We’re seeking exceptional faculty to move MizzouForward in the areas of Infectious Disease and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology.
Infectious Disease
Infectious Disease
Featured Researchers
- Xiu-Feng (Henry) Wan, PhD, professor – Using systems biology and translational approaches to counteract influeza and other emerging infectious diseases.
- Diana Gil Pagés, PhD, associate professor – Design and development of engineered antibody fragments targeting T cells as anti-cancer therapeutics
- Marc Johnson, PhD, professor – Leader in SARS-CoV-2 wastewater tracking and surveillance at the local and national level.
- Dongsheng Duan, PhD, curators distinguished professor – International leader in studies of gene therapy for treatment and cure of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and gene therapy.
- Dima Dandachi, MD, assistant professor of Clinical Medicine, Involved in advancing our involvement in HIV clinical trials and implementation research.
- Taylor Nelson, DO, assistant professor of Clinical Medicine, is the principal investigator on a COVID-19 clinical study looking at the use of Niclosamide in moderate and severe hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Featured News
- https://medicine.missouri.edu/news/som-researcher-receives-grant-study-immunotherapy
- https://medicine.missouri.edu/news/study-finds-high-prevalence-covid-19-and-flu-co-infections-during-2021-2022-flu-season
- https://www.muhealth.org/for-media/press-releases/mu-health-care-participate-covid-19-plasma-trial
- https://www.muhealth.org/our-stories/what-you-need-know-about-novavax-vaccine
- https://medicine.missouri.edu/news/researchers-overcome-hurdle-crispr-gene-editing-muscular-dystrophy
- https://medicine.missouri.edu/news/wastewater-detectives-give-missouri-clearer-picture-pandemic