• Primary Faculty Profiles
• Bankert, Richard, Ph.D., V.M.D., Professor
• Bianco, Piero, Ph.D., Associate Professor
• Campagnari, Anthony, Ph.D., Professor
• Collins, Arlene, Ph.D., Associate Professor
• Connell, Terry, Ph.D., Professor
• Egilmez, Nejat, Ph.D., Associate Professor
• Hakansson, Anders, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
• Hay, John, Ph.D., Professor
• Jacobs, Amy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
• Melendy, Thomas, Ph.D., Associate Professor
• Panepinto, John, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
• Read, Laurie, Ph.D., Professor
• Russell, Michael, Ph.D., Professor
• Ruyechan, William, Ph.D., Professor and Chairman
• Thacore, Harshad, Ph.D., Associate Professor
• Williams, Noreen, Ph.D., Professor
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Faculty and Research

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Research Interests:

Primary interest is in the field of Virology.  Most of the work during my tenure in this Department has been involved with studies dealing with virus-cell interactions. One of the major areas of interest deals with the study of the interferon system, which includes the induction of interferons by various interferon inducers including viruses as well as the develop­ment of antiviral state against both RNA and DNA viruses. 

Current studies involve experiments dealing with the entry and mechanism of pathogenesis of human and avian influenza viruses. These studies include the process of fusion of human (H3N2) and avian (H5N2) influenza viruses with selected artificial membranes and cytokine production in human cells of the upper and lower respiratory tract.

Relevant references:

Ohki, S., Thacore, H. and Flanagan, T.D. Effect on viral glycoprotein mobility and a possible role of internal “viroskeleton” proteins in Sendai virus fusion. Journal of Membrane Biology. 199: 73-83, 2004.