Investigators

Ken Bayles, PhD
Department of Pathology & Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center 
Primary research interest: molecular control of bacterial death and lysis

Vinai Chittezham Thomas, PhD
Department of Pathology & Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Paul Fey, PhD
Department of Pathology & Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Primary research interest: bacterial pathogenesis and antibiotic resistance

Kevin Garvin, MD
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Primary clinical interest: hip and knee reconstruction, and prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal infections

Steve Hinrichs, MD
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Primary research interest: molecular pathology, DNA replication, and antibiotic discovery

Tammy Kielian, PhD
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Primary research interest: immune response to staphylococcal infection

Marilynn Larson, PhD
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Primary research interest: molecular microbiology

Mark Rupp, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Primary research interest: infectious disease

Marat R. Sadykov, PhD
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Primary research interest: bacterial metabolism and pathogenesis

Dong Wang, PhD

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Primary research interest: development of targeted therapies for musculoskeletal diseases

Guangshun Wang, PhD
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Primary research interest: antimicrobial agent development, and the structure and function of signal transduction proteins and their complexes, including membrane proteins.