The human body is home to trillions of bacteria. While most of these bacteria are commensals that exist in a beneficial relationship with their human host, others are pathogens which can cause severe and life-threatening disease. Research efforts on microbial pathogenesis in the Department of Oral Biology are focused on understanding the molecular basis of the mechanisms by which these bacteria cause disease, and the defense response of the human host.
Department of Oral Biology
University at Buffalo
135 Foster Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 829-2844
Fax: (716) 829-3942
Department Chair
Frank Scannapieco, DMD, PhD
fas1@buffalo.edu
Assistant to the Chair
Kurt Winter, PhD
kwinter@buffalo.edu