The faculty and staff of the Center for Business and Program Development provide administrative and marketing support for all Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease programs.

• Submit M&I and IMMID proposals for new curriculum and curriculum updates for Faculty Senate approval
• Marketing of M&I and IMMID face-to-face, online and hybrid programs and curriculum
• Social media marketing of M&I and IMMID programs and activities

Brian Wigdahl, PhD

Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology (M&I)
Executive Director, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease (IMMID)
Key roles:
• Director of day-to-day operations at M&I and IMMID
• Research and teaching
• Research interests: Immunopathogenesis and neuropathogenesis of HIV-1 and HTLV-1 infection; transcriptional regulation of retroviral expression; viral sequence diversity and correlations to disease; development of microbicidal agents

Mary Ann Comunale, EdD

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Key roles:
• Teaching in graduate programs offered by M&I
• Research interests: Use of glycoproteomics for the identification of early detection markers for liver cancer; Game-based learning in higher education

Krys Adkins, MEd

Associate Director, Instructional Design, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Key roles:
• Manage instructional design projects for online and hybrid courses in Microbiology and Immunology
• Consult with faculty on course design, pedagogy and learning technology
• Manage courses in learning management system
• Direct department’s course evaluation activities

Frances Sun, MS

Sr. Instructional Designer, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Key roles:
• Support faculty in comprehensive program and course development
• Supervise course content and technology updates
• Manage courses in learning management system

 
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