Professor; Division of Biomaterial and Biomedical Sciences
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States
Justin Merritt, Ph.D. is a professor in the Division of Biomaterial and Biomedical Sciences in the Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry. Research in the Merritt laboratory focuses upon the molecular and cellular microbiology of the human oral microbiome to understand how mucosal health is regulated in the human body. Projects in the Merritt Lab encompass a wide range of topics including clinical microbiology, bacterial genetics, protein biochemistry/structure, and infection biology. Key interests encompass various aspects of bacterial and host genetics as well as mechanisms of microbiome polymicrobial synergistic pathogenesis and associated immunopathology.
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