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Ken Oestreich, PhD
Program Director
Dr. Oestreich is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He earned his PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from Vanderbilt University and carried out his postdoctoral research at Emory University in Atlanta and the University of Washington. Dr. Oestreich’s current research interests include the investigation of regulatory mechanisms that govern T cell differentiation and function during immune responses to infection and cancer.
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Amy Kennedy
Program Coordinator
Amy Kennedy has been with the College of Medicine since 2015. In 2019, she joined the Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity (MI&I) as an administrative associate. Her responsibilities include serving as the Education Program Manager for MI&I, overseeing administrative aspects of both the Master of Science in Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis and the Immunology and Immunotherapeutics Ph.D. Graduate Program (I2GP). Amy is also in charge of scheduling and maintaining all MI&I courses and provides support to the Graduate Studies Committee. Additionally, she holds the position of Assistant to the Department Chair.
Amy’s commitment extends beyond administrative duties. She actively contributes as a co-chair for the department’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and is an engaged member of the Networking, Health, and Wellness Committee. Amy is a Buckeye Wellness Innovator and holds certification as a Mental Health First Aid Responder. In 2022, Amy was honored with the Distinguished Staff Award.
Faculty by Research Emphasis Areas
Billur Akaya
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
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Munir Akaya
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Xue Han
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Cole Harrington
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Stanley Huang
Associate Professor
Department of Microbial Infection & Immunity
Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology
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Zihai Li
Professor
Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology
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Gordon Meares
Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
Ken Oestreich
Associate Professor
Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Ruoning Wang
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
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Joyce Wu
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine – Rheumatology
Linghua Zheng
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine- Medical Oncology
Billur Akaya
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
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Munir Akkaya
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine/ Rheumatology-Immunology
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Megan Ballinger
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary
Ginny Bumgardner
Professor
Division of Transplant Surgery
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Patrick Collins
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Miqdad Dhariwala
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Adriana Forero
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Aharon Freud
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine - Pathology
Hazem Ghoneim
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Kymberly Gowdy
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary
Andrew Gunderson
Assistant Professor
Division of Surgery - Surgical Oncology
Xue Han
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbial Infection & Immunity
Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology
Stanley Huang
Associate Professor
Department of Microbial Infection & Immunity
Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology
Dean Lee
Professor
Medicine – Pediatrics
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Zihai Li
Professor
Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology
Jerry Lio
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Matthew Long
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary
Gordon Meares
Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
Bethany Mundy-Bosse
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine - Hematology
Ken Oestreich
Associate Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Eugene Oltz
Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Ruoning Wang
Associate Professor
Dept. of Pediatrics
Haitao Wen
Associate Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Joyce Wu
Professor
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Gang Xin
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Billur Akaya
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
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Munir Akkaya
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine/ Rheumatology-Immunology
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Amal Amer, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Estelle Cormet-Boyaka
Professor
Department of Veterinary Biosciences
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Rajendar Deora
Associate Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Miqdad Dhariwala
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Purnima Dubey
Associate Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Adriana Forero
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Kymberly Gowdy
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary
Emily Hemann
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Stanley Huang
Associate Professor
Department of Microbial Infection & Immunity
Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology
Jerry Lio
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Namal Liyanage
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Matthew Long
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary
Bethany Mundy-Bosse
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine - Hematology
Fernanda Novais
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Ken Oestreich
Associate Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Murugesan Rajaram
Associate Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Michael Root
Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Stephanie Seveau
Associate Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Haitao Wen
Associate Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Daniel Wozniak
Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Jacob Yount
Associate Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Nandini Acharya
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Billur Akaya
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
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Ginny Bumgardner
Professor
Division of Transplant Surgery
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Purnima Dubey
Associate Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Hakimeh Ebrahimi-Nik
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine/Medical Oncology- Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology
Aharon Freud
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine - Pathology
Hazem Ghoneim
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Lab website
Andrew Gunderson
Assistant Professor
Division of Surgery - Surgical Oncology
Xue Han
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Stanley Huang
Associate Professor
Department of Microbial Infection & Immunity
Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology
Dean Lee
Professor
Medicine – Pediatrics
Lab website
Zihai Li
Professor
Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology
Namal Liyanage
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Thomas Mace
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Internal Medicine
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Bethany Mundy-Bosse
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine - Hematology
Ken Oestreich
Associate Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Parvathi Ranganathan
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology
Michael Root
Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Ruoning Wang
Associate Professor
Dept. of Pediatrics
Haitao Wen
Associate Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Andreas Wieland
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Otolarynology
Joyce Wu
Professor
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Gang Xin
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Yiping Yang
Professor
Dept. of Internal Medicine - Hematology
Patrick Collins
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Qin Ma
Professor
Department of Biomedical Informatics
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Dean Lee
Professor
Medicine – Pediatrics
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Zihai Li
Professor
Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology
Jerry Lio
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Namal Liyanage
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Ken Oestreich
Associate Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
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Eugene Oltz
Professor
Dept. of Microbial Infection and Immunity
Ruoning Wang
Associate Professor
Dept. of Pediatrics
Learn about the Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity faculty here.