College of Veterinary Medicine
Curtiss Lab
Led by Roy Curtiss · Infectious Diseases and Immunology
What we study
The Curtiss Lab designs safer vaccines built from genetically weakened bacteria such as Salmonella, which carry protective genes into the body to trigger immunity without causing disease. Current grants target aquaculture, poultry food safety and Francisella.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Bacteria & microbes
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Recombinant attenuated Salmonella vaccines (RASVs)
Developing vaccines that use weakened Salmonella bacteria to deliver protective antigens.
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Recent papers, explained
- Self-destructing attenuated adjuvant Salmonella serves as a safe and potent live vaccine adjuvant
2026 · npj Vaccines
Develops a self-destructing Salmonella vaccine to boost immunity safely.
- Route-Dependent Mucosal and Systemic Immune Remodeling Induced by a Regulated-Lysis Edwardsiella piscicida Vaccine in Channel Catfish
2026 · Vaccines
Uses RNA sequencing to study immune responses in catfish after vaccination.
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- Toll-like receptors in fish: evolution, structure, immune signaling, and translational prospects for adjuvant-based vaccine design in aquaculture
2026 · Frontiers in Immunology
Studies Toll-like receptors in fish to design better vaccines for aquaculture.
- Self-destructing attenuated adjuvant Salmonella strains: design, construction, characterization, and evaluation of safety and efficacy following in ovo inoculation of chicken embryos
2026 · Infection and Immunity
Built self-destructing Salmonella strains to test their safety and efficacy in chicken embryos.
- A Purely Biomanufactured System for Delivering Nanoparticles and STING Agonists
2024 · Advanced Science
Creates a purely biological system to deliver nanoparticles and STING agonists.
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