Faculty

Chair

Michael V. Norgard, PhD
Professor and Chair, Microbiology
Research Interests:
Regulation and roles of virulence-associated membrane lipoproteins in the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi; structure and function of membrane lipoproteins in the syphilis bacterium, Treponema pallidum; characterization of Francisella tularensis outer membrane proteins and the use of outer membrane proteins as new acellular (subunit) vaccines for tularemia.
Contact: michael.norgard@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Norgard Lab

Faculty

Neal M. Alto, PhD
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
Research Interests:
Intersection between human signal-transduction and bacterial pathogenesis; use of biochemical and cell biological analysis to define molecular mechanisms of microbial infectious disease.
Contact: neal.alto@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Alto Lab

Nicholas K. Conrad, PhD
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
Research Interest:
Gene expression, RNA biogenesis, and RNA decay in the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and its human host cell.
Contact: nicholas.conrad@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Conrad Lab

Iván D'Orso, PhD
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
Research Interests:
HIV-host interplay; mechanisms of transcription regulation, and evolution of viral-host macromolecular assemblies.
Contact: ivan.dorso@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: D'Orso Lab

David Greenberg, MD
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Secondary Appointment, Microbiology
Research:
Gram-negative infections in the immunocompromised host; host-pathogen interactions; novel therapeutics in Gram-negative infections
Contact: david.greenberg@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Greenberg Lab

Eric J. Hansen, PhD
Professor of Microbiology
Research Interest:
Molecular basis of microbial pathogenesis; use of genetic analysis to identify bacterial virulence factors; inhibition of phagocytosis by microbial gene products.
Contact: eric.hansen@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Hansen Lab

David R. Hendrixson, PhD
Associate Professor of Microbiology
Research interest:
Identification of bacterial virulence and colonization factors; regulation of flagellar organelle biosynthesis and division; analysis of bacterial signal transduction pathways.
Contact: david.hendrixson@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Hendrixson Lab

Lora Hooper, PhD
Associate Professor of Center for Immunology & Microbiology
Research interest:
Host-microbial interactions; commensal bacteria; mucosal immunity.
Contact: lora.hooper@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Hooper Lab

Jeffrey S. Kahn, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology
Research interest:
Molecular epidemiology and biology of respiratory syncytial virus; newly emerging human viral pathogens
Contact: jeffrey.kahn@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Kahn Lab

Andrew Koh, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Microbiology
Research interest:
 Pathogenesis of Candida albicans and Pseudomonas aeruginosa; host-pathogen interactions.
Contact: Andrew.Koh@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Koh Lab

Beth Levine, MD
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Professor of Internal Medicine and Microbiology
Research Interest:
Host-pathogen interactions; autophagy in innate immunity against intracellular pathogens; autophagy in cell death regulation and cancer biology
Contact: beth.levine@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Levine Lab

Jerry Y. Niederkorn, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Microbiology
Research Interest:
Immunology of parasitic diseases; immune privilege of the anterior chamber of the eye; immune surveillance of intraocular tumors; immune modulation of cancer metastases.
Contact: jerry.niederkorn@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Niederkorn Lab

Julie Pfeiffer, PhD
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
Research Interest:
Poliovirus; reovirus; hepatitis C virus; yellow fever virus; virus-host interactions, pathogenesis, and drug resistance.
Contact: julie.pfeiffer@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Pfeiffer Lab

Michael Shiloh, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor Internal Medicine – Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
Research Interest:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis; role of carbon monoxide (CO) in host-pathogen interactions; innate immune response to intracellular pathogens.
Contact: michael.shiloh@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Shiloh Lab

Vanessa Sperandio, PhD
Professor of Microbiology & Biochemistry
Research Interest:
Pathogenesis of E. coli O157:H7; bacterial virulence gene regulation by quorum sensing.
Contact: vanessa.sperandio@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Sperandio Lab

Nancy E. Street, PhD
Associate Dean, Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
Research Interest:
Activation and differentiation of murine T-helper cell; the role of T-helper cells in tumor dormancy and infectious disease.
Contact: nancy.street@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Street Lab

Iwona Stroynowski, PhD
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Microbiology
Research Interest:
Structure and function of major histocompatibility antigens.
Contact: iwona.stroynowski@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Stroynowski Lab

Jonathan W. Uhr, MD
Professor of Microbiology and Internal Medicine
Research Interest:
Antibody-induced signaling for apoptosis; cancer dormancy; detection and characterization of circulating tumor cells in patients with solid tumors.
Contact: jonathan.uhr@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Uhr Lab

Nicolai S. van Oers, PhD
Associate Professor of Microbiology
Research Interest:
Regulation of immune responses and host-pathogen interactions by microRNAs; characterization of patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases.
Contact: nicolai.vanoers@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: van Oers Lab

Ellen S. Vitetta, MD, PhD
Director, Cancer Immunobiology Center
Professor of Microbiology
Research Interest:
Translational immunology; profiling and targeted therapy of human tumors; development and clinical testing of vaccines.
Contact: ellen.vitetta@utsouthwestern.edu
Website: Vitetta Lab

Nan Yan, PhD
Assistant Professor Internal Medicine – Infectious Diseases & Microbiology
Research Interest:
Innate immune recognition of HIV and other retroviruses; innate immune sensing of self vs non-self nucleic acids; pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases such as Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome an lupus.
Contact: nan.yan@UTSouthwestern.edu 
Website: Yan Lab