Larner College of Medicine
Welcome to the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Each of our faculty is listed below and their contact information, as well as lab team if applicable, can be found by clicking on the respective name or image.

You can reach the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Administration by emailing:mmg@med.uvm.edu 

MMG Faculty

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Dani Brasino

Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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Emily Bruce

Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics

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Jean Celli

Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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Alan Chant

Assistant Professor • Biochemistry Program Director

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Nimrat Chatterjee

Assistant Professor • Co-Chair, Mutagenesis Mechanisms and Assessments

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Sean A Diehl

Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics

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Sylvie Doublié

Green and Gold Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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Julie Dragon

Associate Professor • Director, Bioinformatics Core

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Brian Eckenroth

Assistant Professor

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Rebecca Guy

Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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Karin "Kari" Hodge

Instructor • MMG Undergraduate Advisor

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Beth Kirkpatrick

Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics • Department Chair, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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Leigh Knodler

Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics • Director, MMG Master's and Accelerated Master's Programs

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Bruno Martorelli Di Genova

Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics • Undergraduate Advisor

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Tony Mertz

Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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Janet Murray

Associate Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics • Vice Chair of Education

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Steven Roberts

Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics • Co-Leader, Cancer Cell Program

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Princess Rodriguez

Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics • Undergraduate Advisor

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Marni Slavik

Assistant Professor • Director, CALS Biological Sciences

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Menelaos "Mel" Symeonides

Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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Markus Thali

Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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Gary Ward

Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics • Director, Vermont Immunobiology and Infectious Disease Training Program

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Matthew "Matt" J. Wargo

Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics • Director, Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Sciences Program

Administrative Team

Megan Bartlett, MPH

Senior Administrator

Francesca Werenko

Research Administrator - Pre and Post Award

Maiya Avisata-Sullivan

HR Coordinator and Chair Administrator

Linda Gregoire

Office Support Generalist

Cameron Ishee

Program Support Generalist - Vaccine Testing Center and TGIR COBRE

Diane Richer

Business Support