Program Leadership

Welcome From the Director

Anice Lowen, PhD

Welcome to the MMG program at Emory! We offer training in the disciplines of bacteriology and virology, with special interests in the molecular biology and genetics of bacteria and viruses, mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis and resistance to therapeutics, and basic principles of microbial physiology and viral replication. Our students perform cutting edge research in these and other areas. They also take advantage of the numerous collaborations available through entities such as the Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center, Emory Vaccine Center, Center for Excellence for Influenza Research and Response and the Centers for Disease Control. Here you’ll find an equitable and inclusive professional training environment focused on producing a next generation of scientists poised to make an impact in the microbial sciences and beyond.

Director

Anice Lowen, PhD

Director of Graduate Studies

Shonna McBride, PhD

Recruitment Committee

Luisa Cervantes Barragan, PhD (Head Recruiter)
Christopher LaRock, PhD
Bo Liang, PhD
Tim Read, PhD
Ioanna Skountzou, MD, PhD

Executive Committee

Luisa Cervantes Barragan, PhD (Head Recruiter)
Bo Liang, PhD (Recruitment Committee)
Anice Lowen, PhD (Director)
Shonna McBride, PhD (Director of Graduate Studies, Curriculum Chair)
Chris Neufeldt, PhD (Seminar Co-Director)
Tim Read, PhD (Recruitment Committee & Web Advisory Representative/Social Media)
Ioanna Skountzou (Recruitment Committee)
Dave Steinhauer, PhD (At-Large Member)
David Weiss, PhD (At-Large Member)
Jens Wrammert, PhD (Seminar Co- Director)
Kelly Lehman (Student Representative)