Pathogens and Immunity Interdisciplinary Group
University of Georgia
Disease intervention strategies for important human pathogens and emerging infectious diseases of zoonotic origin;
mechanisms of immunity; virus-host interface.
Characterizing the assembly of bacterial surface structures, Development of vaccines for viral
and bacterial pathogens, Systems approaches to understanding microbial diseases
We use ecological and evolutionary theory to study mosquito-parasite interactions,
ecological drivers of transmission, and how environmental change affects transmission.
Establishment of the parasite/host niche by filarial worms, specifically Brugia malayi, one of the causative agents of lymphatic filariasis.
Arenavirus glycoprotein structure and function; virus entry and membrane fusion; emerging virus-host interactions.
My research focuses on mathematical and computational modeling of within-host
and between-host infectious disease dynamics.
Environmental Genomics; Crocodilians; Reptilian Genomics; Molecular Ecology.
We investigate the development and spread of antimicrobial resistant Salmonella,
which is the most prevalent foodborne bacterial illness in the U.S.
Mechanisms of immune activation by carbohydrate antigens; design and development
of knowledge-based vaccines and therapeutics against pathogens and cancers.
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