Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, is the deadliest bacterial disease in the world; in addition, Mycobacterium leprae and over 250 species of nontuberculous mycobacteria are responsible for increasing global infection rates in people and animals – a substantial public health and agricultural concern.
Though most mycobacterial diseases are preventable and curable, they disproportionately affect low- and middle-income countries. Innovations in diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines would greatly reduce human suffering and the economic impact of infection.
The Mycobacteria Research Laboratories (MRL) is an internationally recognized research and training center within the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology founded in 1986. The MRL is one of the largest research groups specifically charged with, and dedicated to, mycobacteria research in the world and is currently home to over 110 faculty and scientific staff.
Together, and in collaboration globally, mycobacteria researchers at Colorado State University are focused on the complex biology of pathogens and hosts, antibiotic resistance and mode of action, discovery of new drugs and diagnostics, vaccine development, and generation of novel models of disease
John Belisle, Ph.D.
Professor
Miriam Braunstein, Ph.D.
Professor
Dean Crick, Ph.D.
Professor
Delphi Chatterjee, Ph.D.
Professor
Karen Dobos, Ph.D.
Professor
Mercedes Gonzalez-Juarrero, Ph.D.
Professor
Marcela Henao-Tamayo, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Mary Jackson, Ph.D.
Professor
Mike Lyons, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Carolina Mehaffy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Andres Obregon Henao, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Brendan Podell, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Greg Robertson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ric Slayden, Ph.D.
Professor
John Spencer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Mycobacterial Diseases Emeritus Faculty
Emeritus Professor
Emeritus University Distinguished Professor