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Name Brian Geisbrecht Ph.D.
Title
Assistant Professor
Research Description
Despite the advances of modern medicine, many widespread public health problems worldwide still result from bacterial infections. Although bacteria in general are often considered simple organisms, many of these microbes have developed an astonishing array of proteins that function as virulence factors and toxins during the initiation and propagation of infection. The main goal of Dr. Geisbrecht's laboratory is to use a multidisciplinary approach, including bioinformatic, biochemical, and crystallographic tools, to study bacterial virulence factors and to understand how these molecules function to help bacteria adapt within their human and animal hosts. In addition, these studies have the potential to impact how these diseases are diagnosed, treated, and prevented through the development of vaccines, drug targets, and front-line diagnostic agents. This goal is particularly relevant today as the incidence of multidrug-resistant bacterial infection is rising dramatically at a time when the threat of bioterrorism looms large across the world.
Email GeisbrechtB@umkc.edu
Office
B022 Biological Sciences
Personal Web Page
CV
Geisbrecht.pdf
Degrees
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ph. D., Biological Chemistry
Saint Vincent College (Latrobe, PA), B.S., Chemistry/Biochemistry
Schools
School of Biological Sciences
Research Area
Molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis, Bioinformatics, protein engineering, biotechnology products
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