The Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, founded in 1986, is an internationally recognized research and training center within the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology at Colorado State University. With access to exceptional facilities and resources, the center leads fundamental and translational research to understand mycobacterial diseases and pathogens, and innovate models of disease, diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. Members collaborate extensively with center peers, university colleagues, and a host of scientific partners around the world. Through teaching, training, and outreach, members have a global influence on the understanding and treatment of mycobacterial diseases.
Mycobacterial diseases pose devastating health threats to humans and animals in the United States and worldwide. With your support for research, training or outreach we can create a healthier future- advancing innovative approaches and interventions to combat mycobacterial diseases, creating future leaders in biomedical research, and fostering engagement and collaboration within Colorado and across the globe. Give Now to Support MRL-led Tuberculosis Outreach and Education
Contact Us
1682 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1682
(970) 491-3308
news and updates view all
Tuberculosis researchers teach record number of area high schoolers
A team of researchers and volunteers with CSU’s Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, which focuses on tuberculosis, visited seven high schools in Northern Colorado for World TB Day.
ASM: 63 Fellows Elected to the American Academy of Microbiology
Dr. Mary Jackson, professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, was selected as a 2026 ASM Fellow.
Leprosy in the Americas predates European contact, new study finds
Leprosy has been present in the Americas for more than 1,000 years, long before the arrival of European settlers, according to a groundbreaking new finding published this week in the journal Science.