MICHAEL DAVIS

Courses taught:

• BMS 102 - Introduction to Biomolecular Sciences
• BMS 201 - Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology
• BMS 316 - Microbiology
• BMS 415 - Advanced Exploration in Cell, Molecular, and Physiological Biology
• BMS 490/540 - Medical Microbiology
• BMS 490/540 - Advanced Bacterial Genetics

Research Interests:

The three active projects in my lab seem to me quite distinct, but they do fit a common theme: figuring out new ways to treat bacterial diseases. In one project, we're making progress in isolating new antibiotics from soil microorganisms. In another project, we're working out a new treatment for a bacterial disease (acne) that uses bacteriophage (viruses) that specifically kill the microorganisms responsible. The third project is a study of the virulence genes of the intestinal pathogen Shigella flexneri, in which we hope to develop chemotherapeutic agents which can render these bacteria avirulent.

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Revised July 15, 2006