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.edu


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.edu


Stephen J. Davies, BVSc., Ph.D., Associate Professor
Immunology of Helminth Infections; Helminth Developmental Biology.
Ph.D., Cornell University
sdavies@usuhs.edu


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.edu


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.edu


Johnan Kaleeba, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Tumor Markers and the Molecular Signatures of Viral Oncogenesis.
Ph.D., Oregon Health Sciences University
jkaleeba@usuhs.edu


Joseph Mattapallil, B.V.Sc., M.S., Ph.D., Associate Professor
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of HIV Pathogenesis and HIV Vaccine Development.
Ph.D., University of California Davis
jmattapallil@usuhs.edu


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.edu


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.edu


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


Edward Mitre, M.D., Associate Professor
Role of IgE in the Immune Response to Filariasis.
M.D., Johns Hopkins University
emitre@usuhs.edu


Brian C. Schaefer, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Biology of T Cell Activation.
Ph.D., Harvard University
bschaefer@usuhs.edu


Louise D. Teel, Ph.D., Associate 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.edu

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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