TEX AS BIOMED’S NEW FACULT Y MEMBERS
2017 RECRUITS LARRY SCHLESINGER, M.D. Professor, President & CEO Dr. Schlesinger is an internationally recognized authority in infectious diseases with a particular interest in tuberculosis and lung biology. As a physician scientist, his studies focus on the pathogenesis of tuberculosis and other airborne infectious agents that subvert lung immune mechanisms.
JOANNE TURNER, Ph.D. Professor and Vice President for Research Dr. Turner ensures Texas Biomed scientists receive the support needed to conduct their science. She also has a lab within the Texas Biomed campus and focuses her research on tuberculosis, aging and inflammation.
JORDI TORRELLES, Ph.D. Professor Focused on the study of the human lung environment and its effect on the outcome of TB disease due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection, Dr. Torrelles’ lab has developed a faster and cheaper TB diagnostic test, which is undergoing field testing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. His team also has a patented TB vaccine candidate.
2018 RECRUITS CORINNA ROSS, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dr. Ross’ laboratory team is developing new phenotypic tools to assess marmoset health and behavior as a biomedical model of human disease. They are also developing new techniques to increase longevity in the marmoset. Improved health and longevity of marmosets is important for future studies of aging processes in nonhuman primate models for the purpose of improving human health. 7
