Bryan W. Davies
- Professor
- Lorene Morrow Kelley Professorship in Microbiology
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Program
Contact Information
NMS
Room Number:3.118
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 Departments of Molecular Biosciences and Medical Education. His research interests include antimicrobial discovery and development, bacteria-host interactions and microbe engineering.
Research
The Davies Lab uncovers and engineers microbial functions to improve human health. Research is ongoing in the following areas:
- Uncovering microcin diversity and antibacterial activity.
- Studying how microbes engage with and alter immune cell functions.
- Exploring natural and synthetic antimicrobial peptides.
- Developing bacterial display and secretion systems to discover and deliver bioactive proteins.
Research Areas
- Health Promotion or Disease Prevention
- Infectious Disease, Immunology and Microbiology
- Molecular Biology or Genetics
Fields of Interest
- System and Synthetic Biology
- Biochemistry
- Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease
- Molecular Biology, Genetics & Genomics
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