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  • Frequently Asked Questions

    What is a Certificate Program?  Unlike the other levels of education, "certificates" do not have a standardized definition, set of prerequisites, or level of academic award upon completion - you recei

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  • Online Faculty

    Jeffrey Collmann, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Microbiology & Immunology Jeffrey Collmann, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Microbiology & Immunology Jeff Collmann, Ph.D., also Associate Professor, Department o

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  • Curriculum | MS in Microbiology & Immunology

    What You'll Learn The core curriculum is designed to thoroughly verse the student in infectious diseases, the pathogens responsible, their mechanisms of pathogenesis, the immunological res

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  • Courses | PhD in Microbiology & Immunology

    Students are required to complete 34 credits of coursework, including 26 credits of required courses and 8 credits of electives. Students have the flexibility to choose from electives offered by

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  • Curriculum | PhD in Microbiology & Immunology

    What You'll Learn Students will gain a thorough knowledge of microbial pathogens, the molecular basis of microbial pathogenesis and the protective immunological responses of the mammalian

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  • PhD in Microbiology & Immunology

    Through the PhD in Microbiology and Immunology, students will learn the dynamics of the host/parasite relationship, including the host defense systems, and the relationship of microorganisms to disea

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  • Ph.D. Programs

    Ph.D. Application Deadline: DECEMBER 1ST Please note that our program starts in the Summer Semester, July 1st, of every year.  APPLY NOW Learn more about our Ph.D. Programs: Microbiology & Immunolo

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  • Professor Emeritus: R. Pad Padmanabhan

    Professor Emeritus

    Dengue viruses (types 1-4), members of Flaviviridae, are transmitted by mosquito vectors, Aedes agypti and Aedes albopictus. They are recognized as the causative agents of diseases such as dengue fever, a simple self-limiting disease, to more severe forms, dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome, affecting ~50-100 million people annually worldwide with thousands of fatalities. Over 40% of the world population is at risk for dengue viral infections and currently there is no effective vaccine or antiviral drug available. Moreover, infections caused by another member of the mosquito-borne Flaviviridae, West Nile virus, previously unknown in the U.S., have caused several thousand infections in birds and humans since the 1999 epidemic in New York City. My laboratory has been involved in (1) understanding the role of cis-acting RNA elements and conserved motifs in viral nonstructural (NS) proteins, involved in translation and replication of the viral genome, and (2) identification of small molecule inhibitors of the viral protease, RNA helicase, and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.

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  • Associate Professor: Stephan Menne

    Associate Professor

    Dr. Stephan Menne is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology. His research is focused on the preclinical assessment of antiviral and other therapeutic strategies in the woodchuck animal model for the management of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. He is further interested in studying innate and adaptive immunity against HBV and associated liver disease sequelae, including primary liver cancer. The overall goal is to identify viral and host targets for the development of new or improved strategies for the treatment of chronic HBV infection and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by determining the role of immune responses leading to suppression of viral replication, delay of chronic liver disease progression, and prevention of HCC development.

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  • Professor Emeritus: Herbert B. Herscowitz

    Professor Emeritus

    “Over the past 35 years, I have carried out research in the area of cellular and molecular immunology which was focused on defining the immunological functions of the alveolar macrophage in both animal and human model systems. During this period I supervised the dissertation research of 10 pre-doctoral students and trained nine postdoctoral Fellows in my laboratory.”

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