Our mechanistic understanding of bacterial pathogenesis is fundamental to our ability to diagnose, treat, and prevent bacterial diseases. Moreover, as rapidly evolving populations of antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread worldwide, efforts made by our microbiologists to elucidate the genetic, molecular, and cellular elements responsible for a bacterium’s virulence become increasingly vital to our survival. Our faculty explore the mechanistic basis of pathogenesis for such prominent pathogens as enterohemorrhagic E. coli and uropathogenic E. coli, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Listeria monocytogenes. How these organisms colonize and invade host cells or tissues, cause damage to their hosts, and elude or alter host immune responses represent the primary themes under which more focused, innovative investigations are led by our bacterial pathogenesis faculty.
Investigators
Joseph (Joe) Dillard
Position title: Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Email:
jpdillard
Phone: Office: (608) 265-2837, Laboratory: 265-0489
Address:
4157 Microbial Sciences Building
Andrew Hryckowian
Position title: Assistant Professor of Medicine & Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Email:
hryckowian
Address:
3472 Microbial Sciences Building
Lindsay Kalan
Position title: Visiting Assistant Professor, Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Email:
lkalan
Phone: Office: (608) 262-6977, Laboratory: 262-6980
Mark Mandel
Position title: Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Email:
mmandel
Phone: Office: (608) 261-1170, Laboratory: (608) 261-1171
Address:
5155 Microbial Sciences Building
Caitlin Pepperell
Position title: Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Email:
pepperell
Phone: Office: (608) 262-5983, Laboratory: 262-6167
Address:
5301 Microbial Sciences Building
John-Demian (JD) Sauer
Position title: Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Email:
sauer3
Phone: Office: (608) 263-1529, Laboratory: 263-4230
Address:
4203 Microbial Sciences Building