Bryan W. Davies

  • Professor
  • Department of Molecular Biosciences
  • Lorene Morrow Kelley Professorship in Microbiology
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
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Biography

Bryan completed his B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, and postdoctoral fellowship in infectious diseases. He is an Professor in the Department of Molecular Biosciences. 

Research

Our laboratory discovers and engineers microbial functions to benefit human health and environmental resilience. Research is active in the following areas:

  • Discovering and developing microcins for pathogen and microbiome control.
  • Engineering bacteria-directed control of host immune, endocrine, and nervous systems.
  • Developing bacteria as gene delivery vehicles.
  • Building bacterial display and export systems to discover and deliver bioactive proteins.

Research Areas

  • Infectious Disease, Immunology and Microbiology
  • Vaccines and/or Therapeutics
  • Health Promotion or Disease Prevention

Fields of Interest

  • Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease
  • System and Synthetic Biology
  • Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery
  • Microbial Processes
  • Biological Mechanisms of Aging & Dementia

Centers and Institutes

  • Texas Biologics
  • John Ring LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
  • Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology

Education

  • Postdoctoral Training, Harvard University
  • Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, MIT
  • B.Sc. in Biochemistry, McMaster University

Publications