UT Health San Antonio

Guangming Zhong, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Dielmann Endowed Chair of Genetic and Environmental Risk

Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics

Currently seeking Ph.D. students

The Zhong lab investigates microbial interactions with the host and develops vaccines using chlamydial infection in the female genital tract and colonization in the gut as the model system. Identifying both bacterial and host components involved in chlamydial interactions with the female genital tract should provide information on therapeutic targets. Revealing cellular and molecular basis of chlamydial interactions with gut microbiota should generate knowledge on modulating immune responses & inducing transmucosal immunity.

Related Diseases: Pathogenic fibrosis, Tubal factor infertility and female genital tract infection

Techniques:  Genetic manipulation, cell modeling, animal modeling, In-vivo imaging, microscopy and flow cytometry