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Dr. Claudio Basilico
Chairman, Department of Microbiology

• Regulation of cellular differentiation and bone development by FGFs (Cytokines, Growth Factors and Signal Transduction)
  
  
• Role of FGFs in cell proliferation and cancer (Oncogenesis and Cancer Biology)
  
  

Dr. Joel Belasco

• Regulation of mRNA turnover in Escherichia coli and methods for study of RNA-protein interactions (RNA Metabolism)
  
  
• Structure and function of HIV Rev (Virology)
  
  

Dr. Martin J. Blaser
Departments of Medicine and Microbiology

• Microbiology, pathogenesis and epidemiology of bacterial enteric diseases (Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis)
  
  

Dr. Lisa Dailey

• Regulation of gene expression in embryogenesis (Regulation of Gene Expression)
  
  

Dr. Andrew Darwin

• Genetic analysis of Yersinia enterocolitica virulence (Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis)
  
  

Dr. Heran Darwin

• Molecular mechanisms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis (Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis)
  
  

Dr. Irina Derkatch

• Biogenesis, Variability and Physiological Role of Prions (Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis)

Dr. Joel Ernst

• Biology of Tuberculosis (Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis)

Dr. Alvin E. Friedman-Kien
Departments of Dermatology and Microbiology

• Etiology of Kaposi's sarcoma (Oncogenesis and Cancer Biology)
  
  

Dr. Michael J. Garabedian
Graduate Advisor

• Regulation of androgen receptor transcriptional activity in prostate cancer (Oncogenesis and Cancer Biology)
  
  
• Mechanisms of steroid hormone receptor action (Regulation of Gene Expression)
  
  

Dr. Bruce A. Hanna
Departments of Pathology and Microbiology

• Detection and characterization of Mycobacteruim tuberculosis in clinical material (Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis)
  
  

Dr. Nathaniel Landau
Department of Microbiology

• Host factors in HIV replication and AIDS pathogenesis (Virology)
  
  

Dr. David Levy
Department of Microbiology

• Regulation of gene expression by viruses and cytokines (Cytokines, Growth Factors and Signal Transduction; Virology)
  
  

Dr. Dan Littman
Departments of Pathology and Microbiology

• Molecular events underlying T-lymphocyte differentiation and activation (Immune Response to Microbial Challenge)
  
  
• Molecular mechanisms of HIV entry into target cells and systemic depletion of helper T cells (Virology)
  
  

Dr. Renata Maas

• Molecular properties of a novel retroelement in Escherichia coli (Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis)
  
  
• Regulation of gene expression and plasmid replication in Escherichia coli (Regulation of Gene Expression)
  
  

Dr. Werner K. Maas

• Molecular properties of a novel retroelement in Escherichia coli (Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis)
  
  
• Regulation of gene expression and plasmid replication in Escherichia coli (Regulation of Gene Expression)
  
  

Dr. Alka Mansukhani

• FGFs and FGF receptors in bone development and oncogenesis (Oncogenesis and Cancer Biology)
  
  

Dr. Ian Mohr

• Regulation of protein synthesis by herpesviruses (Regulation of Gene Expression)
  
  
• Design and use of attenuated herpesviruses as anti-tumor agents (Oncogenesis and Cancer Biology)
  
  
• Mechanisms by which herpes simplex virus (HSV) counters translational shut-off (Virology)
  
  

Dr. Martin Nachbar
Departments of Medicine and Microbiology

• Educational Aspects of Medical Informatics
  
  

Dr. Richard Novick

• Molecular biology and genetics of Staphylococcus aureus (Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis)
  
  

Dr. Joel Oppenheim
Departments of Administration (Dean's Office) and Microbiology

Dr. Guillermo Ignacio Perez-Perez
Departments of Medicine and Microbiology

• Characterization of the immune response to Helicobacter pylori (Immune Response to Microbial Challenge)
  
  
• Association of Helicobacter pylori with gastric carcinoma (Oncogenesis and Cancer Biology)
  
  
• Mechanisms of colonization by Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni (Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis)
  
  

Dr. Robert J. Schneider

• Role of the hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) in liver cancer (Oncogenesis and Cancer Biology)
  
  
• Inhibition of cellular protein synthesis by adenovirus (Regulation of Gene Expression)
  
  
• Mechanisms of infection and pathogenesis by adenovrus and hepatitis B virus (HBV) (Virology)
  
  
• Selective degradation of short-lived mRNAs in mammalian cells (RNA Metabolism)
  
  

Dr. Naoko Tanese

• Regulation of gene expression by the antiviral cytokine interferon (Cytokines, Growth Factors and Signal Transduction)
  
  
• Analysis of chromatin remodeling complexes in mammalian cells and components of the general transcription machinery in mammalian cells (Regulation of Gene Expression)
  
  

Dr. Philip M. Tierno, Jr.
Departments of Pathology and Microbiology

• Microbial ecology of the vaginal vault and origins of toxic shock syndrome (Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis)
  
  

Dr. Derya Unutmaz
Department of Microbiology

• Regulation of T cells and exploitation by HIV (Immune Response to Microbial Challenge)
  
  

Dr. Jan T. Vilcek

• Intracellular signaling by tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and other cytokines (Cytokines, Growth Factors and Signal Transduction)
  
  

Dr. Yvette Z. Weinrauch

• Interaction of Shigella with the innate immune system (Immune Response to Microbial Challenge)
  
  

Dr. Angus Wilson

• Mechanisms of transcriptional coactivator function (Regulation of Gene Expression)
  
  
• Regulation of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV-8) and herpessimplex virus latency (Virology)
  
  

Dr. Hans-Georg Wisniewski

• Role of TNF-stimulated Gene 6 (TSG-6) in Inflammation (Cytokines, Growth Factors and Signal Transduction)
  
  

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