Associate Professor of Microbiology

Education: Ph.D., University of Illinois (Biochemistry)

Areas of Expertise

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of infectious disease, countermeasures to prevent and treat disease, biodefense and national security issues related to biodefense.

Biography

Professor Blanke joined the Department of Microbiology at the University of Illinois as an Associate Professor in May 2005. He is also a member of the Host Microbe Systems Research Theme in the Institute for Genomic Biology. Professor Blanke received his B.S. degree from Virginia Tech University and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1989. He subsequently was a National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University. Prior to joining the University of Illinois, Professor Blanke was a faculty member in the Department of Biology & Biochemistry at the University of Houston. Professor Blanke\\\'s research explores the fundamental molecular and cellular mechanisms used by pathogenic bacteria to establish infection and persist within a host.

Link(s)

http://www.mcb.uiuc.edu/faculty/profile/1197

Contact Information

Office

B103 Chemical and Life Sciences Lab

Mailing Address

601 S. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
MC-110

Phone

217-244-2412

Email

sblanke[AT]life[DOT]uiuc[DOT]edu