1.0Department of Cell Biology and Physiologyhttps://www.med.unc.edu/cellbiophysioTiffany Garbutthttps://www.med.unc.edu/cellbiophysio/author/tgarbutt/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="N6QFZN9XTT"><a href="https://www.med.unc.edu/cellbiophysio/directory/gina-m-donato-phd/">Gina M. Donato, PhD</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.med.unc.edu/cellbiophysio/directory/gina-m-donato-phd/embed/#?secret=N6QFZN9XTT" width="600" height="338" title="“Gina M. Donato, PhD” — Department of Cell Biology and Physiology" data-secret="N6QFZN9XTT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.med.unc.edu/cellbiophysio/wp-content/uploads/sites/734/2025/05/Gina-Donato.jpeg15002100Teaching Associate Professor Microbiology & Immunology UNC-Chapel Hill Areas of Interest Bacterial pathogenesis including infections caused by Bordetella pertussis and C. difficile About My previous research was in the field of bacterial pathogenesis including infections caused by  Bordetella pertussis and C. difficile, but I am currently a member of the teaching faculty involved in the educational mission of the University. … Read more