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Infectious Disease

The susceptibility and/or pathological consequences of many infectious diseases have a genetic basis. We investigate how human genes interact with infectious diseases, and use genetic approaches to determine the interactions between pathogens and the host.

Name Department
David Engman, MD, PhD Pathology
Curt Horvath, PhD Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
Jonathan Leis, PhD Microbiology-Immunology
Hank Seifert, PhD Microbiology-Immunology
Richard Wunderink, MD Medicine