Stuart A.
Thompson, Ph.D. - Understanding bacterial gene regulation events (including epigenetic regulation) that occur during infection of humans by the gastrointestinal pathogen
Campylobacter jejuni; characterizing C. jejuni virulence factors; development of a vaccine against C. jejuni infection.
Stephen Trent, Ph.D. -
Understanding how structural modifications of the bacterial lipid A can
contribute to the survival of Helicobacter pylori in the stomach leading
to disease states such as peptic ulcer disease and stomach cancers.