Faculty Research Interests

Genetics Structural Biology & Protein Function Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions; Catalytic RNA Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis   Genetics Richard Albertini Human Somatic Cell Genetics Barry Finette Mutagenic Mechanisms in Pediatric Diseases Douglas Johnson Biofilm Formation by the Pathogenic Yeast Candida albicans Mariana Matrajt Microbial Pathogenesis Mercedes Rincón Signaling and gene regulation in thymus development, activation, differentiation and death of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells Mary Tierney Plant Growth and Development Back to top   Structural Biology & Bioinformatics Jeffrey Bond Structural Biology of Proteins and DNA Sylvie Doublié X-Ray Crystallography Christopher Francklyn Molecular Basis of tRNA Recognition Scott Morrical DNA Replication and Recombination David Pederson DNA Replication and Repair in Chromatin I. Neil Sarkar Biomedical Informatics, Genomics, Phylogenetics Susan Wallace DNA Damage and Repair Back to top   Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions;   Catalytic RNA Jeffrey Bond Structural Biology of Proteins and DNA John Burke Catalytic RNA Sylvie Doublié X-Ray Crystallography Christopher Francklyn Molecular Basis of tRNA Recognition Gregory Gilmartin RNA Processing Joyce Heckman Catalytic RNA Nicholas Heintz DNA Replication Scott Morrical DNA Replication and Recombination David Pederson DNA Replication and Repair in Chromatin Susan Wallace DNA Damage and Repair Back to top   Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Jason Botten Host immune response to viral infection, the basis of persistent viral infection in reservoir hosts, host-pathogen interactions, and the development of novel therapeutic agents and vaccines John Burke Catalytic RNA Christopher Huston Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Douglas Johnson Biofilm Formation by the Pathogenic Yeast Candida albicans Beth Kirkpatrick Infectious Disease Immunology Mariana Matrajt Microbial Pathogenesis Keith Mintz Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis Aimee Shen Proteases involved in bacterial pathogenesis Markus Thali Molecular regulation of HIV-1 and influenza virus spread Gary Ward Cell Biology of Host Parasite Interaction Matthew Wargo Regulation of Bacterial Virulence and Catabolism André-Denis Wright Gastrointestinal Microbiology Back to top

• What our students have to say...

  How can you describe, in only a few words, a program that has given me so much in four years? I cannot begin to describe the devotion the entire MMG department, faculty and staff, has provided to its undergraduate students. Despite the tears and stress of completing assignments, lab reports, exams and COURSES, I have never looked back on an experience like this one and felt completely filled with joy and satisfaction. Even though I plan not to pursue a career in a laboratory, my drive to engage in the field of Bioethics and Medical Philosophy was effectuated by the resolute and well-founded education and morale indoctrinated by the MMG program and especially the faculty.

  Erin (Double major in Microbiology & Molecular Genetics), graduated 2008