Department of Microbiology Faculty
Our faculty have expertise in the study of bacteria, viruses, parasites, and the human immune response.
The dynamic faculty in NYU Langone’s Department of Microbiology run active research laboratories and contribute to a range of teaching activities in the areas of microbiology, virology, parasitology, the human immune response, and the molecular basis of disease.
Our Leadership
Jeffrey N. Weiser, MD
Chair and Jan T. Vilcek Professor of Molecular Pathogenesis, Department of Microbiology
Inna Gurewitz, MPH
Administrator, Department of Microbiology
Andrew J. Darwin, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology, Microbiology Graduate Advisor
Primary Faculty
Joel G. Belasco, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology
Andrew J. Darwin, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology
Heran Darwin, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology
Meike Dittmann, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology
Michael J. Garabedian, PhD
Professor, Departments of Microbiology and Urology
Kamal M. Khanna, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology
Nathaniel R. Landau, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology
Ian J. Mohr, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology
Alejandro Pironti, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology
Ana M. Rodriguez, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology
Jonas Schluter, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology
Robert J. Schneider, PhD
Albert Sabin Professor of Molecular Pathogenesis, Department of Microbiology
Liat Shenhav, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology
Kenneth A. Stapleford, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology
Benjamin tenOever, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology
C. Theresa Vincent, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology
Jeffrey N. Weiser, MD
Chair and Jan T. Vilcek Professor of Molecular Pathogenesis, Department of Microbiology
Angus C. Wilson, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology
Secondary Faculty
Ralf Duerr, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor (Research), Departments of Medicine and Microbiology
Damian C. Ekiert, PhD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Cell Biology and Microbiology
Edward A. Fisher, MD, MPH, PhD
Professor, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Cell Biology, and Microbiology
Ramin Herati, MD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Microbiology
David E. Levy, PhD
Professor, Departments of Pathology and Microbiology
Mark J. Mulligan, MD
Professor, Departments of Medicine and Microbiology
Mila B. Ortigoza, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Microbiology
Adam J. Ratner, MD
Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology
Bo Shopsin, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Microbiology
Emeritus Faculty
Claudio Basilico, MD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology
Richard P. Novick, MD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology
Joel D. Oppenheim, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology
Jan T. Vilcek, MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology
