USA Department of Microbiology & Immunology Faculty
Academic Faculty
Kevin R. Macaluso, Ph. D.
Chair, Microbiology and Immunology
Phone: (251) 460-7514
Fax: (251) 460-7931
kmacaluso@southalabama.edu
Jonathon P. Audia, Ph.D.
Professor
Phone: (251) 460-6929
Fax: (251) 460-7931
jaudia@southalabama.edu
Robert A. Barrington, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Phone: (251) 461-1718
FAX: (251) 460-7931
rbarrington@southalabama.edu
Meghan E. Hermance, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Phone: (251) 460-6957
mhermance@southalabama.edu
Jin Hyun Kim, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Phone: (251) 460-6204
Fax: (251) 460-7931
jinkim@southalabama.edu
Jonathan O. Rayner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases (LID)
Phone: (251) 414-8179
Fax: (251) 460-7931
jrayner@southalabama.edu
Allyson E. Shea, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Phone: (251) 460-6275
Fax: (251) 460-7931
aeshea@southalabama.edu
Emeritus Faculty
John W. Foster, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Phone: (251) 460-6323
Fax: (251) 460-7931
jwfoster@southalabama.edu
Robert N. Lausch, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Phone: (251) 460-6250
Fax: (251) 460-7931
rlausch@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
John E. Oakes, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
David O. Wood, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Retired Faculty
Adel L. Barsoum, Ph.D.
Retired Assistant Professor
Adjunct Appointments
James Lawrence, D.V.M., M.D., F.A.A.P.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine
Jason Strickland, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine
Joint Appointments
Christopher Davies, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research, College of Medicine
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine
Joint Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine
A. Michele Schuler, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Medicine
Joint Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine
John A. VandeWaa, Ph.D., D.O.
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, College
of Medicine
Joint Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine
Postdoctoral Fellows
Monika Danchenko, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine
Graduate Assistants
Killian Brewer, B.S.
Medical Sciences Building, College of Medicine
Triston Cooper, B.S.
Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine
Krit Jirakanwisal, M.S.
Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine
Whitney Neil, B.S.
Medical Sciences Building, College of Medicine
Rachel Rodenberg, B.S.
Medical Sciences Building, College of Medicine
Madeline Stone, B.S.
Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine
Chanakan (Nam) Suwanbongkot, B.S.
Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine
Meagan Taylor, B.S.
Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine
Natthida Tongluan, M.S.
Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine
Amanda Tuckey, B.S.
Medical Sciences Building, College of Medicine
Staff
Marie Craft
Secretary V, College of Medicine
Meredith Moody, M.A.
Program Coordinator, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine
Clémence Obellianne, B.S.
Research Technologist III, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine
Rosemary Roberts, B.S.
Laboratory Manager, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine