Faculty
Primary, Secondary, Research, & Emeritus
Gaya Amarasinghe, PhD
Primary Department of Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-286-0619
- Email: gamarasinghe@wustl.edu
John P. Atkinson, MD
Primary Department of Medicine Rheumatology
- Phone: 314-362-8391
- Email: j.p.atkinson@wustl.edu
Megan T. Baldridge, MD, PhD
Primary Department of Medicine Infectious Diseases
- Phone: 314-273-1220
- Email: mbaldridge@wustl.edu
Wandy L Beatty, PhD
Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Director Molecular Microbiology Imaging Facility
- Phone: 314-362-4987
- Email: beatty@wustl.edu
Mailing Address: MSC 8230-16-10302, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis MO 63110
Shipping Address: MSC 8230-16-10302, 425 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis MO 63110
Douglas E Berg, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Molecular Microbiology
- Phone: 314-362-2772
- Email: douglaseberg@wustl.edu
Research and Interests
Antibiotic resistance mechanisms
Bacterial virus and transposon molecular genetics
Helicobacter pylori population genetics and infection mechanisms
Stephen Beverley, PhD
Ernest St John Simms Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology
- Phone: 314-747-2630
- Email: stephen.beverley@wustl.edu
Research Interests:
The Beverley lab studies the molecular genetics and genomics of the protozoan parasite Leishmania major, including virulence in the insect and mammalian hosts, and strategies for control.
Tarin Bigley, MD PhD
Primary Department of Medicine Pediatrics
- Phone: 314-454-6124
- Email: bigley@wustl.edu
Jacco Boon, PhD
Primary Department of Medicine Infectious Diseases
- Phone: 314-286-0857
- Email: jboon@wustl.edu
Juliane Bubeck-Wardenburg, MD, PhD
Primary Department of Medicine Pediatrics
- Phone: 314-454-2527
- Email: jbubeck@wustl.edu
Carey-Ann Burnham, PhD
Primary Department of Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-362-1461
- Email: cburnham@wustl.edu
Michael Caparon, PhD
Professor of Molecular Microbiology
- Phone: 314-362-1485
- Email: caparon@wustl.edu
Research Interest:
Pathogenesis of infections caused by Gram positive bacteria. Gene regulation and mechanisms of toxin secretion by Group A streptococci.
Gautam Dantas, PhD
Primary Department of Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-362-7238
- Fax: 314-362-2156
- Email: dantas@wustl.edu
Gisela A. Di Venanzio, Ph.D
Instructor in Molecular Microbiology
- Email: divenanzio.g@wustl.edu
In the Feldman lab, Dr. Di Venanzio's research is centered on identifying the various virulence factors employed by Acinetobacter baumannii in colonizing both the urinary tract and the lungs. Her investigations have unveiled distinct strains' proficiency in colonizing specific niches, prompting a deeper exploration into the genetically encoded variances among these strains. Additionally, Dr. Di Venanzio serves as a hands-on mentor for fellow members of the Feldman lab.
Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD.
Primary Department of Medicine Infectious Diseases
- Phone: 314-362-2842
- Email: mdiamond@wustl.edu
Siyuan Ding, PhD
Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology
- Phone: 314-273-3963
- Email: siyuan.ding@wustl.edu
Research Interest:
Molecular mechanisms of rotavirus replication and pathogenesis; Virus-host interactions; Innate immune signaling in the intestinal epithelium.
Deborah E Dobson, PhD
Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology
- Phone: 314-747-2632
- Email: dedobson@wustl.edu
In the Beverley Lab, Dr. Dobson focuses on host-parasite interactions in the human pathogenic protozoan Leishmania, and includes identification and characterization of developmentally regulated gene families that control Leishmania transmission by sand fly vectors, Leishmania genomics, and the identification and characterization of novel intracellular viruses that affect Leishmania virulence and drug susceptibility in humans and other vertebrates.
Karen Dodson, Ph.D
- Email: kwdodson@wustl.edu
Research Interests:
In the Hultgren lab, Dr. Dodson is involved with multiple projects in the lab ranging from genetics and structural studies to development of new projects and collaborations. She has a B.A. in Biology from the University of Missouri-Columbia (1983) and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Washington University (1990). She joined the Hultgren Lab in 1990.
Tamara L. Doering, MD, PhD
Alumni Endowed Professor of Molecular Microbiology
- Phone: 314-747-5597
- Email: doering@wustl.edu
Research Interest:
The pathogenic yeast Cryptococcus neoformans, using biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, genetics, and genomic approaches to elucidate its fascinating biology and pathogenesis.
Ali H. Ellebedy, PhD
Primary Department of Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-747-0691
- Email: ellebedy@wustl.edu
Mario F. Feldman, PhD
Professor of Molecular Microbiology
- Phone: 314-747-4473
- Email: mariofeldman@wustl.edu
Research Interest:
My lab is focused in microbial glycobiology and its exploitation for vaccine development. We also work on outer membrane vesicles (OMV) biogenesis. We have a particular interest in Acinetobacter baumannii virulence and survival mechanisms.
James Fleckentstein, MD
Primary Department of Medicine Infectious Diseases
- Phone: 314-362-9218
- Email: jflecken@WUSTL.EDU
Daved H. Fremont, PhD
Primary Department of Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-255-6171
- Fax: 314-362-8888
- Email: fremont@wustl.edu
Daniel E. Goldberg, MD, PhD
Primary Department of Medicine Infectious Diseases
- Phone: 314-362-1514
- Email: dgoldberg@wustl.edu
Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD
Primary Department of Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-362-7243
- Email: jgordon@wustl.edu
Dennis E. Hallahan, MD
Primary Department of Radiation Oncology
- Phone: 314-362-9700
- Email: dhallahan@WUSTL.EDU
Jeffrey P. Henderson, MD, PhD
Primary Department of Medicine Infectious Diseases
- Phone: 314-747-0240
- Email: jhenderson@dom.wustl.edu
Henry Huang, PhD
Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology
- Phone: 314-362-2755
- Email: huang@wustl.edu
Research Interest:
RNA virus evolution. Molecular biology of alphaviruses. Alphavirus gene expression vectors. Antiviral drug design.
Scott Hultgren, PhD
Helen L. Stoever Professor of Molecular Microbiology
- Phone: 314-362-6772
- Email: hultgren@wustl.edu
Research Interest:
Our lab blends genetic, genomic, imaging, structural, biochemical, clinical and translational strategies to study the interface between a pathogen and its host.
David A. Hunstad, MD
Primary Department of Medicine Pediatrics
- Phone: 314-286-2710
- Email: dhunstad@wustl.edu
Jim Janetka, PhD
Primary Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
- Phone: 314-362-0509
- Email: janetkaj@wustl.edu
Andrew B. Janowski, MD
Primary Department of Medicine Pediatrics
- Phone: 314-454-6050
- Email: abjanowski@wustl.edu
Usheer Kanjee, PhD
Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology
- Email: kanjee@wustl.edu
Research Interests:
The Kanjee lab is interested in understanding the molecular basis of malaria parasite interactions with host red blood cells that underlie infection and pathogenesis. We apply genetic, biochemical and cell biology approaches to uncover novel host/parasite interactions that could be future targets for therapeutic intervention.
Andrew Kau, MD PhD
Primary Department of Medicine Allergy & Immunology
- Phone: 314-362-8389
- Email: akau@wustl.edu
Anthony Kulczycki Jr., MD
Primary in Department of Medicine
- Phone: 314-454-7360
- Email: akulczyc@wustl.edu
Sebla Kutluay, PhD
Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology
- Phone: 314-747-8908
- Email: kutluay@wustl.edu
Research Interest:
Regulation of human immunodeficiency virus replication by viral and host RNA-binding proteins.
George B. Kyei
Primary Department of Medicine Infectious Diseases
- Phone: 314-454-8293
- Fax: 314-454-5392
- Email: gkyei@wustl.edu
Deborah J. Lenschow, MD, PhD
Primary Department of Medicine Rheumatology
- Phone: 314-362-8637
- Email: dlenschow@wustl.edu
Michele LeRoux, PhD
Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology
Research Interest:
The LeRoux lab studies mechanisms by which bacteria defend themselves from their viral predators, bacteriophage, in the organisms Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Zhuoming Liu, Ph.D
- Email: zhuomingliu@wustl.edu
In the Whelan Lab, Dr. Liu focuses on three fields: 1) Identification of novel viral and host regulators for viral infection; 2) Definition of neutralizing antibody epitope and identification of SARS-CoV-2 spike mutations; 3) vaccine and antiviral countermeasures development. In addition, Dr. Liu helps train new members of the Whelan lab.
Carolina B. Lopez, PhD
Theodore and Bertha Bryan Professor of Environmental Medicine
- Phone: 314-273-7026
- Email: clopezzalaquett@wustl.edu
Research Interest:
Our goal is to understand how different components of a virus population affect the infected organism and how this interaction influences the virus evolution and its maintenance in nature.
William McCoy, MD, PhD
Primary in Department of Medicine
- Phone: 314-273-5515
- Email: mccoyw@wustl.edu
Jennifer A. Philips, MD, PhD
Primary Department of Medicine
- Phone: 314-747-8058
- Email: jphilips@wustl.edu
Lee Ratner, MD, PhD
Primary Department of Medicine Oncology
- Phone: 314-362-8836
- Email: lratner@wustl.edu
David Rosen, MD, PhD
Primary Department of Medicine Pediatrics
- Phone: 314 286-1821
- Email: rosend@wustl.edu
Sondra Schlesinger, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Molecular Microbiology
- Email: sondra@wustl.edu
Research and historical Interests
structure and replication of alphaviruses and their potential as vectors of gene expression.
History of structural virology: virologyhistory.wustl.edu
Henry Schreiber, Ph.D
- Email: henry.l.schreiber@wustl.edu
Research Interests:
In the Hultgren lab, Dr. Schreiber studies the “gut-bladder axis” and its influence on urinary tract infections (UTIs), a highly recurrent infection affecting millions of women each year. His research interests lie in understanding host-microbe interactions that connect microbial communities in the gut, the host immune system, and the evolutionary adaptations present in pathogens that enable infectious disease.
Robert D. Schreiber, PhD
Primary Department of Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-362-8747
- Email: schreiber@wustl.edu
Drew Schwartz, MD PhD
Primary Department of Medicine Pediatrics
- Phone: 314-273-6417
- Email: schwartzd@wustl.edu