Faculty
Kelly Bender
Associate Professor
Life Science II 106
Phone: 618-453-2868
Fax: 618-453-8036
E‑mail: bender@micro.siu.edu
Research Specialties: Environmental Microbiology; Sulfate-reducing bacteria; Small RNA Analysis; Community Analysis of Acid Mine Drainage Impacted Sites. ...read full profile >>
Derek Fisher
Associate Professor
Research Specialties: Bacterial pathogenesis focusing on Chlamydia . Chlamydia spp. are Gram negative, obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens which cause disease in humans as well as economically important domestic animals. These bacteria mainly infect the mucosal epithelial layer lining the lung, ocular, ...read full profile >>
Scott Hamilton-Brehm
Associate Professor
Life Science III 1009
Phone: 618-453-3818
Fax: 618-453-8036
E‑mail: scott.hamilton-brehm@siu.edu
Research Specialties: Anaerobic and aerobic cultivation of microorganisms, environmental sampling. Education: PhD, 2008, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Courses Taught: MICR 201: Elementary Microbiology MICR 423: Geomicrobiology Research Interests: My research laboratory focuses on ...read full profile >>
Lahiru Jayakody
Assistant Professor
Research Specialties: Synthetic Microbiology; Metabolic Engineering; Applied Microbiology; Microbial Fermentation; Microbial Stress Response; Molecular Biology PhD, 2014, Kagoshima University, Japan Courses Taught: MICR/MBMB 480: Molecular Biology of Microorganisms ...read full profile >>
Vjollca Konjufca
Professor
Life Science III 1012
Phone: 618-453-8161
Fax: 618-453-8036
E‑mail: vjollca@micro.siu.edu
Research Specialties: Immunology and Host-Pathogen Interactions. Education: PhD, 2002, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Courses Taught: MICR 301: Principles of Microbiology MICR/MBMB 453: Immunology MICR/MBMB 481: Diagnostic and Applied Microbiology LaboratoryMBMB 551: Advanced ...read full profile >>
Bethany Rader
Associate Professor
Lindegren Hall 34
Phone: 618-453-7821
Fax: 618-453-8036
E‑mail: bethany.rader@siu.edu
Research Specialties: Beneficial Host-Microbe Interactions, Innate Immunology, Microbial Ecology and Systems Biology. Education: PhD, 2006, University of Oregon Courses Taught: MICR 302: Molecular Biology MICR 460: Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses MICR/MBMB 480: Molecular Biology of Microorganisms ...read full profile >>
José Vargas-Muñiz
Assistant Professor
Phone: 618-453-2930
Fax: 618-453-8036
E-mail: jose.vargasmuniz@siu.edu
Lab Website:jvm-lab.weebly.com
Research Specialties: Fungal genetics, fungal cell biology, marine mycology, and human fungal; pathogens. EDUCATION Ph.D., 2017, Duke University, Durham, NC RESEARCH INTEREST Our lab has a deep and sustained interest in cell morphogenesis and fungal cell regulate their shape. ...read full profile >>