Our group’s focus, as part of the Center for Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases (CVID), is to understand how RNA viruses replicate at the molecular and biochemical levels in order to develop novel strategies for the prevention and treatment of arboviral diseases. We are also interested in developing novel virus-based tools that can be used by the wider scientific community. We use a wide range of tools (classical virology, molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, engineering, computational biology, etc.) to understand how these important human pathogens replicate and use this information to help improve human and animal health.
Dr. Brian Geiss is the director of the Master of Science in Microbiology – Immunology program. This nine-month, non-thesis program is designed to strengthen the scientific academic portfolio of those seeing terminal professional degrees and provide preparation for those seeking careers in biotechnology and research.
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Lab: Microbiology Room B430
Office: Microbiology Room B409
(970) 491-6330
brian.geiss@colostate.edu