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Microbiology

Microscopic life impacting human health.

Microbiology Administration Team

Chandravanu Dash, PhD, MSc

Executive Director Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Physiology
School of Medicine
Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience

(615) 327-6996
cdash@mmc.edu

Microbiology Researchers

Anthony Archibong, BSc, MS, PhD, TS (ABB)

Associate Professor
School of Medicine
Center for Women's Health Research, Sickle Cell Center

(615) 327-5714
aarchibong@mmc.edu

Bindong Liu, PhD

Professor
School of Medicine
Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research

(615) 327-6877
bliu@mmc.edu

Byeongwoon Song, PhD

Associate Professor
School of Medicine
Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research

(615) 327-6698
bsong@mmc.edu

Donald Alcendor, MS, PhD

Associate Professor
School of Medicine
Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Center for Women's Health Research, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence, Tennessee Area Health Education Centers Program

(615) 327-6449
dalcendor@mmc.edu

Dorin Bogdan Borza, PhD

Assistant Professor
School of Medicine
Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence

(615) 963-2833
dborza@mmc.edu

Evangeline Motley-Johnson, PhD, FAHA

Interim Dean & Professor
School of Graduate Studies and Research
Center for Women's Health Research

(615) 327-6527
emotley@mmc.edu

Hong Yang, MD, PhD

Professor
School of Medicine
Center for Women's Health Research

(615) 327-5772
hyang@mmc.edu

Minu Chaudhuri, PhD

Professor
School of Medicine
Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence

(615) 327-5726
mchaudhuri@mmc.edu

Pius Nde, PhD

Associate Professor
School of Medicine

(615) 327-6997
pnde@mmc.edu

Waldemar Popik, PhD

Associate Professor
School of Medicine
Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research

(615) 327-6734
wpopik@mmc.edu

Xinhong Dong, PhD

Associate Professor
School of Medicine
Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research

(615) 327-6464
xdong@mmc.edu

Zhongmao Guo, MD, PhD

Professor
School of Medicine

(615) 327-6804
zguo@mmc.edu

Microbiology Publications

Human ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis.
Nahed Ismail, Karen C Bloch, Jere W McBride

Enhanced yields of iron-oxidizing bacteria by in situ electrochemical reduction of soluble iron in the growth medium.
R C Blake, G T Howard, S McGinness

Existence of a hydrogen sulfide:ferric ion oxidoreductase in iron-oxidizing bacteria.
T Sugio, K J White, E Shute, D Choate, R C Blake

Solubilization of Minerals by Bacteria: Electrophoretic Mobility of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans in the Presence of Iron, Pyrite, and Sulfur.
R C Blake, E A Shute, G T Howard

The interaction between IL-18 and IL-18 receptor limits the magnitude of protective immunity and enhances pathogenic responses following infection with intracellular bacteria.
Purnima Ghose, Asim Q Ali, Rong Fang, Digna Forbes, Billy Ballard, Nahed Ismail

Evidence for Gardnerella vaginalis uptake and internalization by squamous vaginal epithelial cells: implications for the pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis.
Christy N Marrs, Susan M Knobel, Wen Qin Zhu, Stephanie D Sweet, Ahsen R Chaudhry, Donald J Alcendor