College of Veterinary Medicine
Daniel Brown Lab
Led by Daniel R Brown · Infectious Diseases and Immunology
What we study
The Brown Lab studies how bacteria interact with human cells, focusing on discovering new pathogens, analyzing their genes, and understanding immune responses. They use lab experiments, genome sequencing, and computational modeling.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Computational
- Bacteria & microbes
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 4
- Papers
- 2
Current projects
Culture- and non-culture-based discovery of new bacterial pathogens and commensals from clinical specimens
They identify new bacteria from patient samples using both traditional and advanced methods.
Comparative immunology
They study how different species respond to bacterial infections.
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CD44, CD95, and TLR signaling in pro-apoptotic and inflammatory responses to bacterial infection
They investigate how specific cell signals trigger immune reactions to bacteria.
Genome-based predictive modeling of pathogen evolution
They use bacterial genomes to predict how pathogens might change over time.
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Recent papers, explained
- Septic Arthritis and Osteomyelitis in Finger Caused by Mycoplasma phocimorsus from Brown Bear, Alaska, USA
2025 · Emerging infectious diseases
Reports a case of bone infection from a bear-related bacteria, suggesting treatments for similar cases.
- Mycoplasma phocimorsus sp. nov., isolated from Scandinavian patients with seal finger or septic arthritis after contact with seals
2023 · INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
Describes a new bacteria causing seal-related infections in humans, showing it grows in lab conditions.
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