Norberto Gonzalez-Juarbe

Norberto Gonzalez-Juarbe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research focuses on viral infections' effects on cardiac and pulmonary systems, host-pathogen interactions, and antimicrobial resistance. He earned a B.Sc. in Microbiology from the University of Puerto Rico, a Ph.D. in Immunology and Microbiology from the University of Texas Health San Antonio, and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Research Interests:

• Pandemic viral infections and their impact on cardiac and pulmonary injury (e.g., influenza, SARS-CoV-2)
• Host-pathogen interactions in bacterial colonization and infections
• Development of endolysin-based therapies and vaccines against Streptococcus pneumoniae
• Role of cell death pathways (e.g., necroptosis) in immunity and pathogenesis
• Environmental particle exposure and microbiome-driven asthma onset
• Antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and commensal-derived solutions

Key Publications Trends: Recent work emphasizes SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis, microbiome dynamics in asthma, and engineered phage therapies. Articles span virology, immunology, and synthetic biology.

Awards: No specific awards listed in the provided texts.

Advising & Grants: Mentors graduate students like Nakia Fallen and Cody Conrad. Lab focuses on translational research in infectious diseases and microbiome impacts.

Lab/Teams: The Gonzalez-Juarbe Lab investigates oncolytic viruses, microbiome-cardiovascular links, and novel antibacterial strategies, with collaborations in synthetic genomics and clinical microbiology.