Professor of Molecular Microbiology

Chair,
Ph.D. Program in Infectious Diseases and Immunity

Home Department: School of Public Health

COURSES TAUGHT:

PH 276 - Integrity in the Conduct of Research
PH 293 - Doctoral Seminar: Current Topics in Infectious Disease and Immunity

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Pathogenic mechanisms of biological agents that cause infectious diseases.
• The molecular basis of immunity, pathogenesis, and virulence of the obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis.
• The genetic basis of chlamydia developmental regulation.
• Molecular epidemiological analyses of chlamydial infections.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Office: 235 Warren Hall
Phone: (510) 643-9900
Fax: (510) 643-5676
Email: rss@berkeley.edu