100 of the best, brightest, and most powerful advocates of pathology. Celebrating 100 inspirational and influential professionals in laboratory medicine. ____ With a focus on host-pathogen interactions, Dr. Musser and his laboratory use advanced techniques and collaborations to examine the molecular basis of infection, particularly with group A Streptococcus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. James holds multiple titles at Houston Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, including Chair of the Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine and Director of the Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research.