MMG Directory

Faculty, Researchers, and Staff

Department Chair

Beth Kirkpatrick, MD, FASTMH, FACP

Department Chair • Professor • Director of Vaccine Testing Center • Human Immunology and Vaccine Development

Genetics & Bioinformatics

Julie Dragon, PhD

Associate Professor • Director of the Bioinformatics Shared Resource • Interim Director of the Vermont Integrative Genomics Research

Princess Rodriguez, PhD

Assistant Professor • MMG Undergraduate Advisor • Bioinformatics Research

DNA Repair & Structural Biology

Dani Brasino, PhD

Assistant Professor

Nimrat Chatterjee, PhD

Assistant Professor • Genome Instability Mechanisms in Cancer and Host-Virus Interactions

Sylvie Doublié, PhD

Professor • Structural Biology of DNA Replication and Repair

Brian Eckenroth, PhD

Faculty Scientist • Structural Biology of DNA Replication and Repair

Tony Mertz, PhD

Assistant Professor (Research Scholar Track)

Steven Roberts, PhD

Associate Professor

Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Emily Bruce, PhD

Assistant Professor • Determinants of Viral Infectivity and Viral-Host Interaction

Jean Celli, PhD

Professor • Cell biology of bacteria-phagocyte interactions

Bruno Martorelli Di Genova, PhD

Assistant Professor • MMG Undergraduate Advisor • Host-Parasite Interaction and Drug Development

Leigh Knodler, PhD

Associate Professor • Accelerated Master's Program Advisor • Master's of Science Advisor • Bacteria-host cell interactions in the gut

Menelaos (Mel) Symeonides, PhD

Assistant Professor • Impact of Viral Infections on Individual Cells and Cell Populations

Markus Thali, PhD

Professor • Investigating Virus-Cell Relationships

Gary Ward, PhD

Professor • Director, Vermont Immunobiology and Infectious Disease Training Program • Cell Biology of Host-Parasite Interaction

Vaccines & Human Immunology

Sean A Diehl, PhD

Associate Professor • Human Immune Responses to Infection and Vaccination

Beth Kirkpatrick, MD, FASTMH, FACP

Department Chair • Professor • Director of Vaccine Testing Center • Human Immunology and Vaccine Development

Marni Slavik, PhD

Faculty Scientist • CALS Biological Sciences Director • MMG Undergraduate Advisor • Enteric infections and Vaccine development

Vaccine Testing Center

Mary Claire Walsh

Director, Vaccine Testing Center

Educator Faculty

Janet Murray, PhD

Associate Professor • Vice Chair of MMG Undergraduate Education • Director, CALS Honors College

Alan Chant, PhD

Assistant Professor • Biochemistry Program Director • MMG Undergraduate Advisor

Rebecca Guy, MLS (ASCP), PhD

Assistant Professor • MMG Undergraduate Advisor

Karin (Kari) Hodge, MA

Instructor • MMG Undergraduate Advisor

Administrative Staff

Administrative Staff
NameTitle
Megan BartlettDept Administrator
Linda GregoireOffice/Program Support
Cameron IsheeProgram Support
Diane RicherBusiness Support
Maiya Avisata-SullivanHR Coordinator
Francesca WerenkoResearch Administrator

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