BACTERIAL-HOST INTERACTIONS STUDY SECTION

BHI
10/29/26 - 10/30/26
Meeting Roster

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CHAIRPERSON
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BARCZAK, AMY K., MD
PHYSICIAN AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02139

MEMBERS
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ANDERSON, MARK T, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR, MI, 48109

AUDIA, JONATHON PETER, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
MOBILE, AL, 36688

BAUGHN, ANTHONY D, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55455

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

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

BURCHAM, LINDSEY RENAE, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
KNOXVILLE, TN, 37916

CLAESEN, JAN, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
MICROBIAL SCIENCES IN HEALTH
CLEVELAND CLINIC
CLEVELAND, OH, 44195

CLARK, SARAH E., PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
AURORA, CO, 80045

D'ORAZIO, SARAH E, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY
AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON, KY, 40536

DAVIS, KIM, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
BALTIMORE, MD, 21205

DERRE, ISABELLE, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY
AND CANCER BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, 22903

DETWEILER, CORRELLA S, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR, CELLULAR,
AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER
BOULDER, CO, 80309

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

FISHER, DEREK JAMES, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
CARBONDALE, IL, 62901

KUMARI, PUJA, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
BIOFILM RESEARCH CENTER
BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
BINGHAMTON, NY, 13902

LIU, GEORGE Y, MD, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO, CA, 92093

MCSORLEY, STEPHEN J, PHD *
PROFESSOR
CENTER FOR COMPARATIVE MEDICINE, ANATOMY,
PHYSIOLOGY, AND CELL BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
DAVIS, CA, 95616

MELLATA, MELHA, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY AND VACCINOLOGY LAB
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE
AND HUMAN NUTRITION
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
AMES, IA, 50011

OLIVE, ANDREW, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
MICROBIOLOGY, GENETICS, AND IMMUNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
EAST LANSING, MI, 48824

PONTES, MAURICIO H, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF PATHOLOGY, LABORATORY MEDICINE,
MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
HERSHEY, PA, 17033

REID, TARA BRINCK, MD, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, WA, 98195

ROSCH, JASON W., PHD
MEMBER
DEPARTMENT OF HOST-MICROBE INTERACTIONS
ST. JUDE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS, TN, 38105

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

SECOR, PATRICK R, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
AND CELL BIOLOGY
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
BOZEMAN, MT, 59717

SIKORA, ALEKSANDRA ELZBIETA, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
CORVALLIS, OR, 97331

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

TALAAT, ADEL M, PHD *
PROFESSOR OF MICROBIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
MADISON, WI, 53706

TETTELIN, HERVE S., PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
INSTITUTE FOR GENOME SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
BALTIMORE, MD, 21201

TOBIN, DAVID M, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF MOLECULAR GENETICS, MICROBIOLOGY,
INTEGRATIVE IMMUNOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DUKE UNIVERSITY
DURHAM, NC, 27710

TOKARZ, RAFAL, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER
NEW YORK, NY, 10032

TOLEDO, ALVARO M, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, 08901

VISWANATHAN, V K, PHD *
PROFESSOR
SCHOOL OF ANIMAL AND COMPARATIVE BIOMEDICAL
SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
TUCSON, AZ, 85721

YUAN, PENG, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
NEW YORK, NY, 10029

ZAFAR, MUHAMMAD A, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA, 30322

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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DANIEL, LORNA K.
LEAD, EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
DIVISION OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, 27709

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible