BACTERIAL-HOST INTERACTIONS STUDY SECTION

BHI
06/26/25 - 06/27/25
Meeting Roster

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CHAIRPERSON
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SHIN, SUNNY, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

MEMBERS
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ALONZO, FRANCIS, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO
CHICAGO, IL, 60612

ALTO, NEAL M, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN
DALLAS, TX, 75390

ANDERSON, DEBORAH M, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY PATHOBIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
COLUMBIA, MO, 65211

BERMICK, JENNIFER, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF NEONATOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
IOWA CITY, IA, 52242

BOSE, JEFFREY LEE, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, MOLECULAR
GENETICS AND IMMUNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER
KANSAS CITY, KS, 66160

BRADY, L. JEANNINE, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ORAL BIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE, FL, 32610

BROWN, ERIC L, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

CRISS, ALISON K, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY AND
CANCER BIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, 22908

DEORA, RAJENDAR K, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIAL INFECTION AND IMMUNITY
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBUS, OH, 43210

DORAN, KELLY S, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY
AND MICROBIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
AURORA, CO, 80045

ELLERMANN, MELISSA, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA, SC, 29208

FIELDS, KENNETH A, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY
AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY CHANDLER MEDICAL CENTER
LEXINGTON, KY, 40536

FOULKE-ABEL, JENNIFER, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
BALTIMORE, MD, 21205

GARCIA, BRANDON LEE, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND
MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
MANHATTAN, KS, 66506

GRIES, CASEY MATTHEW, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY
AND PATHOLOGY, COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
FORT COLLINS, CO, 80523

HANG, HOWARD C, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF IMMUNOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY
AND CHEMISTRY
SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
LA JOLLA, CA, 92037

HOOVEN, THOMAS A, MD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
PITTSBURGH, PA, 15201

IVANOV, STANIMIR STEFANOV, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH, SHREVEPORT
SHREVEPORT, LA, 71103

OLIVE, ANDREW, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
EAST LANSING, MI, 48824

PATRICK, KRISTIN L, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
NASHVILLE, TN, 37240

RODRIGUEZ, GLORIA M, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
NEWARK, NJ, 07103

RUCKS, ELIZABETH A, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
OMAHA, NE, 68198

RUSSELL, DAVID G, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
ITHACA, NY, 14853

SALAZAR, JUAN C, MD
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
FARMINGTON, CT, 06030

SESHADRI, CHETAN, MD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, WA, 98109

SKARE, JON T, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS
AND IMMUNOLOGY
TEXAS A&M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
COLLEGE STATION, TX, 77843

STEIN, CATHERINE M, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF POPULATION AND QUANTITATIVE HEALTH
CENTER FOR PROTEOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS, AND
TUBERCULOSIS RESEARCH UNIT
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
CLEVELAND, OH, 44106

TAFESSE, FIKADU G., PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
PORTLAND, OR, 97239

TUKEL, CAGLA, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY
AND INFLAMMATION
LEWIS KATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19140

WHIDBEY, CHRISTOPHER, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
SEATTLE, WA, 98122

WOLFGANG, MATTHEW C, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL
CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27599

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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BASAVANNA, UMA, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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REED, CYNTHIA
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible