About Us
Our Research
Immunity
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- Eyal Amiel (BHSC) - Immunometabolism and dendritic cells
- John Barlow (Animal Science) - Animal diseases, zoonosis, AMR
- Elizabeth Bonney (Medicine) - Reproductive Immunity
- Jon Boyson (Surgery) - Gamma delta T cell biology; Innate-like T cells
- Jessica Crothers (Pathology) - Viral immunology and vaccine development
- Booker Davis (Emergency Med) - Brain-Gut-Metabolome Axis: Shaping Immunity after Trauma
- Sean Diehl (MMG) - Viral immunology and vaccine development
- Kalev Freeman (Emergency Med) - Endothelial cells in critical illness
- Gerry Herrera (Pharmacology) - Bladder smooth muscle biology
- Beth Kirkpatrick (MMG) - Vaccine development and immunology
- Nicholas Klug (Pharmacology) - Vascular Physiology, Capillary networks
- Dimitry Krementsov (BHSC) - Genetics of autoimmunity and host-microbe interactions
- Ben Lee (Medicine) - Pediatric enteric viral pathogens and vaccines
- Dev Majumdar (Surgery) - B cells, RNA biology, lipid nanoparticles
- Matthew Poynter (Medicine) - Lung immunology in asthma and critical illness
Host-Microbe Interactions
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- Vikas Anathy (Pathology) - Lung pathology and influenza virus
- David Bernstein (CEMS) - Computational modeling of microbial metabolism
- Jason Botten (Medicine) - Virology and immunology of RNA viruses
- Dani Brasino (MMG) - Organ-on-a-chip tech for host-microbe interactions
- Michael Brasino (CEMS) - Bioengineering bacteria to detect cancer
- Emily Bruce (MMG) - Influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2
- Jean Celli (MMG) - Cell biology of bacterial infection
- Nimrat Chatterjee (MMG) - DNA damage in viral infections and cancer
- Seth Frietze (BHSC) - Genomics of infection and immunity
- Karen Glass (Pharmacology) - Epigenetics in infection and cancer
- Rebekah Honce (Animal Science) - RNA virus-host interactions, zoonosis
- Christopher Huston (Medicine) - Anti-protozoan drug discovery
- Leigh Knodler (MMG) - Enteric bacterial pathogens
- Bruno Martorelli Di Genova (MMG) - Toxoplasma and host cell metabolism
- John Salogiannis (MPBP) - Cell biology of fungal pathogens
- Menelaos Symeonides (MMG) - Cell biology of and immunity to HIV
- Markus Thali (MMG) - Cell biology of HIV replication
- Gary Ward (MMG) - Cell biology of toxoplasma infection
- Matthew Wargo (MMG) - Bacterial genetics and metabolism
Education and Training
Training
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- We have a close partnership with the Vermont Immunology and Infectious Diseases T32 training grant, currently in its 19th year of funding by the NIAID/NIH
- Our PhD trainee members come primarily from the CMB and NGP programs at UVM
- Our Professional Development committee has hosted a number of events focused on expanding skillset necessary to propel the careers of our trainee members
Undergraduate and Graduate Education:
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- Many of our faculty members teach courses in immunology and microbiology. Here are some relevant courses:
- BHSC 3420 and MMG 3230, Immunology. This fundamental introductory immunology course is taught by Dr. Krementsov or Dr. Diehl on alternating years.
- BHSC 6100, Advanced Immunobiology and MMG 6200, Cellular Microbiology.
- These graduate-level fundamental courses are both recommended for PhD students pursuing research in CIHMI-affiliated labs
- Other special topics courses in microbiology or immunology are offered by CIHMI faculty on variable years
- Undergraduate research opportunities (for credit, work study, or volunteer-based) may be available in CIHMI labs. Please inquire with the faculty PI of individual labs directly.
The MMG department offers numerous undergraduate courses in microbiology