My laboratory is studying the molecular basis of pathogenesis of bacterial species, Borrelia burgdorferi, Treponema pallidum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These clinically important bacterial pathogens are transmitted to humans using different mechanisms and also show different disease manifestations. B. burgdorferi is transmitted by Ixodes tick vector, T. pallidum by sexual contact and P. aeruginosa, a ubiquitously present organism, is transmitted through ventilation or by direct contact of the patient with the contaminated source.
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Area of Study/Expertise
- Borrelia burgdorferi; Lyme disease; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Treponema pallidum; Bacterial-host interactions; Diagnostic tests; Innovative approach and surrogate system; Molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis; Novel drug targets; Proteases; Pyocyanin; infectious diseases; Syphilis
- parveeni@njms.rutgers.edu