Medical Microbiology and Immunology (MMI) is the new track in the PSM-ABS Program

Richard L. Friedman is a Professor at the Department of the Immunobiology, College of Medicine. He is also the Academic Director: Microbiology and Immunology Graduate Certificate Program (MIGCP).  He is likewise, heavily involved in advising all students as well as instructing two of the courses offered by the program.

Professor Friedman received his Ph.D. degree in Microbiology from Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.  He completed his M.S. Microbiology degree in the same university, his BS in Microbiology was at the University of Minnesota.

His research interests is on mycobacterium tuberculosis and below is a list of selected peer-reviewed publications:

Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).

Wei, J., J.L. Dahl, J.W. Moulder, E.A. Roberts, P. O’Gaora, D.B. Young, and R.L. Friedman. 2000. Identification of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene that enhances mycobacterial survival in macrophages. J. Bacteriology 182: 377-384.

Dahl. J. L., J. Wei, J. W. Moulder, S. Laal, and R. L. Friedman. 2001. Subcellular localization of the intracellular survival-enhancing Eis protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Infect. Immun. 69: 4295-4302.

Roberts, E. A., A. Clark, S. McBeth, and R. L. Friedman. 2004. Molecular characterization of the eis promoter of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J. Bacteriol. 186: 5410-5417.

Samuel, L. P., C. H. Song, J. Wei, E. A. Roberts, E. K.. Jo, and R. L. Friedman. 2007. Expression, production and release of the Eis protein by Mycobacterium tuberculosis during infection of macrophages and its effect on cytokine secretion. Microbiology 153: 529-540.

Alteri, C. J., J. Xicohentencatl-Cortes, S. Hess, G. Caballero-Olin, J. A. Giron, and R. L. Friedman. Mycobacterium tuberculosis produces pili during human infection. PNAS. 104:5145-5150. 2007.

Editors’ Choice, Microbiology: “At the Point of Attack”, Science 315:1638. 2007