Host-Pathogen Interactions

The University of Maryland NIH T32 training grant-supported program in Host-Pathogen Interactions (HPI) immerses students in interdisciplinary host-pathogen research, striving to integrate advances in pathogenesis with genomics, bioinformatics and engineering. Our training program has a strong translational research component, as trainees interact not only with experts in their own research area, but with scientists in other disciplines, such as computer science, bioengineering, and environmental sciences.

Faculty Members

There are over two dozen affiliated and resident faculty members from five campus departments and three schools and colleges.

Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics (College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences)

• Volker Briken
• Najib El-Sayed
• Norberto Gonzalez-Juarbe
• Brantley Hall
• Vincent Lee
• Jiqiang (Lanny) Ling
• Roy Mariuzza (also IBBR)
• Kevin McIver
• David Mosser
• Brian Pierce (also IBBR)
• Margaret Scull
• Wenxia Song
• Daniel Stein
• Wade Winkler

Fischell Department of Bioengineering (A. James Clark School of Engineering)

• William Bentley
• Gregg Duncan
• Steven Jay
• Christopher Jewell
• Katharina Maisel

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (A. James Clark School of Engineering)

• Amy Karlsson
• Hannah Zierden

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (A. James Clark School of Engineering)

• Birthe Kjellerup (also BIOE)

Department of Veterinary Medicine (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources)

• Seth Dickey
• Daniel Nelson
• Utpal Pal
• Sean Riley
• Meiqing Shi
• Xiaoping Zhu

For information about the Host-Pathogen Interactions (HPI) research cluster, contact:

• Dr. Kevin McIver, Co-Director, NIH HPI T32 Training Grant

• Dr. Vincent Lee, Co-Director, NIH HPI T32 Training Grant

• Dr. Margaret Scull, Co-Director, NIH HPI T32 Training Grant