University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
The Department
Department of Microbiology
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
138 Farber Hall
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214-3000
Phone: (716) 829-2907 (Department) (716) 829-2176 (Graduate Studies) Fax: (716) 829-2158 Email:
Chair: John Hay, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies: Laurie K. Read, Ph.D.
Director of M.A. Program: Noreen Williams, Ph.D.
The Department of Microbiology was created in 1941 in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and is responsible for instruction in microbiology and immunology to medical, dental, graduate and undergraduate students. The Department offers several predoctoral and postdoctoral training programs in a variety of research areas. These educational programs provide a solid training background; predoctoral and postdoctoral programs are based on state-of-the-art research conducted in the laboratories of the departmental faculty. Currently, there are 20 primary appointment faculty members and 24 secondary appointment faculty members with research interests in bacteriology, immunology, parasitology, and virology. Areas of research include gene expression, signal transduction, mucosal immunology, tumorigenesis, and all aspects of bacterial, viral, and parasite pathogenesis. The primary faculty members in this Department have successfully obtained more than $4 million annually in extramural support for their research.