Mary Brown
- Studies how mycoplasmas cause respiratory and urogenital infections in animals and humans.
- Develops diagnostic tools and models for emerging mycoplasmal diseases in reptiles and livestock.
- Investigates links between mycoplasmas and reproductive or urinary tract health in women.
John W. Bostick
- Advancing research at the intersection of engineering and immunology to elucidate gut–brain interactions, immune responses in neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases, and to develop novel therapeutic strategies.
Roy Curtiss
- Develops recombinant attenuated Salmonella vaccines (RASVs) for oral, needle-free immunization.
- Studies bacterial pathogenicity and designs safe, effective live vaccines using genetic engineering.
- Innovates vaccine delivery and containment strategies to target infectious diseases and cancer.
- Investigating the mechanisms by which bacteria use virulence factors to evade immune detection and cause disease.
Danmeng Li
- Studies HLA structure-function relationships in the context of autoimmune disease.
- Uses crystallography to analyze immune-related proteins.
- Contributes structural data to the Protein Data Bank.
Clayton Mathews
- Studies immune regulation and beta cell dysfunction in type 1 diabetes.
- Investigates early disease markers using proteomics and transcriptomics.
- Develops immunotherapies to delay or prevent diabetes progression.
Ayalew Mergia
- Exploring host–virus interactions to inform therapeutic and vaccine development.
Julie M. Moore
- Using human studies, in vitro cell culture models, and mouse models to study malaria pathogenesis in pregnancy and deepen understanding of placental biology in health and disease.
Cuong Nguyen
- Studies the causes and progression of Sjögren’s syndrome to improve diagnostics and therapies.
- Develops antibody-based treatments for Zika and Dengue using single-cell technology.
- Creates rapid diagnostic tools for detecting oxalate in kidney stone disease.
Banikalyan Swain
- Develops novel vaccines and immunotherapies for aquatic animal pathogens.
- Investigates host-pathogen interactions and immune signaling in fish.
- Focuses on improving aquaculture health through molecular immunology.
Shifeng Wang
- Develops recombinant attenuated Salmonella vaccines (RASVs) for infectious diseases.
- Focuses on Salmonella, Streptococcus pneumonia, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and influenza.
- Aims to enhance vaccine efficacy for human, veterinary, and poultry health.
- Examining transcriptional and metabolic regulation of tissue immune responses in health and disease.
