CHoMI Faculty and Research

Soman Abraham
Professor, Department of Pathology
Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Barbara Alexander
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Professor, Department of Pathology

J. Andrew Alspaugh
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Michael Boyce
Associate Professor of Biochemistry

Dick Brennan
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry

Ashley Chi
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Jörn Coers
Director, Center for Host-Microbial Interactions
Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Joel Collier
Theodore Kennedy Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering                                                                  Associate Dean for Doctoral Education in the Pratt School of Engineering

Carolyn Coyne
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor, Department of Integrative Immunobiology

Gary Cox
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Services in the Department of Medicine

Lawrence David
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology                                                             Core Faculty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Emily Derbyshire
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Fred Dietrich
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Xinnian Dong
Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor, Department of Biology

Guido Ferrari 
Professor, Surgery 
Research Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Vance Fowler
Florence McAlister Distinguished Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Kathy Franz
Alexander F. Hehmeyer Distinguished Professor of Chemistry                                                                                    Chair of the Department of Chemistry

Richard Frothingham
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Duke Human Vaccine Institute)
Assistant Professor, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Matthias Gromeier
Cless Family Distinguished Professor of Neuro-Oncology, Neurosurgery
Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Professor in Medicine

Steve Haase
Professor, Biology

Barton Haynes
Frederic M. Hanes Distinguished Professor, Department of Medicine                                                                          Director of the Human Vaccine Institute in the Department of Medicine

Sheng-Yang He
Benjamin E, Powell Distinguished Professor of Biology
Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Nicholas Heaton
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Joseph Heitman
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology

Stacy Horner
Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Immunobiology

Dennis Ko
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Meta Kuehn, Co-Director
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Jenny Lodge
Vice President for Research & Innovation                                                                                                                John Strohbehn University Distinguished Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Micah Luftig
Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology                                                                              Vice-Chair in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Paul Magawene
Professor of Biology
Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Dewey McCafferty
Professor, Department of Chemistry

Edward Miao
Chancellor's Distinguished Professor, Department of Immunology, Department of Integrative Immunobiology

Tony Moody
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor in Immunology, Department of Integrative Immunobiology

Ashley Moseman
Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Immunobiology

John Perfect
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor and Chief, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Chris Plowe
Director, Duke Global Health Institute
Professor of Medicine and Global Health (Medicine/Infectious Diseases)

John Rawls
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Kevin Saunders
Norman L. Letvin M.D. Distinguished Professor in Surgery and the Duke Human Vaccine Institute
Professor, Department of Integrative Immunobiology

Mari Shinohara, Co-Director
Professor, Department of Integrative Immunobiology
Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Clare Smith
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Gregory Taylor
Professor, Department of Medicine (Geriatrics)
Associate Research Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Associate Research Professor, Department of Immunology

David Tobin
Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Georgia Tomaras
Professor, Department of Surgery                                                                                                                          Chief, Division of Surgical Sciences

Ephraim Tsalik
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Raphael Valdivia
Nanaline H. Duke Distinguished Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology                          Professor and Chair, Department of Integrative Immunobiology

Rytas Vilgalys
Professor, Department of Biology
Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Dong Yan
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Lingchong You
James L. Meriam Distinguished Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Aimee Zaas
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

Xiaoping Zhong
Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Allergy and Immunology)

Pei Zhou
Professor, Biochemistry