Tuberculosis: Development of novel anti-tuberculosis chemotherapeutic agents Pharmacological regulation of phagocyte activation in chronic inflammatory disorders Oxidative stress Investigation of the interactions of pneumolysin with human neutrophils in vitro Pharmacogenetics Molecular epidemiology HIV-1 mucosal pathogenesis HIV-1 drug resistance/clinical trials/efficacy of novel antiretrovirals Autoimmune Disease/Inflammation Infectious Diseases