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Our faculty includes over 30 doctoral-level scientists involved in research, education and research support. The major research areas are infectious diseases and Regenerative Medicine. In the last year the TNPRC supported research by over 280 scientists from 32 states and 13 countries.
For more information on recent Faculty Publications and Faculty Presentations please follow these links.
Division of Bacteriology & Parasitology
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| Chair – Mario T. Philipp, PhD, Professor of Microbiology & Immunology |
| Faculty |
Appointment |
Research Interests |
Embers, Monica E. PhD
 PubMed Publications |
Assistant Professor |
Lyme disease, primate Moraxella, Brucellosis |
Kaushal, Deepak PhD
PubMed Publications |
Professor |
TB/AIDS co-infections; transcriptomics, systems biology, microRNAs, biodefense |
Philipp, Mario T. PhD
PubMed Publications |
Professor |
Lyme disease, Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Division of Comparative Pathology
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| Chair – Ronald S. Veazey, DVM, PhD, Professor of Pathology |
| Faculty |
Appointment |
Research Interests |
Alvarez, Xavier PhD
PubMed Publications |
Associate Professor |
AIDS neuropathogenesis, immunology |
Aye, Pyone Pyone DVM, PhD
PubMed Publications |
Associate Professor |
infectious diseases, HIV pathogenesis, immunology |
Bouljihad, Mostafa T. DVM, PhD
PubMed Publications |
Associate Professor |
infectious and neoplastic diseases, comparative respiratory pathobiology |
Didier, Peter DVM, PhD
PubMed Publications |
Associate Professor |
tuberculosis, West Nile Virus, microsporidiosis |
Lackner, Andrew A. DVM, PhD
PubMed Publications |
Professor |
pathogenesis of AIDS, infectious diseases
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Ling, Binhua MD, PhD
PubMed Publications |
Assistant Professor |
HIV reservoir, HIV drug therapy and vaccine development, immune correlates of protection |
Liu, David Xianhong MVSci, PhD
PubMed Publications |
Assistant Professor |
infectious diseases, cancer |
MacLean, Andrew PhD
PubMed Publications |
Assistant Professor |
AIDS neuropathogenesis, blood-brain barrier |
Mohan, Mahesh DVM, MS, PhD
PubMed Publications |
Assistant Professor |
AIDS pathogenesis/ Enteropathy, Epigenetics, Gastrointestinal Diseases, microRNAs |
Pahar, Bapi DVM, PhD
PubMed Publications |
Assistant Professor |
AIDS immunology, infectious diseases |
Veazey, Ronald S. DVM, PhD
PubMed Publications |
Professor |
AIDS pathogenesis, mucosal immunology
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Wang, Xiaolei, PhD
PubMed Publications |
Assistant Professor |
mucosal immunology, pathogenesis of pediatric AIDS |
Xu, Huanbin MD, PhD
PubMed Publications |
Instructor |
AIDS pathogenesis and Immunity; Immune reconstitution and vaccine; Innate immunity |
Division of Regenerative Medicine
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| Chair – Bruce A. Bunnell, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology |
| Faculty |
Appointment |
Research Interests |
Bunnell, Bruce A. PhD
PubMed Publications |
Professor |
Regenerative Medicine, stem cell biology, Krabbe's disease
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Braun, Stephen E. PhD
PubMed Publications |
Assistant Professor |
Regenerative Medicine for AIDS, hematopoietic stem cells, vector immunology, lysosomal storage diseases |
Division of Immunology
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| Chair – Marcelo J. Kuroda MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology |
| Faculty |
Appointment |
Research Interests |
Kuroda, Marcelo J. MD, PhD
PubMed Publications |
Associate Professor |
AIDS and aging immunology, influenza
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Division of Microbiology
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| Chair – Preston A. Marx, PhD, Professor of Tropical Medicine |
| Faculty |
Appointment |
Research Interests |
Didier, Elizabeth S. PhD
PubMed Publications |
Professor |
microsporidiosis, emerging infection, immunology, aging |
Maness, Nicholas J. PhD
PubMed Publications |
Assistant Professor |
HIV/SIV virology and immunology, next gen sequencing, correlates of viral control |
Marx, Preston A. PhD
PubMed Publications |
Professor |
AIDS pathogenesis and vaccine development, immunology, origins of HIV
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Mehra, Smriti PhD
PubMed Publications |
Assistant Professor |
Tuberculosis
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Panganiban, Antonito PhD
PubMed Publications |
Professor |
RNA virus replication and pathogenesis, emerging viruses |
Roy, Chad PhD
PubMed Publications |
Associate Professor |
infectious disease aerobiology, bioaerosols, primate models of disease, aerosol science |
Sestak, Karol DVM, PhD
PubMed Publications |
Associate Professor |
diseases of the intestinal tract, mucosal vaccines |
Traina-Dorge, Vicki PhD
