RESEARCH IMPORTANCE Meet your Faculty

MEET YOUR FACULTY

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We are people, too! Although it is often difficult to get to know a professor and faculty during large classes or in online settings, each faculty member has their own story to tell. Please listen to some of the interviews to get to know the amazing Microbiology faculty and please find their contact information available to you in case you become interested in the electives offered or the research they conduct. Here are the faculty profiles and contacts on our webpage Links to an external site., which also has a link to their Google Scholar profile to check out their most recent publications.

FACULTY  

Each professor in the Microbiology & Cell Science Department has a story, advice to share, and important information that could be helpful for students interested in their area of expertise and the research they perform. Here we present a series of podcast-like interview of the professors so you can know more about them and the importance of their investigation for the improvement of human life. Additional information regarding internship opportunities and scholarships is also made available in this advising site.

 

Eric Triplett

Professor and Chair

Molecular microbial ecology, plant-­‐microbe

interactions.  MCB4320C, Bacterial Genome
352-392-5430
ewt@ufl.edu

Interview 

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Valerie de Crecy-Lagard

Distinguished Professor

Interview 

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Bioinformatics. Minor Coordinator. Comparative genomics, bacterial genetics, evolution, genetic code. BSC4434, Bioinformatics.

352-392-9416
vcrecy@ufl.edu

 

 

Jamie Foster

Professor

Interview

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Kennedy Space Center, MCB4934, Environmental Microbiology.
321-261-3772
jfoster@ufl.edu

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Claudio Gonzalez

Links to an external site.
Professor

Interview 

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Gene expression and regulation, protein engineering.

MCB4034L - Advanced Microbiology Lab
352-273-8088
cfgonzalez@ufl.edu

 

Peter E. Kima

Links to an external site.ASO. Professor

 

Interview 

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Host-­‐parasite interactions.  Z004232, Parasitology.

352-392-0384
pkima@ufl.edu

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Joseph Larkin III

ASO. Professor

 

Interview

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Immunology. The role of regulatory T cells in immune system tolerance. PCB4233, PCB5233.

Play media comment.352-392-6884
jlarkin3@ufl.edu

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Graciela Lorca

Professor

 

Interview

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Transcriptional regulation, comparative genomics.

MCB3023, Basic Biology of Microorganisms.

352-273-8090
glorca@ufl.edu

 

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Zhonglin Mou

Links to an external site.Professor

 

Interview

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Plant defense response. PCB3134, Eukaryotic Cell. Structure and Function.

Play media comment.352-392-0285
zhlmou@ufl.edu

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Julie Maupin-Furlow

Professor

Interview

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Microbial biochemistry and physiology. MCB4403,

Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function.

352-392-4095
jmaupin@ufl.edu

 

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Kelly C. Rice

Links to an external site.ASO. Professor

 

Regulation of bacterial cell death and autolysis,

biofilm physiology and development. MCB4203, Bacterial and Viral Pathogens.

352-392-1192
kcrice@ufl.edu

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Uli Stingl

Links to an external site.Asst. Professor

 

Focusing on analyzing and understanding

structure and function of aquatic microbial communities.

MCB3023 Principles of Microbiology.
954-577-6326
ustingl@ufl.edu

 

Wilfred Vermerris

Links to an external site. Links to an external site.Professor

Interview

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Focused on elucidating biochemical and physiological processes

relevant for the genetic improvement of crops that can be used as feedstocks.

MCB4034L - Advanced Microbiology Lab
352-273-8162
wev@ufl.edu

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Nian Wang

Links to an external site.Professor

Interview 

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Molecular genetics and functional genomics of plant-bacteria interactions and methods to control citrus diseases caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Citrus Greening) and Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri (Citrus Canker). Microbial Defense/Host-Microbe Interactions. Graduate students. 

352-392-2400
nianwang@ufl.edu

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Melissa Jones 

Links to an external site.Asst. Professor

Dr. Jones is interested in investigating the relationship between human noroviruses and commensal bacteria. MCB4503 Virology
352-392-5923
mmk@ufl.edu

 

 

Willm Martens-Habbena 

Links to an external site.Asst. Professor

Interview

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Combines molecular microbiology, microbial physiology and biogeochemistry to advance our understanding of microorganisms in complex ecosystems.

MCB3023 Principles of Microbiology
954-577-6372
w.martenshabbena@ufl.edu

 

Daniel Czyz

Assistant Professor

Interview 

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Dr. Czyz works on developing novel host-targeting approaches to conquer antibiotic resistance.

Antimicrobial Resistance: available in 2019
321-392-0237
dczyz@ufl.edu

 

 

Jennifer Drew

Links to an external site.Senior Lecturer

‌‌Interview

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MCB 4934 Special Topics in Microbiology and Cell Science. MCB 6937 Human Genomics. NUR 3197 Genetics and Genomics in Health Care.
321-693-5485
jdrew@ufl.edu

 

Mariola Ferraro

Links to an external site.Aso. Professor

 

Interview

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Molecular aspects of the innate immune responses in Salmonella enterica Typhimurium and Yersinia enterocolitica infections. MCB4403 - Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function. MCB6937 - Bacterial Physiology. MCB6937 - Post-Translational Modifications in Microbiology.
352-846-0954
medelmann@ufl.edu

 

‌‌Brent Christner

Links to an external site.Professor

‌‌Interview

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Physiology, ecology, and molecular adaptations of microorganisms inhabiting the cryosphere and atmosphere. BIOL4125 - Prokaryotic Diversity. BIOL4115 - Microbial Ecology.
352-392-1179
xner@ufl.edu

 

Jessie Fernandez Links to an external site.