Mustafa G Mujtaba

Dr. Mustafa Mujtaba received his doctoral degree in Microbiology and Cell Science from the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL), after which he conducted two years of postdoctoral research in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston, MA). He is currently teaching and conducting research in the Biological Sciences Department at Florida Gulf Coast University. He is an active member of the American Association of Immunologists and the American Society for Microbiology.

Teaching interests include Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology courses. Research interests include development of antimicrobial peptides as well as how various cytokines and superantigens modulate immune functions. Other research conducted in the lab include the study of voltage-gated sodium ion channels and their modulation by potential sodium channel blockers, such as local anesthetic and toxins.