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Dr. Eric Brown Eric L. Brown received his undergraduate degree in Biology from Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in Immunology from the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in Houston, TX. His graduate work focused on the immunosuppressive effects of ultraviolet radiation on numerous infectious agents including Schistosoma mansoni, Candida albicans, and Lyme spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. During his postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute of Biosciences and Technology he received two grants from the Centers of Disease control to study mechanisms of bacterial attachment to host matrix components and for the development of a second generation Lyme vaccine, respectively. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease and his research projects involve studying immune evasion strategies employed by S. aureus in addition to developing vaccination strategies for the prevention of diseases caused by this organism. In addition to publishing various peer-reviewed papers, his areas of expertise include recombinant protein technology, cell biology, molecular biology, immunology, vaccine design, and animal models of infectious disease. He also teaches Parasitology and Medical Microbiology and is listed as a co-inventor on three U.S. and international patents. |