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.