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MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY PROGRAM
Introduction to the Microbiology and Immunology Program
The mission of the Graduate Program in Microbiology and Immunology within the Institute for Biomedical Sciences is to provide a flexible, rigorous training program, so that our graduates may become outstanding independent research scientists. It is a multidisciplinary program comprised of faculty at The George Washington University as well as at academical institutions such as Children’s National Medical Center, The Institute for Genomic Research, and the National Institutes of Health. Current research strengths and training opportunities include the study of host-pathogen relationships, inflammation, vaccine development, T lymphocyte development and activation, cancer immunology, molecular parasitology, molecular retrovirology (HIV/AIDS), and microbial genomics and proteomics. The Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine at George Washington University is also home to the Human Hookworm Vaccine Initiative, and several investigators maintain active international collaborations with research laboratories in Brazil, Honduras and China.
For general program information, please refer to the Program page located on this website. For detailed questions about individual programs, please contact the IBS Office. Detailed Admissions information can also be found on this website.
For more detailed information regarding the program, you may also contact:
David Leitenberg, MD, Ph.D.
Director, Microbiology and Immunology Program
Email: dleit@gwu.edu
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Microbiology and Immunology Faculty - The George Washington University |
Jeff Bethony
Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine; Ph.D. 2000, State University of New York, Buffalo. Genetic and Parasite Epidemiology. (Website)
Maria Elena Bottazzi
Assistant Research Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine;
Ph.D., 1995, University of Florida. Host-parasite relationships during hookworm disease; project manager human hookworm vaccine initiative. (Website)
Michael Bukrinsky
Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine; M.D., Ph.D. 1984, Moscow Medical. Regulation of HIV nuclear importation. HIV and innate immunity. (Website)
Stephanie Constant
Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine; Ph.D. 1991, York, England. Host-pathogen interactions and regulation of inflammation. (Website)
Edward DeFabo
Research Professor of Environment and Occupational Health; Ph.D. 1974, George Washington University. Photoreceptor for immunosuppression; UV radiation carcinogenesis and UV effects on cellular immunity. (Website)
Ben Dickens
Research Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine; Ph.D. 1978, Univ. of Florida. Inflammatory complications resulting in developmental pathology in extremely premature infants.
J.B. Fowlkes
T-cell differentiation in the thymus; thymus selection.
John Hawdon
Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine; Ph.D. 1991, Univ. of Pennsylvania. Hookworm infective process, nematode growth and development, hookworm population genetics. (Website)
Robert Hawley
Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology;
Ph.D. 1984, University of Toronto. Regulation of hematopoietic cell development; gene therapy(Website)
Peter J. Hotez
Professor and Chair of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine; M.D., Ph.D., 1987, Cornell. Development of hookworm vaccine. (Website)
Fatah Kashanchi
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Ph.D. 19971, University of Kansas. Genomics and Proteomics of HIV-1 and HTLV-1 infected cells. (Website)
Imitiaz Khan
Immune responses to infections by opportunistic pathogens.
Ajit Kumar
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Ph.D. 1968, University of Chicago. Regulation of viral gene trans-activation; role of cellular factors; RNA protein interactions. (Website)
David Leitenberg (Program Director)
Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, Pediatrics and Pathology; M.D, Ph.D., 1990, Iowa. Regulation of T-cell activation and differentiation; modulation of signal transduction during T cell development. (Website)
Nancy Noben-Trauth
Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine; Ph.D.1992, Iowa. Cytokine function in the immune response to parasites, cytokine regulation of inflammatory bowel disease. (Website)
Frances P. Noonan
Professor in Environment and Occupational Health; Ph.D.1977, Queensland (Australia). Skin cancer; ultraviolet radiation regulation of immunity; genetic control of susceptibility to UV immunosuppression; UV effects on autoimmunity and infectious disease. (Website)
Gary L. Simon
Professor of Medicine; Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; M.D. 1975, University of Maryland; Ph.D. 1972, University of Wisconsin. HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis. (Website)
Courtney Smith
Associate Professor of Biology; Ph.D. 1985, UCLA. Origins and evolution of the vertebrate immune system in sea urchins. (Website)
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Microbiology and Immunology Faculty - Children's Nation Medical Center |
Anamaris M. Colberg-Poley
Professor of Pediatrics and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Ph.D. 1980, Pennsylvania State University (Hershey). Regulation of gene expression and protein trafficking of cytomegalovirus. (Website)
Stephan Ladisch
Professor of Pediatrics and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; M.D. 1973, Pennsylvania. Tumor immunosuppression by gangliosides; gangliosides and metabolism. (Website)
Sasa Radoja
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology, Tropical Medicine and Immunology; Ph.D. 2001, New York University. Development and lytic function of CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes. (Website)
Mary Rose
Professor of Pediatrics, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Ph.D. 1970, Case Wesern Reserve. Lung inflammation, asthma, and genetic regulation of mucin production. (Website)
Stanislav Vukmanovic
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology, Tropical Medicine and Immunology; M.D., Ph.D. 1991, Belgrade ( Yugoslavia). T-cell repertoire selection; maintenance and survival of peripheral T cells. (Website)
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Microbiology and Immunology Faculty - The Institute for Genomic Research |
Elodie Ghedin
Asst. Investigator, The Institute for Genomic Research Adjunct Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Tropical Medicine and Immunology; Ph.D. 1998, McGill University. Parasite and viral genomics. (Website)
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Microbiology and Immunology Faculty - National Institutes of Health |
B. J. Fowlkes
Adjunct Associate Professor of Genetics and Immunology; Ph.D. 1985, George Washington. T-cell differentiation in the thymus; thymus selection. (Website)
Andy Hurwitz
Principle Investigator, National Cancer Institute; Ph.D. 1994, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Tumor immunology and tumor vaccine development. (Website)
Ligia Pinto
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Immunology; Ph.D. 1995, Lisbon. Immune response to HPV and HIV.
Jeffrey Schlom
Adjunct Professor of Genetics and of Immunology; Ph.D. 1969, Rutgers. Tumor immunology; monoclonal antibodies. (Website)
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
The George Washington University
Microbiology and Immunology Program
Institute for Biomedical Sciences
2300 Eye St., N.W., Ross Hall #605
Washington, D.C. 20037
Phone: (202) 994-2179
Fax: (202) 994-0967
E-mail: gwibs@gwu.edu
FOR APPLICATION MATERIALS CONTACT:
Columbian School of Arts and Sciences
The George Washington University
Washington, D.C. 20052
Phone: (202) 994-6210
Fax: (202) 994-6213
E-mail: askccas@gwu.edu
Website: http://columbian.gwu.edu/
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