Eukaryotic Pathogens
Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School Department of Microbiology and Immunology are investigating how eukaryotic pathogens impact the central nervous system and immune system.
Learn more below about the areas of investigation related to fungus, parasitic and protozoan eukaryotic pathogens and their affects on the body. Additionally, view a list of faculty conducting research in these areas.
Areas of Investigations
Fungus research areas:
- The role that colonization of the gut by Candida albicans may have on the regulation of immune responses throughout the body
- The pathogenesis of the opportunistic fungi Cryptococcus neoformans and Aspergillis fumigatus and host defense against these microbes in the lungs and sinuses
Protozoa and parasite research areas:
- The common obligate intracellular protozoa Toxoplasma gondii with respect to its molecular mechanism of entry into target cells of the central nervous system
- This genetically and biochemically tractable parasite serves as an excellent model for invasion.
Faculty researching Eukaryotic Pathogens
Vernon B Carruthers, PhD
Professor
Gary B Huffnagle, PhD
Professor
Teresa O'Meara, PhD
Associate Professor
Michal A Olszewski, DVM, PhD
Professor
Yifan Wang, DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor
