichia coli and Salmonella pathogenesis; fimbriae; vaccines


Scott, Phil

T helper cell subsets; IL-12; T cell memory; Leishmania


Sebert, Michael

Streptococcus, pneumoniae pathogenesis, quorum sensing, two-component signaling


Shaw, George

HIV and SIV pathogenesis; virus transmission; HCV pathogenesis; humoral immune responses


Taylor, John

Human hepatitis delta virus


Weiner, David

HIV vaccines; DNA vaccines; West Nile virus; cellular immune responses


Weissman, Drew

HIV; dendritic; mRNA; RNA interference; siRNA; vaccine; HIV coreceptor


Weitzman, Matthew

Virus-host interactions; replication and restriction of DNA viruses; gene delivery vectors


Wilson, James

Ebola virus; viral vectors; primate parvoviruses; SARS


Yuan, Yan

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus; virus-host interaction; the external guide sequence technique