VK Viswanathan

raclauswalker — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:32:32 +0000

Associate Professor, School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences

VK Viswanathan

The Viswanathan laboratory is focused on elucidating the mechanistic basis of enteric pathogen interaction(s) with the mammalian intestine. Current research projects are focused on Enteropathogenic and Enterohemorrhagic E. coli, Salmonella enterica and Clostridium difficile. Molecular biology, biochemistry, omics, microscopy and in vivo approaches are utilized to dissect host responses to infection, and to rationally identify targets for future amelioration of disease.

Gayatri Vedantam

raclauswalker — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:27:17 +0000

Professor, School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences

Research Career Scientist, US Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Gayatri Vedantam

Leadership

Research in the Vedantam laboratory is focused on Clostridium difficile, a CDC “Urgent Threat” pathogen. Current projects are focused on understanding C. difficile colonization at the molecular level, with a specific goal of targeting early bacterial establishment as a mechanism for disease prevention. Molecular biology, biochemistry, genomics and proteomics techniques as well as several in vivo models are all heavily employed for this research effort. In addition, the Vedantam laboratory also performs C. difficile disease surveillance and clinical strain typing in several Tucson-area hospitals.

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VK Viswanathan

VK Viswanathan

Gayatri Vedantam

Gayatri Vedantam