Institute for Genome Sciences

People - Faculty

The faculty at the Institute for Genome Sciences have multi-disciplinary backgrounds in microbiology, infectious disease, epidemiology, immunology and other fields that further their genome research.

Our specialty areas include microbial genomics, infectious diseases, plant biology, cancer genomics, human genetic variation, bioinformatics, organismal diversity and evolution, metagenomics, and protein function. We collaborate with other investigators worldwide to help translate the data from our research into developing new diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics. View IGS Faculty Publications.

We also have appointments at the world-renowned University of Maryland School of Medicine, where we teach medical and graduate students.

Leadership	Areas of Specialty	Contact
Elana Fertig, PhD Director, Institute for Genome Sciences Dean's Endowed Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine Professor of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine	Immunotherapy, Cancer Systems Biology, Computational Biology, Computational Immunology, Precision Medicine, Single Cell Technologies Lab Site	ejfertig [at] som.umaryland.edu
Jacques Ravel PhD Associate Director, Institute for Genome Sciences Director, Center for Advanced Microbiome Research and Innovation (CAMRI) Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, and Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine	Host-Microbe Community Interaction, Food-Borne Pathogen Genomics, Chemical Genomics Lab Site	jravel [at] som.umaryland.edu
Owen White PhD Associate Director, Research Collaboration and Development, Institute for Genome Sciences Professor, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine	Areas of Specialty: Bioinformatics, Epidemiology, Comparative Genomics	Contact:	owhite [at] som.umaryland.edu
Joana Carneiro Da Silva PhD Associate Director, Research, Institute for Genome Sciences Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine	Areas of Specialty: Eukaryotic pathogen genomics; Pathogen evolution; Genome Evolution; Vaccine Development	Contact:	jcsilva [at] som.umaryland.edu
Michelle Gwinn-Giglio PhD Associate Director of Education and Outreach, Institute for Genome Sciences Associate Director for Analysis, Informatics Resource Center, Institute for Genome Sciences Professor, Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine	Areas of Specialty: Genomics, Biocuration, Ontologies, Metagenomics, Bioinformatics	Contact:	mgiglio [at] som.umaryland.edu
Ramaswamy Iyer PhD Associate Director, Translational Clinical Genomics, Institute for Genome Sciences Executive Director, Clinical Genomics, Maryland Genomics Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine	Areas of Specialty: CAP/CLIA-certified Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Operations and Interpretation	Contact:	riyer [at] som.umaryland.edu
Luke Tallon AB Associate Director, Core Services, Institute for Genome Sciences Senior Executive Director, Maryland Genomics Research Associate, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine	Areas of Specialty: Sequencing Technology, Bioinformatics, Genomic Analysis, Molecular Biology	Contact:	ljtallon [at] som.umaryland.edu
Claire M. Fraser PhD Founding Director, Institute for Genome Sciences Dean E. Albert Reece Endowed Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine Professor, Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine	Areas of Specialty: Human Microbiome, Comparative microbial genomics, Pathogen diversity and evolution, Host-pathogen interactions, Microbial forensics	Contact:	cmfraser [at] som.umaryland.edu

