The Department has 6 Key Research Focus Groups studying tuberculosis, leprosy, immunoparasitology, retrovirology, vector biology, and arthropod-borne infectious diseases.
The Mycobacteria Research Laboratories occupy multiple laboratories and BSL3 facilities at Colorado State University. The research team is comprised of more than 100 research personnel, including Research Scientists, Post-Doctoral Fellows, Students, and Research Associates. Nineteen faculty members are associated with the MRL and participate in a wide variety of independent and collaborative research programs.
Located within the Department is the Program of Research and Scholarly Excellence in Infectious Diseases. This program encompasses several world-class research facilities whose laboratories focus on diseases caused by arthropod-borne viruses, mycobacteria, retroviruses, prions, and parasites, including those that cause malaria.
