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Research Interests: Clinical microbiology and antimicrobial susceptibility, fecal pathogen pollution of the environment, marine mammal bacterial pathogens

Research Interests: Role of murine endogenous retroviruses in post-injury/stress/sepsis immune disorder and multiple organ failure

Research Interests: Pathogenesis of Babesia and other tick-transmitted hemoprotozoa

Research Interests: Virus:plant interactions, RNA interference applications

Research Interests: Mechanism, regulation, and clinical applications of homologous recombination

Homologous Recombination: The mechanism and regulation of chromosome repair by homologous recombination and its role in chromosome transmission and genome stability
Post-Translational Protein Modification in Meiosis: The nature and function of post-translational modifications of proteins involved in chromosome metabolism during meiosis

Research Interests: 1) Determining the role of monocyte/macrophages in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases, chronic inflammation and aging; 2) Examining the immunology of aging, and; 3) Assessing the roles of macrophages in the pathogenesis of TB using the macaque model of TB/SIV.

Research Interests: Primary biliary cirrhosis and other autoimmune diseases

Research Interests: Persistent infection with HIV and herpesviruses

Research Interests: Sensory transduction and differentiation in cyanobacteria