Medical Microbiology and Immunology Faculty
Satya Dandekar, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor and Chair
5511 GBSF
Davis Campus
530-752-3409
sdandekar@health.ucdavis.edu
HIV pathogenesis: mucosal immunology and genomics of host-virus interactions at the mucosal sites and systemic impact
Paul Ashwood, Ph.D.
Professor
2805 Wet Lab Building
MIND Institute
Sacramento Campus
916-703-0405
pashwood@health.ucdavis.edu
Characterization of the role of the immune system in autism
Andreas J. Bäumler, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
Vice Chair, Research
5513 GBSF
Davis Campus
530-754-7225
ajbaumler@health.ucdavis.edu
Molecular Mechanisms of Salmonella Interaction with the Intestinal Mucosa
Charles L. Bevins, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
5515 GBSF
Davis Campus
530-754-6889
clbevins@health.ucdavis.edu
Innate Immune Responses; Mucosal Immunology; Antimicrobial Peptides
Sanchita Bhatnagar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
3134 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
sbbhatnagar@health.ucdavis.edu
Stuart H. Cohen, M.D.
Professor
Chief, Infectious Diseases
4860 Y St., Suite 0101
Sacramento Campus
916-734-2737
stcohen@health.ucdavis.edu
Jonathan A. Eisen, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
5311 GBSF
Davis Campus
530-752-3498
jaeisen@health.ucdavis.edu
Microbial communities, genomics, molecular evolution, symbioses, origin of novelty, mutation processes and DNA repair
Dennis Hartigan-O'Connor, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
3228 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
530-752-7358
dhartigan@health.ucdavis.edu
Sungjin Kim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Davis Campus
530-752-5716
sjikim@health.ucdavis.edu
Innate immune responses to viral infection and malignancy; Development and function of natural killer cells in humans and animal models
Janine LaSalle, Ph.D.
Professor
3428 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
530-754-7598
jmlasalle@health.ucdavis.edu
Understanding the role of epigenetics in human autism-spectrum disorders
Michael Leibowitz, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
3155 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
530-752-3427
mjleibowitz@health.ucdavis.edu
Malaria and its interaction with endothelial cells
Maria Mudryj, Ph.D.
Professor
Vice Chair, Education and Outreach
3147 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
530-754-6090
mmudryj@health.ucdavis.edu
Prostate cancer, Retinoblastoma (RB) E2F transcription factors, Andorgen Receptor
Bennett Penn, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
GBSF 5319
Davis Campus
916-734-3711
bhpenn@health.ucdavis.edu
Stefan Rothenburg, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
3141 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
rothenburg@health.ucdavis.edu
Virology, Innate Immunity, Host-Virus Interactions, Host-Virus Evolution
Sumathi Sankaran, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
GBSF 5510
Davis Campus
530-754-7242
ssankaran@health.ucdavis.edu
Barbara Shacklett, Ph.D.
Professor
3327 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
530-752-6785
blshacklett@health.ucdavis.edu
Cell-mediated immune responses to HIV and other viruses in mucosal tissues; trafficking of lymphoid cells to mucosal tissues and the central nervous system
Loubna Tazi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
GBSF 5521
Davis Campus
ltazi@health.ucdavis.edu
Evolutionary and Population Genetics of Pathogens; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Evolution of Drug Resistance in Pathogens; Bioinformatics
George Thompson, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
3134 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
grthompson@health.ucdavis.edu
Host-pathogen interaction of humans and both Coccidioides spp. (the agent of "Valley Fever"), and Cryptococcus spp.
Jose Torres, Ph.D.
Professor
Vice-chair for Undergraduate Education
3226 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
530-752-3157
jvtorres@health.ucdavis.edu
Tumor Immunology; Cancer Immunotherapy; Cancer-Associated Viruses; Viral Immunology
Renee Tsolis, Ph.D.
Professor
GBSF 5519
Davis Campus
530-754-8497
rmtsolis@health.ucdavis.edu
Host Pathogen Interactions, Bacterial Infections, Concurrent Infections, Brucellosis, Malaria, and Salmonellosis
Jogender Tushir-Singh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
3437 Tupper Hall
Davis Campus
jtsingh@health.ucdavis.edu
Antibody therapeutics; Protein Engineering; Cancer Immunotherapy; Dual-Specificity antibodies; Cancer Cell Death
Sebastian Erwin Winter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Infectious Diseases
Medical Microbiology, and Immunology
sebwinter@health.ucdavis.edu
Shirley Luckhart, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Demosthenes Pappagianis, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Richard B. Pollard, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Claire Pomeroy, M.D., M.P.A.
Professor Emeritus
Jay V. Solnick, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Tilahun Yilma, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