PubMed Publications |
Associate Professor |
Human and Simian T cell Leukemia Viruses, Varicella Virus |
Division of Veterinary Medicine
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| Chair – Rudolf P. Bohm, Jr., DVM, Associate Director for Veterinary Resources, Professor of Clinical Medicine |
| Faculty |
Appointment |
Research Interests |
Aye, Pyone Pyone DVM, PhD
PubMed Publications |
Associate Professor |
infectious diseases, HIV pathogenesis, immunology |
Baker, Kate PhD
PubMed Publications |
Professor |
psychological wellbeing, nonhuman primate behavior |
Blanchard, James L. DVM, PhD
PubMed Publications |
Adjunct Professor |
SIV/AIDS, veterinary medicine
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Bohm Jr., Rudolf P. DVM
PubMed Publications |
Professor |
surgical model development, veterinary medicine
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Doyle, Lara A. DVM
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Assistant Professor |
veterinary medicine |
Dufour, Jason DVM
PubMed Publications |
Assistant Professor |
veterinary medicine |
| Gilbert, Margaret H. DVM |
Assistant Professor |
veterinary medicine, nonhuman primate social behavior |
Grasperge, Brooke F. DVM
PubMed Publications |
Assistant Professor |
veterinary medicine |
Kubisch, Michael PhD
PubMed Publications |
Associate Professor |
assisted reproductive technologies, genetics, population genetics |
Ratterree, Marion DVM
PubMed Publications |
Assistant Professor |
assisted reproductive technologies, AIDS |
Russell-Lodrigue, Kasi E. DVM, PhD
PubMed Publications |
Assistant Professor |
veterinary medicine, infectious disease model development |
FACULTY EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
| Faculty |
Journal |
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| Blanchard, James L. DVM, PhD |
Journal of Medical Primatology |
Member-Editorial Board
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| Bohm Jr., Rudolf P. DVM |
Journal of Medical Primatology |
Member-Editorial Board |
| Bunnell, Bruce A. PhD |
Journal of Molecular Therapy |
Member-Editorial Board |
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Stem Cells |
Member-Editorial Board |
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The Open Stem Cell Journal |
Editor |
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Stem Cells International |
Member-Editorial Board |
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World Journal of Stem Cells |
Member-Editorial Board |
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BMC Genomics |
Member-Editorial Board |
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Biotechnology International |
Member-Editorial Board |
| Didier, Elizabeth S. PhD |
Folia Parasitologica |
Member-Editorial Board |
| Didier, Peter DVM, PhD |
Journal of Medical Primatology |
Member-Editorial Board |
| Kaushal, Deepak PhD |
Public Library of
Science ONE
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Academic Editor |
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Reports in Parasitology |
Editor-in-Chief |
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Mycobacterial Diseases: Tuberculosis and Leprosy |
Editor |
| Kubisch, Michael PhD |
Reproduction, Fertility and Development |
Associate Editor |
| Lackner, Andrew A. DVM, PhD |
AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses |
Member-Editorial Board
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American Journal of Pathology |
Associate Editor |
| Ling, Binhua MD, PhD |
Chinese Journal of Viral Diseases |
Foreign Member-Editorial Board |
| Marx, Preston A. PhD |
Journal of Medical Primatology |
Editor-in-Chief
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| Pahar, Bapi DVM, PhD |
Journal of Applied Research in Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics |
Member-Editorial Board |
| Philipp, Mario T. PhD |
Frontiers in Microbial Immunology |
Associate Editor |
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Infection and Immunity |
Member-Editorial Board |
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Journal of Medical Primatology |
Member-Editorial Board |
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Revista Argentina de Microbiología |
Foreign Member-Editorial Board |
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Revista Latinoamericana de Microbiología |
Foreign Member-Editorial Board |
| Roy, Chad PhD |
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
Associate Editor |
| Sestak, Karol DVM, PhD |
Journal of Medical Primatology |
Member-Editorial Board |
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Public Library of
Science ONE |
Member-Editorial Board |
| Veazey, Ronald S. DVM, PhD |
Journal of Medical Primatology |
Member-Editorial Board
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AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses |
Member-Editorial Board |
| Voss, Thomas G. PhD |
Virology Journal |
Section Editor |
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