Labs

The specific areas of interest of our faculty include the following:

• Al-hebshi – Modelling and modulation of the oral microbiome; deciphering the role of the microbiome in oral diseases
• Buttaro – Enterococcal pheromone inducible conjugative plasmids; antibiotic resistance, inflammation and evolution
• Puri – The role of iron levels affecting fungal pathogenesis and the oral microbiome
• Tam – Resolution of inflammation during microbial infections
• Tukel – Bacterial amyloids: role in bacterial biofilm architecture, immune recognition and their role in complex human diseases