Katherine L. Knight, PhD |
<p><em>Professor and Chair</em></p>
<p><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></p>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>B-lymphocyte development and generation of the antibody repertoire.</li>
</ul>
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708-216-8723 kknight@luc.edu |
Prabhodh Abbineni, PhD |
<p><em>Assistant Professor</em></p>
<p><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></p>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
Molecular regulation of the secretory pathway to understand how this pathway modulates intercellular communication innate immunity, and inflammation.
</ul> |
CTRE, Office #217 |
708-216-5685 pabbineni@luc.edu |
Jonathan Allen, Ph.D. |
<p><em>Assistant Professor</em></p>
<p><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></p>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Molecular mechanisms by which the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is able to cause severe and invasive infections.</li>
</ul>
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708-216-8183 jallen19@luc.edu |
Susan C. Baker, PhD |
<p><em>Professor</em></p>
<p><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></p>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Study how viruses replicate and cause disease,. Identifying and characterizing viral proteins that modulate host response to infection. </l |
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708-216-6910 sbaker1@luc.edu |
Edward Campbell, PhD |
<p><em>Professor</em></p>
<p><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></p>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Cellular factors promoting or inhibiting HIV-1 infection; prion-like spread of amyloid proteins in neurodegenerative diseases; the role of inflammation in disease pathogenesis.</li>
</ul> |
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708-216-3345 ecampbell@luc.edu
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Thomas Gallagher, PhD
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<p><em>Professor</em></p>
<p><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></p>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Molecular Mechanisms of Virus Assembly and Entry.</li>
</ul> |
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708-216-4850
tgallag@luc.edu
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David Hecht, MD |
<p><em>Professor Emeritus</em></p> |
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888-LUHS-888
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Alyson M Hockenberry |
<p><em>Assistant Professor </em></p>
<p><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></p>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Quantitative and systems biology of infectious disease; bacterial pathogenesis</li>
</ul> |
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ahockenberry@luc.edu |
Makio Iwashima, PhD |
<p><em>Professor</em></p>
<p><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></p>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Cell biology of T cell subsets.</li>
</ul> |
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708-216-5816 miwashima@luc.edu |
Abby Kroken, PhD
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<p><em>Assistant Professor</em></p>
<p><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></p>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Host-pathogen interaction at the ocular surface leading to bacterial keratitis.</li>
</ul> |
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708-216-6357 akroken@luc.edu |
Phong T. Le, PhD |
<p><em>Professor</em></p>
<p><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></p>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Biology of human thymic cells</li>
</ul> |
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708-216-3603 ple@luc.edu |
Herbert L. Mathews, PhD |
Professor Emeritus |
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708-216-4586 hmathew@luc.edu |
Bryan Mounce, Ph.D.
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<p><em> Assistant Professor</em></p>
<br><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></br>
<BR><a href="https://www.mouncelab.com/">Mounce Lab</A></BR>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<ul><li>Virus-host interactions at the metabolic interface. </li>
</ul> |
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708-216-3358 bmounce@luc.edu |
Clodia Osipo, PhD |
Professor |
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708-327-3177 cosipo@luc.edu |
Liang Qiao, MD |
<p><em>Professor</em></p>
<p><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></p>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Innate immunity, mucosal immunity, and vaccine development.</li>
</ul> |
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708-327-3481 lqiao@luc.edu |
Dorothy K. Sojka, PhD |
<p><em>Assistant Professor</em></p>
<p><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></p>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Advancing endometrial health to help treat pregnancy complications by targeting resident natural killer cells in the female reproductive tract. </li>
</ul> |
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708-216-5367 dsojka@luc.edu |
Karen Visick, PhD |
<p><em>Professor</em></p>
<p><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></p>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Biofilm formation and dispersal in the context of an animal using the Vibrio fischeri-squid mutualism as a model. </li>
</ul> |
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708-216-0869 kvisick@luc.edu |
Pamela Witte, PhD |
Professor Emeritus |
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708-216-3358 pwitte@luc.edu |
Alan J. Wolfe, PhD |
<p><em>Professor</em></p>
<p><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></p>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bacterial protein acetylation and the urinary microbiome. </li>
</ul> |
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708-216-5814 awolfe@luc.edu |
Yee Ling Wu, Ph.D. |
<p><em>Assistant Professor</em></p>
<p><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></p>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Immune regulation of antibody generation and genetic diversity of innate immunity in health and diseases.</li>
</ul> |
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708-216-6748 ywu24@luc.edu |
Mashkoor Choudhry, PhD |
<p><em>Professor</em></p>
<p><em>Microbiology & Immunology</em></p>
<p><strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Gut immunity and epithelial barrier in response to injury.</li>
</ul> |
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708-327-2463 mchoudhry@lumc.edu |
Kimberly E. Foreman, PhD |
Associate Professor |
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708-327-3320 kforma@luc.edu |
Catherine Putonti, PhD |
Professor |
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773.508.3277 cputonti@luc.edu |
Susan L. Uprichard, PhD |
Professor Director, Hepatology Research
Director, Infectious Disease and Immunology Graduate Program
Director, Clinical Research Office Biobank |
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708-327-325 suprichard@luc.edu |
Qun Sophia Zang, PhD |
Associate Professor Burn & Shock Trauma Research Institute
Department of Surgery |
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708-216-8723 qzang@luc.edu |
Richard Schultz, PhD |
Professor Emeritus |
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708-216-9378 rschult@luc.edu |