Faculty
Tenured/Tenure Accruing Faculty
Valerie de Crecy-Lagard - Comparative genomic, bacterial genetics, experimental evolution, genetic code.
Jamie S. Foster - Communication in microbial mat symbioses; microbial adaption and response to extreme environmental stresses.
Claudio Gonzalez - Gene expression and regulation; protein engineering, enzyme production and characterization.
William Gurley - Functional analysis of heat shock transcription factors.
Lonnie Ingram - Genetic engineering of novel bacterial biocatalyst for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into ethanol fuels and other fermentation products which can replace imported petroleum.
Howard Johnson - Structure-function studies of lymphokines (gamma interferon,interleukins)
Byung-Ho Kang - Plant Cell Biology, Cellular Electron Microscopy/Tomography, Bio-imaging technology.
Nemat O. Keyhani -Fungal genetics, host-pathogen interactions, genomics, directed evolution, molecular surface modifications.
Peter E. Kima - Host-parasite interactions. Mechanisms by which intracellular pathogens evade activation of the cell mediated immune response.
Joseph Larkin III - Immunology. The role of regulatory T cells in immune system tolerance.
Graciela Lorca - Transcriptional regulation, comparative genomics.
Volker Mai - Molecular biology applications in the public health sciences, beneficial and pathogenic microbesm, and cancer epidemiology.
Zhonglin Mou - Plant Defense responses.
Julie Maupin-Furlow - Genetics and biochemistry of ATP-dependent proteolysis.
Wayne L. Nicholson - Bacterial spore resistance and longevity; Microoganism survival in extreme extraterrestrial environments.
James Preston - Microbial genetics and biochemistry.
Kelly Rice - Regulation of bacterial cell death and autolysis, biofilm physiology and development.
Tony Romeo - Bacterial physiology and regulation
K. T. Shanmugam - Genetics and regulation of nitrogen, hydrogen, and molybdate metabolism.
Eric W. Triplett - Molecular microbial ecology, plant-microbe interactions.
Nian Wang - Plant Pathology.
Other Faculty
Chulbul Ahmed - Immunology, Johnson Lab.
Karim Asghari - Applied and environmental microbiology.
Jennifer Drew - Education and outreach at Kennedy Space Center.
Patricia Fajardo-Cavazos - Microbiology, biochemical engineering.
Sheila Gomez - Administration, Florida Center for Renewable Chemicals and Fuels.
Chris Holyoak - Undergraduate advisement.
Louise Munro - Principles/Basic Biology of Microorganisms Laboratory
Kevin O'Grady
Peter Turner
Xueli Zhang - Research Asst. Prof. Department of Microbiology and Cell Science
Affiliate Faculty
Dov Borovsky - Molecular Biology & Hormonal Control, egg development and blood digestion are two important events in the life of female mosquitoes. dobo@ufl.edu.
Robert A. Burne -Molecular mechanisms governing the ability of bacteria that are capable of causing diseases in humans to modulate their virulence in response to environmental influences.rburne@dental.ufl.edu
Martin Handfield - Molecular characterization of human bacterial infections using integrated tools of molecular biology, genetics and immunology. mhand@ufl.edu
Dr. Ernest Hiebert - Molecular biology of plant viruses.
Shouguang Jin - Microbiology, type II secretion systems.
Raphael Katzen - Biomass conversion to ethanol.
Richard J. Lamont -Colonization, biofilm formation and the ultimate transition of the plaque biofilm from a commensal accumulation to a pathogenic entity. Responses of epithelial cells to encroachment by bacteria, determining whether the bacteria will be constrained or will evade host innate defenses and cause tissue destruction. rlamont@dental.ufl.edu
James Maruniak - Virology, insect pathology. Insect virus molecular biology and phylogenetics.
Ayalew Mergia - Molecular biology of retroviruses; Gene therapy.
Andrew Ogram - Bacterial genetics of pesticide degradation, plasmid ecology.
Gary E. Rodrick - Applied research concerning the recovery and control of public health important bacteria and parasites from seafood products.
Max Teplitski - Biochemical strategies that eukaryotes use to disrupt gene regulation in environmental and pathogenic bacteria. maxtep@ufl.edu
Clay B. Walker - Biofilm formation and the increased resistance to antibiotics that occurs in biofilms using an in vitro biofilm model. walkerc1@ufl.edu
Anita C. Wright - Pathogenesis of food borne infections, particularly aquaculture-associated disease; the genetics of virulence factors with an emphasis on bacterial polysaccharides.
Janet K. Yamamoto - Retrovirology and viral immunology with emphasis on AIDS vaccine development and antiviral therapy , cellular and transplantation immunology.
Pratap Pullammanappallil – Biofuels, cellulosic ethanol, biogasification, thermal pyrolysis; Wastewater and solid waste management, treatment and disposal; Design, modeling, control and optimization of processes for pollution control and biofuel production; Environmental Biotechnology.