Bryan Bellaire, PhD
email: bbella@iastate.edu
phone: 515-294-1006
Title(s)
Associate Professor, Vet Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
Iowa State University
Office
2130 Vet Med Ames, IA 50011
Information
Education
1995 B.S. Microbiology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
2001 Ph.D. Microbiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA
Research interest: Our research is focused on understanding the microbial and cellular events that take place during persistent bacterial infections. Areas of investigation include Bacterial Pathogenesis of Brucella spp. in swine, bovine, canine and human hosts; Translational Medicine associated with developing novel antimicrobial delivery platform that will target persistent intracellular pathogens; Biosafety and Biodefense: illuminating molecular interactions between the human host and virulent Brucella, Francisella, Burkholderia and Yersinia spp..