Medical Microbiology and Immunology Faculty
Satya Dandekar, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor and Chair
5511 GBSF
Davis Campus
530-752-3409
e-mail
HIV pathogenesis: mucosal immunology and genomics of host-virus interactions at the mucosal sites and systemic impact
Paul Ashwood, Ph.D.
Professor
2805 Wet Lab Building
MIND Institute
Sacramento Campus
916-703-0405
e-mail
Characterization of the role of the immune system in autism
Andreas J. Bäumler, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
Vice Chair, Research
5513 GBSF
Davis Campus
530-754-7225
e-mail
Molecular Mechanisms of Salmonella Interaction with the Intestinal Mucosa
Charles L. Bevins, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
5515 GBSF
Davis Campus
530-754-6889
e-mail
Innate Immune Responses; Mucosal Immunology; Antimicrobial Peptides
Stuart H. Cohen, M.D.
Professor
Chief, Infectious Diseases
4860 Y St., Suite 0101
Sacramento Campus
916-734-2737
e-mail
Jonathan A. Eisen, Ph.D.
Professor
5311 GBSF
Davis Campus
530-752-3498
e-mail
Microbial communities, genomics, molecular evolution, symbioses, origin of novelty, mutation processes and DNA repair
Dennis Hartigan-O'Connor, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
3228 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
530-752-7358
e-mail
Sungjin Kim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Davis Campus
530-752-5716
e-mail
Innate immune responses to viral infection and malignancy; Development and function of natural killer cells in humans and animal models
Janine LaSalle, Ph.D.
Professor
3428 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
530-754-7598
e-mail
Understanding the role of epigenetics in human autism-spectrum disorders
Michael Leibowitz, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
3155 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
530-752-3427
e-mail
Malaria and its interaction with endothelial cells
Maria Mudryj, Ph.D.
Professor
Vice Chair, Education and Outreach
3147 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
530-754-6090
e-mail
Prostate cancer, Retinoblastoma (RB) E2F transcription factors, Andorgen Receptor
Bennett Penn, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
3442 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
916-734-3711
e-mail
Stefan Rothenburg, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
3141 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
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Virology, Innate Immunity, Host-Virus Interactions, Host-Virus Evolution
Barbara Shacklett, Ph.D.
Professor
3327 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
530-752-6785
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Cell-mediated immune responses to HIV and other viruses in mucosal tissues; trafficking of lymphoid cells to mucosal tissues and the central nervous system
Loubna Tazi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
GBSF 5521
Davis Campus
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Evolutionary and Population Genetics of Pathogens; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Evolution of Drug Resistance in Pathogens; Bioinformatics
George Thompson, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
3134 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
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Host-pathogen interaction of humans and both Coccidioides spp. (the agent of "Valley Fever"), and Cryptococcus spp.
Jose Torres, Ph.D.
Professor
Vice-chair for Undergraduate Education
3226 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
530-752-3157
e-mail
Tumor Immunology; Cancer Immunotherapy; Cancer-Associated Viruses; Viral Immunology
Renee Tsolis, Ph.D.
Professor
GBSF 5519
Davis Campus
530-754-8497
e-mail
Host Pathogen Interactions, Bacterial Infections, Concurrent Infections, Brucellosis, Malaria, and Salmonellosis
Jogender Tushir-Singh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
3437 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
e-mail
Antibody therapeutics; Protein Engineering; Cancer Immunotherapy; Dual-Specificity antibodies; Cancer Cell Death
Shirley Luckhart, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Demosthenes Pappagianis, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Richard B. Pollard, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Claire Pomeroy, M.D., M.P.A.
Professor Emeritus
Jay V. Solnick, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Tilahun Yilma, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
