Associate Professor
Primary Department
Biological Sciences
Affiliation
Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Research Interests
Dr. Eleftherianos studies host-pathogen interactions using a model insect (Drosophila), a nematode parasite (Heterorhabditis), and its symbiotic insect-pathogenic bacterium (Photorhabdus). Research focuses on which genes the bacteria use to infect and persist in the fly, what immune mechanisms are activated in the fly in response to infection, and how the nematode copes with the fly immune system.
Keywords
Parasites, Microbes, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Immune System, Symbiosis, Pathogenicity,
Research Level
T0 / T1: Basic Science Discovery and Initial Translation to Humans
Research Method(s)
- Transcriptomics
- Proteomics
- Molecular Genetics
- Microscopy
- Infection and Cellular assays
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