Current Areas of Research

The broad research interests of CMIB faculty encompass bacterial, viral, parasitic, and fungal pathogens;

• Bacterial pathogens: Including but not limited to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella typhi, Francisella tularensis, Bacillus anthracis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Listeria monocytogenes Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, E. coli, Legionella pneumophila, Burkholderia cepacia, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Neorickettsia.

• Viral pathogens: Including but not limited to herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, influenza virus, measles virus, rotavirus, coronavirus, hepatitis C virus, FIV, HIV, HTLV, and other retroviruses.

• Parasitic pathogens: Including but not limited to Leishmania major, Leishmania amazonensis, Leishmania panamensis, Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Trypanosoma cruzi, Trypanosoma brucei, Leishmania mexicana, Leishmania brazilensis.

• Fungal pathogens: Including but not limited to Histoplasma capsulatum.


Research emphasis areas include;

• The study of microbes that cause acute and chronic human or zoonotic diseases.

• Fundamental questions regarding microbe-host interactions using in vitro and in vivo models, and also studies in man.

• Studies in antimicrobial resistance, experimental therapeutics, vaccine development, epidemiology, and public health.
 
• Interdisciplinary science between disciplines such as microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, and epidemiology.