Bio

Educational Background

• Ph.D., Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University (1997)

Research Interests

• Tobacco-induced alterations to microbial-associated molecular patterns of Porphyromonas gingivalis
• Tobacco-induced alterations to innate-pathogen interactions
• Tobacco alkaloid amplification of endogenous anti-inflammatory pathways
• Identification of gingivitis- and periodontitis-specific infrared molecular signatures