The focus of the diverse community of virologists at UCSF centers on the molecular biology and pathogenesis of viral diseases, including those caused by  hepatitis B and C viruses, poliovirus, herpesviruses  and HIV. A fellowship to support students interested in research in virology is offered by the Gladstone Institute at UCSF. The virology community also offers an elective in Molecular Virology. The Microbial Pathogenesis community includes investigators with interests in the pathogenesis of bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases. An elective in Microbial Pathogenesis is offered in the spring, the program meets weekly for a Journal Club/research talk presentation, and the program sponsors a yearly symposium. More details about the program can be found at the Microbial Pathogenesis website.

Raul Andino, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Replication of RNA Viruses and Vaccine Development

Anna Bakardjiev, MD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Host-Pathogen Interactions at the Maternal-Fetal Interface

Jody Baron, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Innate and adaptive immunity to viral pathogens

Fred Cohen, MD, DPhil
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Protein Folding and Drug Design

Jeffery Cox, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Host-Pathogen Interactions Responsible for M. tuberculosis Virulence

Jason Cyster, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular Regulation of Cell Migration and Survival in Lymphoid Tissues

Creg Darby, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Biofilms of pathogenic bacteria; C. elegans models of bacterial pathogenesis

Joanne Engel, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Interaction of Bacterial Pathogens with their Host Eukaryotic Cells

Alan Frankel, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest:
RNA-Protein Recognition

Don Ganem, MD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Biology and Replication of Human Viral Pathogens

Warner Greene, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Molecular Analysis of HIV Pathogenesis

Hobart Harris, MD, MPH
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Lipoproteins and Immune Responses to Infection and Acute Injury

Alexander Johnson, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Virulence and Evolution of a Human Pathogen

Jane Koehler, MD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Pathogenic Interactions Between the Hemotrophic Bacterium Bartonella and Mammalian Host Cells

Jennifer LaVail, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Axonal Transport Mechanisms of Herpers Simplex Virus in CNS Neurons

Jay Levy, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
HIV Pathogenesis

Richard Locksley, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Development of effector T lymphocytes

Hiten Madhani, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
How a good yeast lives and how a bad yeast kills:  S. cerevisiae vs. C. neoformans

Todd Margolis, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Ocular Infection with the Herpes Virus

Mehrdad Matloubian, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Lymphocyte Migration and Autoimmune Disease

Joseph McCune, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Pathogenic Mechanisms, Treatment, and Prevention of HIV Disease

James McKerrow, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Biochemistry, Immunopathogenesis and Molecular Biology of Parasitic Diseases

Laura Napolitano, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
The Regulation of T Lymphopoiesis

Douglas Nixon, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Cellular immune responses to HIV

Melanie Ott, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Molecular Pathogenesis of HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Infections

Joel Palefsky, MD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
DNA tumor viruses of the epithelium

B. Matija Peterlin, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular biology of MHC II and HIV

Philip Rosenthal, MD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Molecular, translational, and clinical studies of malaria

Jeoung-Sook Shin, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Antigen presentation by dendritic cells and its role in the pathogenesis of asthma

Anita Sil, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Fungal pathogenesis and host response