Our laboratory, as part of the CSU Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, is dedicated to investigating the pathogenesis and immune response to mycobacterial species, specifically M. tuberculosis, M. avium, and M. abscessus, with a primary focus on the immune responses triggered by the infection and with a particular interest in developing and testing vaccines.
Through a team science approach, we aim to improve vaccine regimens and approaches, incorporating environmental parameters, age, and sex differences known to alter the immune response. To investigate the host-pathogen interactions, we use multiparametric and transcriptional (single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics) unbiased analysis of the cells induced after vaccination and infection. We also utilize metabolomics, proteomics and multiple technologies to evaluate mycobacterial replication compounded with data science and modeling to search for biomarkers of protection against disease.
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Lab Principal Investigator [PI]
Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Education
Associate Professor
Director, CSU Flow Cytometry Facility
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Lab: Microbiology room C210
Office: Microbiology room C221
(970) 491-5357
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