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Host Defense

Faculty in the Immunology Graduate Program at the U-M Medical School have strengths in HIV persistence and immune evasion, immunity to viral and bacterial infections of the lung, innate immunity to bacterial infections, signaling by innate immune receptors in response to microbial infections, anti-fungal immunity and mechanisms of virus-host interactions.

Faculty in Host Defense
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Kathleen Collins, MD, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Associate Dean for Physician Scientist Education and Training, Medical School
Jane deng

Jane C Deng, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
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Peter Mancuso, PhD
Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
U-M School of Public Health
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David M Markovitz
Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Bethany B. Moore

Bethany Moore, PhD
Nancy Walls Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Gabriel Nunez, MD

Gabriel Nuñez, MD
Professor or Pathology
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Mary O'Riordan, PhD
Charles H Williams Collegiate Professor
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School
MICHAL A OLSZEWSKI

Michal A Olszewski, DVM, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Associate Director Academic Program, Immunology Graduate Program, Medical School
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John J Osterholzer, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
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Christiane Wobus, PhD
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School
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Yifan Wang, DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School