The Division of Molecular Microbiology conducts basic and applied research related to bacterial, parasitic, and viral diseases that are of major public health concern. Research is focused in two broad areas:
- Understanding the fundamental principles of microbial pathogenesis.
- Development of next-generation antimicrobial drugs.
Topics of interest include HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, enteric diseases, toxins, and diagnostics. Student training and development are integral components of faculty research.
Division Faculty
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Dr. Salvador Almagro-Moreno
- Title: Assistant Professor
- Office: BMS 125A
- Phone: 407.823.3982; 407.823.3987 (lab)
- Emergence and Evolution of Bacterial Pathogens
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Dr. Debopam Chakrabarti
- Title: Professor & Division Head
- Office: Biomedical Research Annex (BRA) 140
- Phone: 407.882.2256
- Studies molecular mechanisms of the intraerythrocytic life cycle of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, and discovery of antimalarials from natural products and natural product-like synthetic compounds.
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Dr. Alexander M. Cole
- Title: Professor
- Office: BMS 236A
- Phone: 407.823.3633
- Studies host defense of human mucosal surfaces, with particular emphasis on Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage, and HIV transmission and pathogenesis.
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Dr. Amy Cole
- Title: Research Associate Professor
- Office: BMS 236
- Phone: 407.823.0918
- Studies how bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria alter mucosal barrier defense against HIV in the female reproductive tract (FRT), in the pursuit of new drugs that provide anti-HIV activity without disturbing the FRT mucosa and resident healthy microbiome.
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Dr. Sean D. Moore
- Title: Associate Professor
- Office: BMS 336A
- Phone: 407.823.2188
- Focuses on bacterial physiology with an emphasis on how the quality of protein synthesis is affected by antibiotics and environmental factors.
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Dr. Saleh A. Naser
- Title: Associate Director, Graduate Affairs & Professor
- Office: BMS 136
- Phone: 407.823.0955
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Dr. Herve Roy
- Title: Associate Professor
- Office: Biomedical Research Annex (BRA) 128
- Phone: 407.882.2253
- Investigates lipid remodeling systems used by bacteria to adapt the biochemical properties of the plasma membrane to suit conditions in their environment.
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Dr. William T. Self
- Title: Associate Director of Undergraduate Affairs & Associate Professor
- Office: BMS 124
- Phone: 407.823.4262
- Studies the role of metalloenzymes in Clostridium difficile that play a primary role in energy metabolism, and in the role of selenoenzymes in a variety of bacterial model systems.
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Dr. Ken Teter
- Title: Professor
- Office: Biomedical Research Annex (BRA) 142
- Phone: 407.882.2247
- Studies the cell biology of AB-type protein toxins such as Shiga toxin, cholera toxin, and ricin.
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Dr. Robert Borgon Dr. Camilla Ambivero
Title: Assistant Professor Title: Assistant Professor
Office: HPA II 317 Office: HPA II 309
Phone: 407.823.5798 Phone: 407.823.0174
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Dr. Alicia Hawthorne
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: HPA II 338
Phone: 407.823.4866
Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Shibu Yooseph
Title: Professor of Computer Science,
Genomics & Bioinformatics Cluster Lead
Office: HEC 239A
Phone: 407-823-5307