Major Research Areas

Infectious Diseases

Our program focuses on three areas: host-pathogen interactions; global health and emerging pathogens; and animal model development.

Our mission is to share our expertise and resources worldwide to conduct research and develop products to promote global health, such as our work at an NIH-funded clinic in Kenya. On campus, the Center for SCID-hu Mouse Models is a unique facility created to foster interdisciplinary scholarship and research using the humanized severe combined immunodeficient (SCID-hu) mouse.

David Amberg, Ph.D. Professor Regulation of actin dynamics and analysis of genomic influences on actin function.	James Listman, M.D. Assistant Professor Cytomegalovirus and transplantation.
Joseph Domachowske, M.D. Professor Pneumovirus pathogenesis.	Stewart Loh, Ph.D. Professor Mechanism and kinetics of protein folding; protein-based molecular switches; protein engineering and design; structure and function of the p53 tumor suppressor.
Thomas Duncan, Ph.D. Associate Professor Bioenergetics, enzymology, structural biology, membrane protein function.	Paul Massa, Ph.D. Professor Regulation of cytokine-induced gene expression in oligodendrodcytes. Regulation of innate immune responses in glial cells. Unique control of NF-kappaB activation in neurons.
Timothy Endy, M.D., MPH Associate Professor Understanding the epidemiology and pathogenesis of viral hemorrhagic and encephalitic arboviruses and host-vector interactions.	Jennifer Moffat, Ph.D. Associate Professor Varicella zoster pathogenesis.
Gerold Feuer, Ph.D. Associate Professor HTLV pathogenesis and Tax function; Humanized SCID mouse models of hematopoiesis; lentivirus vectors; KSHV/HHV-8 infection and pathogenesis; SCID-hu immune responses against HIV envelope	Andras Perl, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Genes and Viruses Predisposing to Autoimmunity, Genetics, Apoptosis, Endogenous Retroviruses, Transaldolase
Jerrie Gavalchin, Ph.D. Professor Regulation of pathogenic antibody production in autoimmune glomerulonephritis; Cell-surface receptors for retroviruses	Dawn Post, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Cancer treatment using oncolytic viruses and gene therapy
Sandra Hayes, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Determining the roles of γδ T cell receptor structure and signaling potential in γδ T cell development and function	Michael Princiotta, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Antigen processing and presentation; Cytotoxic T lymphocyte response to viral and bacterial infections
Ziwei Huang, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Discovery and mechanism of action of new pharmacological agents for cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration, infectious disease, and stem cell-based regenerative medicine.	Rosemary Rochford, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Etiology of viral-associated malignancies, gammaherpesvirus pathogenesis.
Bihchen Hwang, DDS, Ph.D. Professor DNA replication of herpes viruses.	Edward Shillitoe, Ph.D. Professor Gene therapy for cancer.
Burk Jubelt, M.D. Professor CNS acute and chronic polio- and entero-virus infections.	Allen Silverstone, Ph.D. Professor How dioxins and estrogens and estrogenic compounds affect the immune system.
William Kerr, Ph.D. Professor Transplant immunology and stem cell biology.	Steven Taffet, Ph.D. Professor Regulation of intercellular communication in the heart, gene expression during macrophage activation
Dilip Kittur, M.D. Professor Xenotransplantation, Endothelial cell dysfunction, Use of herbal products in transplant biology

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Steven Goodman, PhD, Dean,
College of Graduate Studies,
Vice President for Research

SUNY Upstate Medical University has a strong base of scientific researchers and a relevant clinical setting which provides students with an excellent environment to learn and grow. More>

Steven L. Youngentob, PhD, Associate Dean,
College of Graduate Studies
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