Faculty and Staff

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Research-active Microbiology Faculty
Name	Research Interests
Luis A. Actis (Ph.D. in Biochemistry) Professor and Chair 97 Pearson Hall (513) 529-5424 actisla@MiamiOH.edu	Molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis
Mitchell F. Balish (Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Professor 64 Pearson Hall (513) 529-0167 balishmf@MiamiOH.edu	Cellular, subcellular, and molecular studies of morphology, organization, and division in Mycoplasma species CAS Faculty Spotlight
Annette Bollmann (Ph.D. in Biology) Associate Professor 46 Pearson Hall (513) 529-0426 bollmaa@MiamiOH.edu	Ecophysiology of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria; Culturing the unculturables
Eileen K. Bridge (Ph.D. in Biology) Associate Professor 66 Pearson Hall (513) 529-7264 bridgee@MiamiOH.edu	Adenovirus host cell interactions
Joseph M. Carlin (Ph.D. in Microbiology) Professor and Assistant Chair Director of the Mallory-Wilson Center 48 Pearson Hall (513) 529-5426 carlinjm@MiamiOH.edu	Immunology of intracellular Chlamydia infections; molecular mechanisms of interferon-mediated immunity
Xiao-Wen Cheng (Ph.D. in Entomology) Associate Professor 80 Pearson Hall (513) 529-5429 chengx@MiamiOH.edu	Host-range factors of baculovirus and gene transcription strategies of ascovirus
D.J. Ferguson (Ph.D. in Biochemistry) Associate Professor 90 Pearson Hall (513) 529-5441 fergusdj@MiamiOH.edu	Anaerobic one-carbon metabolism in methanogens and Gram-positive bacteria
Marcia R. Lee (D.V.M.) Associate Professor Director of Medical Laboratory Science 58 Pearson Hall (513) 529-5425 leemr@MiamiOH.edu	Use of ice-nucleating active bacteria and fungi for biological control
Rachael Morgan-Kiss (Ph.D. in Plant Biology) O'Toole Family Professor Director of Graduate Studies 98 Pearson Hall (513) 529-5434 morganr2@MiamiOH.edu	Polar Microbiology, Physiology, and Ecology
Xin Wang (Ph.D. in Microbiology) Assistant Professor 50 Pearson Hall (513) 529-5427 xwang@MiamiOH.edu	Synthetic and Systems Biology
Timothy J. Wilson (Ph.D. in Immunology) Assistant Professor 68 Pearson Hall (513) 529-1694 tim.wilson@MiamiOH.edu	Immunology and leukocyte surface receptor function

Instructional and Administrative Microbiology Faculty
Name	Research Interests
Kelly Z. Abshire (Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology) Teaching Professor 91 Pearson Hall (513) 529-2028 abshirk@MiamiOH.edu	Identification of bacterial proteins important in intracellular survival
Rebecca Balish (Ph.D. in Nutrition and Health Science) Associate Teaching Professor Chief Departmental Advisor 60 Pearson Hall (513) 529-1661 balishrs@MiamiOH.edu	Development of molecular tools for use in the remediation of toxic environments
Alan F. Strautman (Ph.D. in Biological Sciences) Assistant Teaching Professor 44 Pearson Hall (513) 529-3182 strautaf@MiamiOH.edu	Science Education

Affiliate and Adjunct Microbiology Faculty
Name	Research Interests
J. Andrew Jones Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical, Paper and Biomedical Engineering (Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2016)	Metabolic engineering, pathway optimization, synthetic biology, psychedelic medicine
Andor J. Kiss Adjunct Assistant Professor, Director of the Center for Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics (Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005)	Globular protein stability & cold adaptation
Matthew Saxton Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, (Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 2011)	Microbial community dynamics

Office Administrative Staff

Amy Corrington
Administrative Assistant
212 Pearson Hall
513 529-5422
FAX: (513) 529-2431
corrinaa@MiamiOH.edu

Research and Instructional Support Staff

Greg Hubbard
Science Stores Specialist
143 Pearson Hall
513 529-5422
FAX: (513) 529-2431
hubbarg@MiamiOH.edu

Jazzminn Hembree
Director of Laboratory Animal Resources
83A Pearson Hall
529-5435
hembrejl@MiamiOH.edu

Xiaoyun Deng
Microbiology Lab Technician
86B Pearson Hall
513 529-4281
FAX: (513) 529-2431
dengx1@MiamiOH.edu

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