Research Interests
We study the pathways by which microorganisms cross cellular barriers and the mechanisms by which these barriers restrict microbial infections. Our studies primarily focus on the epithelium that lines the gastrointestinal tract and on placental trophoblasts, the cells that comprise a key cellular barrier of the human placenta. Our work is highly multidisciplinary and encompasses aspects of cell biology, immunology, and microbiology. Our long-term goals are to identify pathogen- and host-specific therapeutic targets to prevent or treat microbial infections and ultimately to alleviate the morbidity and mortality caused by these infections.
Selected Grants
Research Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Weill Cornell Medicine ·
2024
- 2029
Research Co Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ·
2024
- 2028
Research Co Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases ·
2024
- 2028
Research Co Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ·
2022
- 2027
Research Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Vanderbilt University Medical Center ·
2024
- 2027
Fellowship Co-Sponsor ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2023
- 2026
Research Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of Kentucky ·
2023
- 2026
Inst. Training Prgm or CME Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2021
- 2026
Fellowship Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2024
- 2026
Research Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ·
2021
- 2026
Research Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Weill Cornell Medicine ·
2023
- 2026
Research Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of Pittsburgh ·
2022
- 2026
Research Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of Pittsburgh ·
2021
- 2026
Research Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ·
2022
- 2026
Research Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2021
- 2025
Inst. Training Prgm or CME Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2020
- 2025
Inst. Training Prgm or CME Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2020
- 2025
Research Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Emory University ·
2022
- 2025
Inst. Training Prgm or CME Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
1980
- 2025
Research Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Moderna Therapeutics, Inc. ·
2023
- 2024
Research Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of Washington ·
2023
- 2024