Meet the T32 PIs and Faculty Preceptors
The T32 Interdisciplinary Program in Microbe-Host Biology PIs and faculty preceptors are nationally recognized leaders in infectious disease research spanning microbiology, immunology, virology, and more.

Rajendar Deora, PhD
Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity; Associate Professor, Microbiology

Daniel Wozniak, PhD
Samuel Saslaw Professor of Infectious Diseases, and Vice Chair, Microbial Infection and Immunity; Professor, Microbiology
Faculty Preceptors
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Brian Ahmer, PhD
Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Munir Akkaya, MD, D.Phil
Assistant Professor
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Amal Amer, MD, PhD
Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Michael Bailey, PhD
Pediatrics Associate Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Lauren O. Bakaletz, PhD
Principal Investigator, Center for Microbe and Immunity Research
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Prosper N. Boyaka, PhD
Chair, Department of Veterinary Biosciences
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Estelle Cormet-Boyaka, PhD
Director, Cell Physiology and Biochemistry Core for Cure CF Columbus (C3)
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Rajendar Deora, PhD
Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Purnima Dubey, PhD
Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Adriana Forero, PhD
Assistant Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Hazem Ghoneim, PhD
Assistant Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Steven D Goodman, PhD
Center for Microbe and Immunity Research
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Kymberly Gowdy, MS, PhD
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
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John Gunn, PhD
Principal Investigator, Nationwide Children's Hospital
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Emily Hemann, PhD
Assistant Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Igor Jouline, PhD
Rod Sharp Professor of Microbiology
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Chan-Wang Jerry Lio, PhD
Assistant Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Sanggu Kim, PhD
Associate Professor, Veterinary Biosciences
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Samantha J. King, PhD
Principal Investigator, Center for Microbe and Immunity Research
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Jianrong Li, DVM, PhD
Professor, Veterinary Biosciences
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Shan-Lu Liu, MD, PhD
Program Co-Director, Viruses and Emerging Pathogens; Professor, Veterinary Biosciences
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Kevin Mason, PhD
Center for Microbe and Immunity Research
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Christopher P. Montgomery, MD
Prinipal Investigator, Center for Microbe and Immunity Research
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Fernanda Novais, PhD
Assistant Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Ken Oestreich, PhD
Associate Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Eugene Oltz, PhD
Chair, Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Mark E. Peeples, PhD
Principal Investigator, Center for Microbe and Immunity Research
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Murugesan Rajaram, PhD, FAHA
Associate Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Chad Rappleye, PhD
Professor of Microbiology
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Linda J. Saif, MS, PhD
Professor, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
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Abhay Satoskar, PhD
Professor of Pathology and Microbiology
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Stephanie Seveau, PhD
Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Matthew Sullivan, PhD
Director, Center of Microbiome Science; Professor of Microbiology
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Christopher M. Walker, PhD
Principal Investigator, Center for Microbe and Immunity Research
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Haitao Wen, MD, PhD
Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Daniel Wozniak, PhD
Vice Chair, Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Jacob Yount, PhD
Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity