Director

William C. Gause, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Research
Distinguished Professor
Director, RBHS Institute for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases (i3D)
Director, Center for Immunity & Inflammation (CII)
gausewc@njms.rutgers.edu

Members

Aimee M. Beaulieu, PhD
Assistant Professor &
Chancellor Scholar Microbiology,
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
ab1550@njms.rutgers.edu

Tessa L. Bergsbaken, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology, Immunology
and Laboratory Medicine
t.bergsbaken@rutgers.edu

Nicholas J. Bessman, PhD
Assistant Professor & Chancellor Scholar
Department of Medicine
nb757@connect.rutgers.edu

Sylvia Christakos, PhD
Professor
Department of Microbiology,
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
christak@njms.rutgers.edu

Nataki C. Douglas, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Director of Translational Research
Department of Obstetrics,
Gynecology & Women's Health
nd537@njms.rutgers.edu

Patricia A. Fitzgerald-Bocarsly, PhD
Professor & Provost-RBHS Newark
Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine
bocarsly@njms.rutgers.edu

Nan Gao, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology, Physiology &
Neuroscience
ngao@newark.rutgers.edu
Gao Lab

Jessica C. Hargarten, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology, Immunology,
and Laboratory Medicine
jh2418@njms.rutgers.edu
Hargarten Lab

Huijuan Hu, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
hh480@njms.rutgers.edu

Priyadarshini (Priya) Kachroo, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical and Health
Informatics
School of Health Professions
pk784@shp.rutgers.edu

Yosuke Kumamoto, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology, Immunology
and Laboratory Medicine
yosuke.kumamoto@rutgers.edu

Alexander Lemenze, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine
lemenzad@njms.rutgers.edu

Dongfang Liu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology, Immunology
and Laboratory Medicine
dongfang.liu@rutgers.edu

Keri E. Lunsford, MD, PhD, FACS
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
kel153@njms.rutgers.edu

Veronika Miskolci, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology,
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
vm686@njms.rutgers.edu
Miskolci Lab

Alexandros (Alex) Papachristodoulou, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology,
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
ap2880@njms.rutgers.edu
Papachristodoulou Lab

Dane Parker, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology, Immunology
and Laboratory Medicine
dp964@njms.rutgers.edu

Vasileios Petrou, PhD
Assistant Professor and
Chancellor Scholar
Department of Microbiology,
Biochemistry& Molecular Genetics
vasileios.petrou@rutgers.edu

Amariliz Rivera, PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Director, Center for Immunity & Inflammation
Department of Pediatrics
riveraam@njms.rutgers.edu

Mark Siracusa, PhD
Associate Professor & Chancellor Scholar
Director, Research Support Core
Department of Medicine
mcs294@njms.rutgers.edu

Robin Stephens, MS, PhD
Associate Profesor
Director, Neuroinflammation
Department of Pharmacology,
Physiology and Neuroscience
robin.stephens@rutgers.edu

Jason Scott Weinstein, PhD
Associate Professor & Chancellor Scholar
Department of Medicine
jw1194@njms.rutgers.edu

Darin L. Wiesner, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
dw667@njms.rutgers.edu

Alex K. Wong, MD
Professor
Department of Surgery
aw1065@rutgers.edu

Tania Wong, PhD
Assistant Professor & Chancellor Scholar
Department of Microbiology,
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
tw649@njms.rutgers.edu
Wong Lab

Vijay K. Yadav, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology, Immunology &
Laboratory Medicine
vy78@njms.rutgers.edu
Yadav Lab

George S. Yap, PhD
Professor
Department of Medicine
yapgs@njms.rutgers.edu

Associate Members

Eddy Arnold, PhD
Board of Governors &
Distinguished Professor of
Chemistry & Chemical Biology,
Rutgers University
arnold@cabm.rutgers.edu

Kathleen Beebe, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
beebeka@njms.rutgers.edu

Alex Bekker, MD, PhD
Professor & Chair
Department of Anesthesiology
bekkeray@njms.rutgers.edu

Purnima Bhanot, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology,
Biochemistry& Molecular Genetics
bhanotpu@njms.rutgers.edu

Raymond B. Birge, PhD
Professor
Department of Microbiology,
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
birgera@njms.rutgers.edu

Theresa Chang, PhD
Associate Professor
Public Health Research Institute
changth@njms.rutgers.edu

PingPing Hou, PhD
Assistant Professor
Center for Cell Signaling,
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
ph413@njms.rutgers.edu

Scott Kachlany, PhD
Associate Professor
Center for Oral Infectious Diseases
kachlasc@sdm.rutgers.edu

Sergei V. Kotenko, PhD
Professor
Department of Microbiology,
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
kotenkse@njms.rutgers.edu

Steven W. Levison, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience
Director, Laboratory for Regenerative Neurobiology
Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience
kotenkse@njms.rutgers.edu

David Lukac, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology,
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
lukacdm@njms.rutgers.edu

Matthew B. Neiditch, PhD
Professor
Department of Microbiology,
Biochemistry& Molecular Genetics
neiditmb@njms.rutgers.edu

J. Patrick O'Connor, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
oconnojp@njms.rutgers.edu

Nikhat Parveen, MS, BSC, PhD
Associate Professor
Department Microbiology,
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
parveeni@njms.rutgers.edu

Christine Rohowsky-Kochan, PhD
Professor
Department of Pharmacology,
Physiology and Neuroscience
rohowscm@njms.rutgers.edu

John Siekierka, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
RWJMS, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Padmini Salgame, PhD
Professor
Department of Medicine
salgampa@njms.rutgers.edu

Auriel A.Willette, PhD, MS
Associate Professor
RWJMS, Department of Neurology
aaw139@rwjms.rutgers.edu