Microbial Pathogenesis of Oral Organisms STEVEN R. GILL personal profile
Genomics and bioinformatics approaches to studies of bacteria
Dr. Gill’s laboratory uses genomics and bioinformatics approaches to study bacterial pathogens, oral bacteria and commensal bacteria that reside in the human host. Current efforts are directed at: 1) genomic examination of virulence factors and clinical outcome of the bacterial pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus, 2) identification of factors in the oral bacteria, Streptococcus sp., which cause infective endocarditis, 3) metagenomic examination of the bacterial community that resides in the human oral cavity, and 4) the development of new genomics tools.
“I think we’re recognized as leaders in studying mechanism in anti-fungal peptides right here in Buffalo.”