Jeanne Salje

  • Theme Lead, Infection and Immunity
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Department of Biochemistry
Jeanne Salje

About

Jeanne Salje studies the fundamental biology of obligate intracellular bacteria with a particular focus on Orientia tsutsugamushi, the causative agent of the life-threatening human disease scrub typhus that is endemic in many parts of Asia. Learn more. 

Research Areas

  • Animal-microbe interactions
  • Host-pathogen cell biology
  • Bacterial cell biology
  • Obligate intracellular bacteria
  • Rickettsiales

Techniques

  • Light microscopy
  • Electron microscopy
  • Cell biology techniques
  • Comparative genomics

Areas for Collaboration

  • Arthropod research
  • Symbiosis
  • Bacterial cell biology

Research Theme