Faculty

Gregory Dekaban (PhD)

Department Chair & Professor / Scientist, Biotherapeutics Research Laboratory

Research Interests / Specializations: Development of immunotherapies for cancer, infectious disease and neurotrauma

Eric Arts (PhD)

Professor and Canada Research Chair in HIV Pathogenesis and Viral Control

Research Interests / Specializations: HIV pathogenesis, evolution and vaccine development

Stephen Barr (PhD)

Associate Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: virus-host interactions of emerging viral pathogens

Lillian Barra (MD, MPH, FRCPC)

Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis and associated co-morbidities

Jeremy Burton (MSc, PhD, dBA)

Associate Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Microbiota associated with Urology

Ana Cabrera (FCCM, D(ABMM), PhD, MSc)

Assistant Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: I am the co-section head of the Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, and also support the routine operations of the Division of Microbiology at LHSC.

Ewa Cairns (MSc, PhD)

Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Our laboratory is interested in rheumatic autoimmune diseases

Lisa Cameron (PhD)

Associate Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: T cell biology and chronic inflammatory disease

David Colby (MD, FRCPC, MSc)

Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Medical Microbiology, Public Health

Carole Creuzenet (PhD)

Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Glycobiology, virulence factors and host interactions for gastro-intestinal bacterial pathogens

Rodney DeKoter (PhD)

Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: specializes in nuclear proteins called transcription factors, using animal models and various methods to better understand how gene mutations can disrupt those proteins and subsequently cause immune system diseases such as leukemia and primary immunodeficiency.

Yohan Delport (MMed,MBChB)

Assistant Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: I am currently working on a rapid method of identifying bacterial pathogens from patients with suspected bacteremia.

Jimmy Dikeakos (PhD)

Graduate Program Chair & Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: We study the movement of proteins within HIV-1 infected and non-infected cells.

Veronica Guariglia (PhD)

Assistant Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Pathogenesis, transmission, and control of Listeria monocytogenes

Lakshman Gunaratnam (MD, MSc, FRCPC)

Research Interests / Specializations: Acute Kidney Injury and repair, Kidney transplantation, Tumour immunology

Jennifer Guthrie (MSc, PhD)

Assistant Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Pathogen genomics and bioinformatics combined with epidemiological methods to enhance public health efforts with respect to clinical diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance and prevention of disease transmission

Mansour Haeryfar (Doctorate Lab Medicine, MSc, PhD)

Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: We investigate innate-like and adaptive T cell responses to cancer, viral pathogens and bacterial infections.

David Heinrichs (PhD)

Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Pathogenic mechanisms of Staphylococcus aureus (or MRSA)

Bryan Heit (PhD)

Associate Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Macrophage function in health & disease.

Tony Jevnikar (MD, FRCPC, MSc)

Professor (Western University)/Scientist (Lawson Health Research Institute)

Research Interests / Specializations: Nephrology/Transplantation

C. Yong Kang (PhD, DSc, FRSC)

Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Development of vaccines against human viral diseases

Steven Kerfoot (PhD)

Associate Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: B cell immune responses and their role in inflammatory disease

Sung Kim (PhD)

Associate Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Our research program focuses on the signaling and epigenetic mechanisms of innate immune cells in responding to various microbes, tissue injury and cancers.

James Koropatnick (MSc, PhD)

Professor (Western University)/Distinguished Oncology Scientist (Lawson Health Research Institute)

Research Interests / Specializations: Development of small molecule, antisense, and antibody-based drugs to treat cancer

Aleksandra Leligdowicz (MD, PhD, FRCPC)

Assistant Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Immune responses in early sepsis, precision medicine in critical illness

John McCormick (PhD)

Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Bacterial toxins of Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus

Martin McGavin (PhD)

Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Sensing and response of Staphylococcus aureus to chemical signals of innate immunity

Joe Mymryk (PhD)

Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: DNA tumor viruses and associated human cancers

Art Poon (MSc, PhD)

Associate Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Bioinformatics, phylogenetics and the molecular epidemiology of human viruses

Jessica Prodger (MSc, PhD)

Assistant Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Developing Novels Strategies for HIV Prevention and Cure in Africa

Gregor Reid (PhD, MBA, ARM CCM, Dr HS, FCAHS FRSC)

Distinguished Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: Probiotic applications to humans and other life-forms

Alp Sener (MD PhD, FRCSC)

Associate Professor of Surgery/Clinician Scientist

Research Interests / Specializations: Our laboratory is focused on exploring novel transplant organ preservation strategies using temperature modulation and gasotransmitter therapy with the ultimate goal of improving long term graft function and survival.

Bhagirath Singh (PhD, FRSC, FCAHS)

Professor Emeritus

Research Interests / Specializations: Regulation of Type 1 diabetes by autoantigens, regulatory T cells and microbes

Ryan Troyer (PhD)

Assistant Professor

Research Interests / Specializations: We study molecular and cellular virology using multiple virus-host systems

Stephanie Zukowski (PhD)

Undergraduate Program Chair & Assistant Professor