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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 |
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| Faculty |
Appointment |
Research Interests |
| Embers, Monica E. PhD |
Research Assistant Professor |
Lyme disease, primate Moraxella, Brucellosis |
| Kaushal, Deepak PhD |
Associate Professor |
TB/AIDS co-infections; transcriptomics, systems biology, microRNAs, biodefense |
| Philipp, Mario T. PhD |
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 |
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| Faculty |
Appointment |
Research Interests |
| Alvarez, Xavier PhD |
Research Associate Professor |
AIDS neuropathogenesis, immunology |
| Aye, Pyone DVM, PhD |
Research Assistant Professor |
infectious diseases, HIV pathogenesis, immunology |
| Bouljihad, Mostafa T. DVM, PhD |
Clinical Associate Professor |
infectious and neoplastic diseases, comparative respiratory pathobiology |
| Didier, Peter DVM, PhD |
Clinical Associate Professor |
tuberculosis, West Nile Virus, microsporidiosis |
| Lackner, Andrew A. DVM, PhD |
Professor |
pathogenesis of AIDS, infectious diseases
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| Ling, Binhua MD, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
HIV reservoir, HIV drug therapy and vaccine development, immune correlates of protection |
| Liu, David Xianhong MVSci, PhD |
Research Assistant Professor |
infectious diseases, cancer |
| MacLean, Andrew PhD |
Assistant Professor |
AIDS neuropathogenesis, blood-brain barrier |
| Mohan, Mahesh DVM, MS, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
AIDS pathogenesis/ Enteropathy, Epigenetics, Gastrointestinal Diseases, microRNAs |
| Pahar, Bapi DVM, PhD |
Research Assistant Professor |
AIDS immunology, infectious diseases |
| Veazey, Ronald S. DVM, PhD |
Professor |
AIDS pathogenesis, mucosal immunology
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| Wang, Xiaolei, PhD |
Instructor |
mucosal immunology, pathogenesis of pediatric AIDS |
| Xu, Huanbin MD, PhD |
Research 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 |
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Research Interests |
| Bunnell, Bruce A. PhD |
Professor |
Regenerative Medicine, stem cell biology, Krabbe's disease
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| Braun, Stephen E. PhD |
Research Assistant Professor |
Regenerative Medicine for AIDS, hematopoietic stem cells, vector immunology, lysosomal storage diseases |
Division of Microbiology
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| Chair – Preston A. Marx, PhD, Professor of Tropical Medicine |
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| Faculty |
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Research Interests |
| Didier, Elizabeth S. PhD |
Professor |
microsporidiosis, emerging infection, immunology, aging |
| Maness, Nicholas J. PhD |
Research Assistant Professor |
HIV/SIV virology and immunology, next gen sequencing, correlates of viral control |
| Marx, Preston A. PhD |
Professor |
AIDS pathogenesis and vaccine development, immunology, origins of HIV
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| Panganiban, Antonito PhD |
Professor |
RNA virus replication and pathogenesis, emerging viruses |
| Roy, Chad PhD |
Associate Professor |
infectious disease aerobiology, bioaerosols, primate models of disease, aerosol science |
| Sestak, Karol DVM, PhD |
Associate Professor |
diseases of the intestinal tract, mucosal vaccines |
| Traina-Dorge, Vicki PhD |
Research 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 |
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| Faculty |
Appointment |
Research Interests |
| Baker, Kate PhD |
Research Professor |
psychological wellbeing, nonhuman primate behavior |
| Blanchard, James L. DVM, PhD |
Adjunct Professor |
SIV/AIDS, veterinary medicine
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| Bohm Jr., Rudolf P. DVM |
Professor |
surgical model development, veterinary medicine
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| Doyle, Lara A. DVM |
Assistant Professor |
veterinary medicine |
| Dufour, Jason DVM |
Assistant Professor |
veterinary medicine |
| Gilbert, Margaret H. DVM |
Assistant Professor |
veterinary medicine, nonhuman primate social behavior |
| Grasperge, Brooke F. DVM |
Assistant Professor |
veterinary medicine |
| Kubisch, Michael PhD |
Associate Professor |
assisted reproductive technologies, genetics, population genetics |
| Ratterree, Marion DVM |
Assistant Professor |
assisted reproductive technologies, AIDS |
| Russell-Lodrigue, Kasi E. DVM, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
veterinary medicine, infectious disease model development |
FACULTY EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
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| Blanchard, James L. DVM, PhD |
Journal of Medical Primatology |
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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 |
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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 |
Review 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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