Meet Our MCW Microbiology & Immunology Faculty
Primary Faculty
John R. Kirby, PhD
Chair, Microbiology & Immunology; Walter Schroeder Professor in Microbiology and Immunology; Associate Director, Microbiome, Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine; Associate Director, Center for Microbiome Research
Microbial Signal Transduction
Joseph T. Barbieri, PhD
Professor, Microbiology & Immunology; Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Microbial Pathogenesis
Kenneth L. Brockman, PhD
Assistant Professor
Microbial Pathogenesis, Bacterial Gene Regulation, Host-Microbe Interactions
Bonnie N. Dittel, PhD
Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
Immune regulation and homeostasis
Michael B. Dwinell, PhD
Professor; Founding Director, Center for Immunology; Director, Bobbie Nick Voss Laboratory for Colon Cancer Research; Hanis-Stepka-Rettig Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Cancer Metastasis, Tumor Microenvironment, Mucosal Inflammation
Jessica Kelliher, PhD
Assistant Professor
Microbial Pathogenesis, Cellular Microbiology, Bacterial Physiology
Christopher J. Kristich, PhD
Professor; Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research
Signal Transduction and Antibiotic Resistance in Gram-Positive Bacteria
Robert Lochhead, PhD
Assistant Professor; Secondary Faculty in Medicine (Rheumatology)
Lyme disease, inflammation and autoimmunity
Mark T. McNally, PhD
Associate Professor
RNA Processing (splicing and polyadenylation) in Cells and Viruses
Michelle Riehle, PhD
Assistant Professor
Malaria Vector Biology, Genetics of Susceptibility, Microbiome and Immunity
Eillen Tecle, PhD
Assistant Professor
Epithelial Immunity, Intracellular Pathogens, Purine Metabolism, Glycobiology
Scott S. Terhune, PhD
Professor
Human Cytomegalovirus Host-Cell Protein Interactions During Infection
Demin Wang, PhD
Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Professor
Signal Regulation of B Lymphopoiesis
Renren Wen, PhD
Associate Professor; Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute
T and B cell Activation and Signaling
Xue-Zhong Yu, MBA, MS, MD
Professor, Microbiology & Immunology; Associate Director of Basic Sciences in the MCW Cancer Center
Tumor Immunology, Cancer Immunotherapy, Graft-versus-Host Disease
Research Track Professors
Yongxia Wu, MD, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Graft-versus-Host Disease, Cancer Immunotherapy
Center Directors
Michael B. Dwinell, PhD
Professor; Founding Director, Center for Immunology; Director, Bobbie Nick Voss Laboratory for Colon Cancer Research; Hanis-Stepka-Rettig Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Christopher J. Kristich, PhD
Professor; Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research
