Microbiology Faculty

Faculty in Microbiology

Barbara Baker

Adjunct Professor
Plant Innate ImmunityRead more about Barbara Baker

Rachel Brem

Associate Professor
Fungi as a model system for the study of genetic variation and evolutionRead more about Rachel Brem

Steven Brenner

Professor
Computational Biology, Genomics, Protein Function PredictionRead more about Steven Brenner

Tom Bruns

Professor Emeritus
Fungal EcologyRead more about Tom Bruns

John Coates

Professor
BioremediationRead more about John Coates

Adam Deutschbauer

Adjunct Associate Professor
Genetics, genomics, and large-scale protein function discoveryRead more about Adam Deutschbauer

Karine Gibbs

Associate Professor
Microbiology, Microbial Development, Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, Microbial Social Behaviors, Bacterial Communities / Microbiomes, Collective BehaviorsRead more about Karine Gibbs

Louise Glass

Professor Emerita
Biofuels, FungiRead more about Louise Glass

Britt Glaunsinger

Professor and Chair
Virus-Host Interactions, Gene RegulationRead more about Britt Glaunsinger

Igor Grigoriev

Adjunct Professor
Fungal and Algal Genomics, Computational BiologyRead more about Igor Grigoriev

Arash Komeili

Professor
Bacterial Organelles and BiomineralizationRead more about Arash Komeili

Ksenia Krasileva

Associate Professor
Genomics and Innate Immune SystemsRead more about Ksenia Krasileva

Aaron Leichty

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Peggy Lemaux

Professor of Cooperative Extension
Crop Genetic Improvement via Engineering and EditingRead more about Peggy Lemaux

Jennifer D. Lewis

Adjunct Associate Professor
Plant Disease and ImmunityRead more about Jennifer D. Lewis

Steven Lindow

Professor Emeritus
Ecology of Plant-Associated MicroorganismsRead more about Steven Lindow

Lotus Lofgren

Assistant Professor
comparative genomics, bioinformatics, ecology, mycologyRead more about Lotus Lofgren

N. Cecilia Martinez-Gomez

Associate Professor
microbial physiology, one-carbon metabolism, microbial molecular biology, bacteria, enzymes, enzyme activity, enzymology, enzyme kinetics, protein biochemistry, protein characterizationRead more about N. Cecilia Martinez-Gomez

Sabeeha Merchant

Professor
Chloroplast, Photosynthesis, Algae, Trace metals, Genomics, Synthetic biology, Designer lipids, Chlamydomonas, Auxenochlorella, DunaliellaRead more about Sabeeha Merchant

Dipti Nayak

Assistant Professor
Archaea; Methanogenesis; Microbial Evolution; CRISPR-Cas9 genome editingRead more about Dipti Nayak

Krishna Niyogi

Professor and Associate Chair
Regulation of Photosynthesis and PhotoprotectionRead more about Krishna Niyogi

Daniel Portnoy

Professor
Bacterial pathogenesisRead more about Daniel Portnoy

Kathleen Ryan

Associate Professor
Antibiotic persistence and stress resistance mediated by HipBA toxin-antitoxin systemsRead more about Kathleen Ryan

Kim Seed

Associate Professor
interactions between bacteria and their viral predatorsRead more about Kim Seed

Patrick Shih

Associate Professor
Synthetic Biology, Plant Metabolism, Microbial EvolutionRead more about Patrick Shih

Chris Somerville

Professor Emeritus
Read more about Chris Somerville

Brian Staskawicz

Professor of the Graduate School
Plant immunityRead more about Brian Staskawicz

Michi Taga

Professor
Microbial Nutritional InteractionsRead more about Michi Taga

John Taylor

Professor of the Graduate School
Fungal evolution and genomicsRead more about John Taylor

Matthew Traxler

Associate Professor
Bacterial interspecies interactions and specialized metabolismRead more about Matthew Traxler

Patricia Zambryski

Professor Emerita
Type IV secretion in bacteria and cell-to-cell transport in plantsRead more about Patricia Zambryski