METX Track Faculty

Research Faculty in Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology

Fifteen faculty members from six departments participate in the METX training track. Their research covers numerous topics related to human and environmental health, exposure biology, host pathogenesis, bacterial pathogenesis, microbial biology including bacteria, viruses and fungi, and the roles of microbes in the environment. Basic research utilizes diverse approaches, including biochemistry, genetics, genomics, ecology, and imaging to address questions at the forefront of microbial biology and toxicology.

Vicki Auerbuch StoneInnate Immune Responses to the Human Pathogen Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Manel CampsUse of Random Mutagenesis for Studies of Evolution and for Therapy
Raquel Chamorro-GarciaEpigenetic mechanisms of genome-environment interactions and transgenerational inheritance in mouse models
Jacqueline KimmeyHost pathogen interactions and dynamics in Streptococcus pneumoniae infection
Audrie LinRole of the exposome in the biological embedding of childhood adversity
Karen OttemannThe Molecular Virulence Factors of Helicobacter pylori
Michael PatnodeDefining competitive relationships among members of the human gut microbiota as it relates to carbohydrate metabolism
Chad SaltikovUnderstanding the Molecular Biology and Ecology of Bacteria that Metabolize Toxic Metals
Donald SmithNeurotoxicity, cellular and organismal responses to environmental toxins
Fitnat YildizMolecular Mechanisms of Biofilm Formation in Vibrio cholerae
METX Core Faculty
Manny AresMCDMechanisms of Splicing Regulation
Hinrich BoegerMCDChromatin Structure and Gene Regulation
Susan CarpenterMCDLong Noncoding RNA and Inflammation
Rebecca DuboisBMEStructure, Function, and Engineering of Virus Proteins
Grant HartzogMCDHow Chromatin Influences Transcription
Rohinton KamakakaMCDChromosome Structure and Gene Regulation
Doug KelloggMCDControl of Cell Growth and Size
Marm KilpatrickEEBEcology of Infections Diseases, Population Biology, and Conservation
Scott LokeyCHEMChemical Biology, Cyclic Peptides, Small Molecule Screening
Todd LoweBMEComputational and Experimental Discovery of Non-coding RNAs, Microbial Genomics, Extremophile Biology
John MacMillanCHEMNatural products chemistry, chemical biology, structural elucidation, cancer biology, microbial natural products
Glenn MillhauserCHEMPrions, Metallobiochemistry, Agouti and Melanocortin Signaling, Total Protein Synthesis
Harry NollerMCDStructure and Function of the Ribosome
Carrie PartchCHEM Molecular Mechanisms of Circadian Rhythmicity
Beth ShapiroEEBInferring the Evolutionary Dynamics of Species and Populations Using Genome-scale Data Sampled Over Time
Bill SullivanMCDCell Cycle, Cytoskeleton, and Host-pathogen Interactions
Jordan WardMCDProbing C. elegans development, cellular differentiation, and parasitic disease
Yi ZuoMCDSynapse Plasticity and Learning/Memory
METX Affiliate Faculty
Last modified: Jul 17, 2025