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Andrew S. Beck Pathology of infectious disease, phylogenetics and molecular epidemiology of flaviviral disease, entry mechanisms of the neurotropic flaviviral disease, medical and nonmedical biodefense, development of pathogen detection systems, aerobiology and inhalation testing of pathogen agents for basic and applied research |
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Veronica E. Calderon My research interests include Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and my research will involve the effects of the P2X7 receptor and activation of effector T cells during M. tb. autophagy. |
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Justin R. Darwin I am interested in designing novel alphavirus vaccine strategies and exploring the virus-host relationship with regards to tropism and the innate immune response. |
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Erika C. Gomez, M.Sc. Study of the mechanisms involved in the immuno-pathobiology of human diseases, adherence and colonization mechanisms, inflammatory immune response, immune effector mechanisms, and immune regulation. |
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Ashley M. Grant Thesis research includes antiviral development against viral hemorrhagic fevers at maximum containment in Dr. CJ Peters Lab. |
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Dar M. Heinze I am interested in pathogens transmitted by arthropod vectors. In particular, understanding vector-pathogen-host interactions is critical to designing strategies to block disease transmission. |
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Yan-Jang Huang Flavivirus host-virus and vector-virus interactions |
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Joanie L. Kenney The evolution of vector-borne infectious diseases |
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Olga A. Kolokoltsova Arenavirus pathogenesis and virus-host interaction |
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Jeeba A. Kuriakose Host-specific expression and regulation of Ehrlichia chaffeensis genes |
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Jessica A. Lewis My work focuses on domain III of the flavivirus envelope protein. |
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Sandra V. Mayer My research interest is to study dengue pathogenesis in a humanized mouse model. |
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Allison McMullen Molecular epidemiology of West Nile Virus in North America |
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Farooq Nasar My research interests are characterizing novel Arboviruses utilizing both in vitro and in vivo models. |
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John T. Nuckols My work focuses on the infection dynamics of chikungunya virus in the mosquito vector. |
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Michael J. Patterson I am interested in arenavirus pathology, with specifics to Junin and the factors leading to persistence and neurological disease development in late stage infection. |
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Trevor J. Pitcher My research focuses on the mechanisms underlining antibody-mediated neutralization of dengue virus type 2. |
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Kenneth Plante Currently I am in the process of developing a live attenuated vaccine candidate for chikungunya virus (CHIKV). |
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Amy J. Schuh I am interested in the epidemiology, ecology and evolution of virus pathogens that infect humans and animals |
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Alexey Seregin My research interests are focused on the molecular mechanisms underlying the high pathogenicity of hemorrhagic arenaviruses. |
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Katherine G. Taylor I am interested in immune regulation of the central nervous system and my current research focuses on the protective immune response to VEEV in the central nervous system. |
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Frances Valencia Substance abuse is associated with sexual risk behavior that in general increases the probability of exposure to a sexually transmitted infection. |
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Evandro R. Winkelmann My research interests focus mainly on viral immunology and vaccinology. |
Jere W. McBride, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases
Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
Director,
Experimental Pathology Graduate Program
University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd,
Keiller 1.136B
Galveston, Texas 77555-0609
Office: (409) 747-2498
Fax: (409) 747-2455
jemcbrid@utmb.edu