Maier, Rob


Bacterial pathogenesis; role of adhesins in virulence; vaccine development.

Development and regulation of immunological memory.

Mechanisms for microbial adaptation and virulence; specialized
DNA recombination in Neisseria meningitidis & N. gonorrhoeae;
sigma54 regulon in Salmonella Typhimurium.

Gene regulation in bacteria; regulation of flagellar biogenesis; control of RpoN-dependent transcription in bacteria.

Mechanistic analysis of parasite induced immune suppression. Translational research
on immuno-modulation pertaining to inflammation based diseases.
Vaccine development and trials.

Cellular and molecular biology of acidocalcisomes; the role of polyphosphate in trypanosomatids.

Comparative Immunology; molecular parasitology.

Role of arthropod salivary factors in pathogen transmission and immune responses in their vertebrate hosts.