Brian VanderVen

We study how M.tuberculosis is capable of surviving within humans for decades in the face of a fully competent immune response. Our focus is primarily on the bacterial pathways, innate immunity, and the evolution of bacterial drug resistance in mammalian hosts.
Title: Associate Professor
Department: Microbiology & Immunology
Roles: Faculty
Research Areas: Animal Hosts, Bacteria, Disease Ecology and Evolution, Genetics, Genomics and Cell Biology of Infection, Veterinary/Clinical Research
Lab: https://vandervenlab.com/
Email: bcv8@cornell.edu