Anita Sil, Ph.D., M.D.
Principal Investigator
Nebat Ali, Ph.D.
Graduate Student
I'm interested in investigating the regulatory networks that govern virulence and morphology in Histoplasma capsulatum.
Yuzhou Chen
Staff Research Associate
I am investigating the pathogenesis of Coccidioides through a family of secreted proteases.
Apoorva Dabholkar, Ph.D.
Associate Specialist
I am studying the interaction between host macrophages and the pathogenic fungus, Coccidioides with Jane in the lab.
Murat Can Kalem, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
I am exploring post-transcriptional mechanisms underlying temperature sensing and morphological transitions in thermally dimorphic fungi. I am hunting for eukaryotic RNA thermometers and temperature-dependent RNA binding protein functions while building a bridge between RNA biology and medical mycology.
Natalie Markman
Junior Specialist
I am exploring RNA biology of temperature sensing and development in Histoplasma.
Anna Morrison, Ph.D.
Graduate Student
I am investigating the effects of acute temperature shifts on the morphology and transcriptional profile of Histoplasma capsulatum.
Rosa Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Specialist
I'm studying how a family of small secreted effectors manipulate macrophages during Histoplasma infection.
Jane Symington, M.D., Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
I am investigating the interactions between macrophages and Coccidioides, the cause of Coccidioidomycosis/Valley Fever.
Mark Voorhies, Ph.D.
Professional Researcher
I provide bioinformatics support for the lab and maintain Histobase, a database of functional annotations for the Histoplasma genomes. I am interested in the evolution of temperature-dependent regulation of morphology in the Onygenales and in the parallel emergence of pathogenesis in these fungi.