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 Dawei Li Human Genetics and Genomics 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 Julie Dragon Bioinformatics Christopher Francklyn Molecular Basis of tRNA Recognition Scott Morrical DNA Replication and Recombination David Pederson DNA Replication and Repair in Chromatin Neil Sarkar Biomedical Informatics, Genomics, Phylogenetics Joann Sweasy Maintenance of Genome Stability 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 Joann Sweasy Maintenance of Genome Stability 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 Gerard Bouffard Ralph Budd Death receptor regulation of apoptosis in the immune system 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...

  I was a transfer student into UVM’s MMG department. The professors and students really tried to make me feel at home and comfortable as though I belonged there. What we learn in our classes are fascinating facts that the professors try to relate to real life. Every day you learn something new and interesting making you want to go to class and excited to learn more. I loved my classes, my favorites being Cloning and Virology, but I think the thing I loved most about the MMG program is the atmosphere. The MMG class size is so small that you end up having the same core group of people in your upper level classes and this makes your friendships with those people very strong. We are basically one large family who all care deeply about each other. The professors and staff actually know who you are and care about you and what is going on outside of the classroom in your life. When my brother was sick all of my professors checked in with me to see how I was holding up and how he was doing. It’s not just a program, its more than that and I am so grateful to have been a member of it.

  Jackie (Double major in Microbiology & Molecular Genetics), graduated 2012