Faculty Member	Areas of Specialty	Contact
Seth Ament PhD Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry	Human Genetics, Neuroscience, Systems Biology Lab Site	sament [at] som.umaryland.edu
Victor Borda Pua PhD Research Associate, Medicine (Endocrinology)	Human genetics, population genomics and genetic history	vborda [at] som.umaryland.edu
Rebecca Brotman PhD, MPH Professor, Epidemiology & Public Health	Reproductive & Infectious Diseases Epidemiology	rbrotman [at] som.umaryland.edu
Vincent Bruno PhD Associate Professor, Microbiology & Immunology	Fungal Pathogenesis Host-Pathogen Interactions Functional Genomics	vbruno [at] som.umaryland.edu
Joana Carneiro Da Silva PhD Associate Director, Research, Institute for Genome Sciences; Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine	Eukaryotic pathogen genomics; Pathogen evolution; Genome Evolution; Vaccine Development	jcsilva [at] som.umaryland.edu
Scott Devine PhD Associate Professor, Medicine (Endocrinology)	Human Genetic Variation	sdevine [at] som.umaryland.edu
Franck Dumetz PhD Research Associate, Microbiology & Immunology	Molecular Parasitology, RNA biology, Leishmania, Plasmodium	fdumetz [at] som.umaryland.edu
Julie Dunning Hotopp PhD Professor, Microbiology & Immunology	Host-Microbe Interactions Lab Site	jdhotopp [at] som.umaryland.edu
Ankit Dwivedi PhD Research Associate, Microbiology & Immunology	Bioinformatics, Plasmodium, Genomics, Population Genetics, Genetic Variation	adwivedi [at] som.umaryland.edu
Vonetta Edwards PhD Research Associate, Microbiology & Immunology	Host-Pathogen Interactions, Vaginal Microbiome, STI co-infections	vedwards [at] som.umaryland.edu
Michael France PhD Research Associate, Microbiology & Immunology	Ecology, microbiology, microbiome analysis and genomics	mfrance [at] som.umaryland.edu
Pawel M. Gajer PhD Research Associate, Microbiology & Immunology	Microbiology, Immunology	pgajer [at] som.umaryland.edu
Daria Gaykalova PhD Associate Professor, Otorhinolaryngology	Cancer Epigenetics Lab Site	dgaykalova [at] som.umaryland.edu
Michelle Gwinn-Giglio PhD Associate Director of Education and Outreach, Institute for Genome Sciences Associate; Director for Analysis, Informatics Resource Center, Institute for Genome Sciences; Professor, Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine	Genomics, Biocuration, Ontologies, Metagenomics, Bioinformatics	mgiglio [at] som.umaryland.edu
Tracy Hazen PhD Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Immunology	Infectious Diseases, Enteric Pathogenesis, Functional Genomics	thazen [at] som.umaryland.edu
Brian Herb PhD Research Associate, Pharmacology	Bioinformatics	bherb [at] som.umaryland.edu
Johanna Holm PhD Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Immunology	Host-Microbe Community Interaction Lab Site	jholm [at] som.umaryland.edu
Ramaswamy Iyer PhD Associate Dir, Translational Clinical Genomics, IGS; Executive Director, Clinical Genomics, MD Genomics; Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine; CAP/CLIA-certified Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Operations & Interpretation	Clinical Genomics	riyer [at] som.umaryland.edu
Bing Ma PhD Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Immunology	Human Microbiome, Comparative Genomics, Host-Microbe Interaction	bma [at] som.umaryland.edu
Evelina Mocci PhD Research Associate, Medicine (Endocrinology)	.	emocci [at] som.umaryland.edu
Timothy O'Connor PhD Associate Professor, Department of Medicine	Human Evolutionary Genomics; Genotype/Phenotype Architecture; Computational Biology	toconnor [at] som.umaryland.edu
David Rasko PhD Professor, Microbiology & Immunology	Infectious Diseases, Enteric Pathogenesis, Functional Genomics Lab Site	drasko [at] som.umaryland.edu
Lynn Schriml PhD Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Public Health	Infectious Diseases, Disease Ontology	lschriml [at] som.umaryland.edu
David Serre PhD Professor, Microbiology & Immunology	Genomics Lab Site	dserre [at] som.umaryland.edu
Michelle Shardell PhD Professor, Epidemiology & Public Health	Biostatistics, gerontology	mshardell [at] som.umaryland.edu
Luke Tallon AB Associate Director, Core Services, Institute for Genome Sciences; Senior Executive Director, Maryland Genomics; Research Associate, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine	Microbiology and Immunology	ljtallon [at] som.umaryland.edu
Herve S.G. Tettelin PhD Professor, Microbiology & Immunology	Infectious diseases, Functional Genomics, Bioinformatics Lab Site	tettelin [at] som.umaryland.edu

Affiliate Faculty Member	Areas of Specialty	Contact
Susan Dorsey PhD Associate Professor	Areas of Specialty: Genetic and genomic alterations; neuromuscular performance and chronic pain plasticity.	Contact:	sdorsey [at] son.umaryland.edu
W. Florian Fricke PhD Professor, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany	Areas of Specialty: Human microbiome, strain-level microbiota dynamics, microbial genomics, applied bioinformatics	Contact:	wffricke [at] som.umaryland.edu
Brantley Hall PhD Affiliate Faculty	Areas of Specialty: Gut Health, Metabolomics	Contact:	brantley [at] umd.edu
Iqbal Hamza Ph.D. Professor, Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Blood Oxygen Transport and Hemostasis, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Animal and Avian Sciences, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland College Park	Areas of Specialty: Genetics and Genomics of Heme Trafficking in Iron Metabolism and Anemia; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Chemical Genetics Lab site: https://hamza.umd.edu/	Contact:	ihamza [at] som.umaryland.edu
Ronna Hertzano MD, PhD Professor	Areas of Specialty: Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Lab Site	Contact:	rhertzano [at] som.umaryland.edu
Andrew Neuwald PhD Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Areas of Specialty: Predicting Protein Function & Mechanisms, Bioinformatics	Contact:	aneuwald [at] som.umaryland.edu
Chamindi Seneviratne MD Assistant Professor	Areas of Specialty: Molecular genetics, genomics and pharmacogenetics of Alcohol and other drug use disorders	Contact:	csenevi [at] som.umaryland.edu