Faculty and Their Research

Alison D. O'Brien, Ph.D., Professor & Chair
Host-Parasite Interactions of Enteric Bacterial Infections.
Ph.D., Ohio State University School of Medicine
AOBRIEN@USUHS.MIL


Christopher C. Broder, Ph.D., Professor & Director, Emerging Infectious Diseases Graduate Program
Enveloped Viruses and Receptor Interactions.
Ph.D., University of Florida at Gainesville
CBRODER@USUHS.MIL


Stephen J. Davies, BVSc., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Immunology of Helminth Infections; Helminth Developmental Biology.
Ph.D., Cornell University
SDAVIES@USUHS.MIL


Chou-Zen Giam, Ph.D., Professor & Vice Chair
Replication and Pathogenic Processes of Human T-Lymphotrophic
Retroviruses (HTLV-1 and HIV).
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
CGIAM@USUHS.MIL


Ann Jerse, Ph.D., Professor
Molecular Mechanisms of Gonococcal Pathogenesis in Female Mouse Models of Disease.
Ph.D., University of Maryland at Baltimore
AJERSE@USUHS.MIL


Johnan Kaleeba, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Tumor Markers and the Molecular Signatures of Viral Oncogenesis.
Ph.D., Oregon Health Sciences University
JKALEEBA@USUHS.MIL


Joseph Mattapallil, B.V.Sc., M.S., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of HIV Pathogenesis and HIV Vaccine Development.
Ph.D., University of California Davis
JMATTAPALLIL@USUHS.MIL


Anthony T. Maurelli, Ph.D., Professor
Molecular Genetics and Regulation of Virulence Gene Expression in Shigella;
Molecular Genetics of Chlamydia Pathogenicity.
Ph.D., University of Alabama, Birmingham
AMAURELLI@USUHS.MIL


D. Scott Merrell, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Investigation of the Host-Pathogen Interface using Helicobacter pylori.
Ph.D., Tufts University School of Medicine
DMERRELL@USUHS.MIL


Eleanor S. Metcalf, Ph.D., Professor & Associate Dean of Graduate Education
Host-Parasite Interactions in Salmonella Infections.
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
EMETCALF@USUHS.MIL


Edward Mitre, M.D., Assistant Professor
Role of IgE in the Immune Response to Filariasis.
M.D., Johns Hopkins University
EMITRE@USUHS.MIL


Brian C. Schaefer, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Biology of T Cell Activation.
Ph.D., Harvard University
BSCHAEFER@USUHS.MIL


Louise D. Teel, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
Course Director for Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Pathogenicity and Epidemiology of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
Ph.D., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
LTEEL@USUHS.MIL

Contact Information

Department of Microbiology
and Immunology
Uniformed Services University
of the Health Sciences
4301 Jones Bridge Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Telephone: 301-295-3400
Fax: 301-295-1545

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