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Department of Microbiology Faculty

Our faculty have expertise in the study of bacteria, viruses, parasites, and the human immune response.

The dynamic faculty in NYU Langone’s Department of Microbiology run active research laboratories and contribute to a range of teaching activities in the areas of microbiology, virology, parasitology, the human immune response, and the molecular basis of disease.

Our Leadership

Jeffrey N. Weiser, MD

Chair and Jan T. Vilcek Professor of Molecular Pathogenesis, Department of Microbiology

Inna Gurewitz, MPH

Administrator, Department of Microbiology

Andrew J. Darwin, PhD

Professor, Department of Microbiology, Microbiology Graduate Advisor

Primary Faculty

Joel G. Belasco, PhD

Professor, Department of Microbiology

Andrew J. Darwin, PhD

Professor, Department of Microbiology

Heran Darwin, PhD

Professor, Department of Microbiology

Meike Dittmann, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology

Michael J. Garabedian, PhD

Professor, Departments of Microbiology and Urology

Kamal M. Khanna, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology

Nathaniel R. Landau, PhD

Professor, Department of Microbiology

Ian J. Mohr, PhD

Professor, Department of Microbiology

Alejandro Pironti, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology

Ana M. Rodriguez, PhD

Professor, Department of Microbiology

Jonas Schluter, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology

Robert J. Schneider, PhD

Albert Sabin Professor of Molecular Pathogenesis, Department of Microbiology

Liat Shenhav, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology

Kenneth A. Stapleford, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology

Benjamin tenOever, PhD

Professor, Department of Microbiology

C. Theresa Vincent, PhD

Research Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology

Jeffrey N. Weiser, MD

Chair and Jan T. Vilcek Professor of Molecular Pathogenesis, Department of Microbiology

Angus C. Wilson, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology

Secondary Faculty

Ralf Duerr, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor (Research), Departments of Medicine and Microbiology

Damian C. Ekiert, PhD

Assistant Professor, Departments of Cell Biology and Microbiology

Edward A. Fisher, MD, MPH, PhD

Professor, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Cell Biology, and Microbiology

Ramin Herati, MD

Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Microbiology

David E. Levy, PhD

Professor, Departments of Pathology and Microbiology

Mark J. Mulligan, MD

Professor, Departments of Medicine and Microbiology

Mila B. Ortigoza, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Microbiology

Adam J. Ratner, MD

Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology

Bo Shopsin, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Microbiology

Emeritus Faculty

Claudio Basilico, MD

Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology

Richard P. Novick, MD

Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology

Jan T. Vilcek, MD, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology