Molecular Ecology and Evolution of Amphibians and Reptiles, Particularly those of the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico
Molecular Mechanisms of Trichomonas Vaginalis Pathogenesis, Biology of Host-Microbe Interactions, Parasite-Bacteria Interactions, Innate Immunity, Inflammasome Biology, Pyroptotic Cell Death
Beneficial and Harmful Interplay Between Host (Human and Animal) and Microbe(S) (Bacteriophages and Bacteria) Using Approaches That Bridge Microbiology, Immunology, Genomics/Bioinformatics, in Vivo and Mathematical Models, Clinical Research
Biochemistry, Cell Culture, Microscopy, Molecular Biology