Our faculty study a wide variety of gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens including mucosal pathogens (Campylobacter jejuni, E. coli, Helicobacter pylori, Proteus mirabilis, Vibrio cholerae) and intracellular pathogens, (Legionella pneumophila, Listeria monocytogenes). Select agents are also under investigation including (Bacillus anthracis, Brucella spp., and Yersiniapestis), Mycobacteria tuberculosis). Toxin secretion (cholera toxin) and antimicrobial and therapeutic agent discovery (Actinomycetes, Cyanobacteria, and Myxobacteria spp.) are also under study. Other aspects of study include vaccine development and mathematical modeling of infection.
Faculty researching Bacterial Pathogens
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Michael Bachman, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
Associate Professor, Pathology
Medical Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
734-647-2921
Suzanne Dawid, M.D., Ph.D.
Andrew B Briskin Research Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
734-764-6260
David H. Sherman, Ph.D.
Hans W Vahlteich Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
Professor of Chemistry
Research Professor, Life Sciences Institute
734-615-9907
Evan Snitkin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine - Division of Infectious Diseases
734-647-6472
Vincent B. Young, M.D., Ph.D.
William Henry Fitzbutler Collegiate Professor, Internal Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases
Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
734-764-2237
