Research

Research in the Department of Immunobiology is multidisciplinary in nature. We study the immune system and its pathologies, as well as the life cycles of microbes and their interactions with host cells. In that context, we are investigating the molecular mechanisms that drive immunity as well as the microbial mechanisms of infection and immune evasion. The overarching goals of our research are to: 1) understand how the immune system and microbes shape the continuum of healthy and diseased states across the lifespan; and 2) translate basic research findings into novel therapies for complex diseases.

 

Professor, Immunobiology
Molecular basis of neonatal HIV infections
Assistant Professor, Immunobiology
Professor, Immunobiology
To understand the basic biology of lymphocyte development
Professor, Immunobiology
Inflammation following brain injury
Executive Director, AHSC Biorepository
Cell banking and regenerative medicine
Professor, Immunobiology
T cell Biology and Synthetic Receptor Engineering
Department Head and Professor, Immunobiology
Infection, immunity, and aging
Assistant Professor, Immunobiology
Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute
Assistant Professor, Immunobiology
Innate immune signaling, intestinal inflammation and cancer

 

Professor, Immunobiology
Pathogenesis of human papillomavirus (HPV)
Associate Professor, Immunobiology
Metallobiology of Microbial Pathogenesis
Professor, Neurology
Neuropathogenesis of Toxoplasma gondii
Associate Professor, Immunobiology
Virus-induced changes of host cell metabolism

Affiliated Labs

Professor, Plant Sciences
Virus structure, assembly, and DNA transport
Associate Professor, Basic Medical Sciences-COM Phx
Antigen processing and T cell responses in diseases of the skin
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs - Development - Phoenix
Pulmonary Immunology and Diagnostics Research
Associate Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Mechanisms of antigen presentation
Professor, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Healthcare-associated infections; bacterial pathogenesis
Associate Professor, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Bacterial pathogenesis; host-microbe interactions