
Drivers of Microbial Pathogenesis Faculty
Drivers of microbial pathogenesis faculty in NYU Langone’s Department of Microbiology investigate the molecular mechanisms that allow pathogens to infect hosts, evade immune responses, and cause disease, focusing on bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens.

Andrew J. Darwin, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology
Andrew Darwin Lab

K. Heran Darwin, MD
Professor, Department of Microbiology
Heran Darwin Lab

Alejandro Pironti, ScD
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology
Pironti Lab

Adam J. Ratner, MD
Professor, Department of Microbiology
Ratner Lab

Ana M. Rodriguez, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology
Rodriguez Lab

Bo Shopsin, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology
Shopsin Lab

Kenneth A. Stapleford, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology
Stapleford Lab

Benjamin tenOever, PhD
Chair and Jan T. Vilcek Professor of Molecular Pathogenesis, Department of Microbiology
tenOever Lab

Jeffrey N. Weiser, MD
C.V. Starr Professor of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology
Weiser Lab