The MMG Program provides a multidisciplinary environment for studies in bacteriology with a central focus on molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis and antibiotic resistance. Specific areas of research include;

• role of efflux pumps in resistance and virulence in Neisseria gonnorhoeae
• mechanisms of virulence and intracellular survival of Francisella tularensis
• regulation of virulence gene expression and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii
• structural analysis of aminoglycoside resistance mechanisms
• mechanisms of intracellular survival in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• role of surface polysaccharides in Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence
• antimicrobial peptide resistance and regulation of virulence in Clostridium difficile
• Neisseria meningitidis pathogenesis
• bioinformatic approaches to bacterial virulence
• the regulation of gene expression in Bacillus subtilis, Proteus mirabilis and Escherichia coli

The MMG bacteriology program includes investigators from various Departments at Emory, including Microbiology and Immunology, the Division of Infectious Diseases, Biology, Chemistry and Experimental Pathology. MMG faculty members are based at Emory University, the Emory Vaccine Center, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Atlanta VA Medical Center. The bacteriology program provides a highly collaborative environment in which students can excel.