{"id":281,"date":"2026-02-25T20:20:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/idrc\/?page_id=281"},"modified":"2026-02-25T21:27:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:27:12","slug":"faculty-based-research-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/idrc\/faculty-based-research-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Based Research Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discover the Impact of IDRC Faculty Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore the pioneering work of our dedicated IDRC faculty whose laboratories drive innovation across infectious disease research. Learn more about the programs, expertise, and scientific leadership that shape breakthroughs and advance our mission every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"alignnone is-style-cards-traditional-oval-green wp-block-stalwart-blocks-call-to-action\">\n\n\t<ul class=\"stalwart-ctas is-style-cards-traditional-oval-green columns-3\" id=\"stalwart-ctas-block_ad9303900afeee7f6fd203ed0c868f3e\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"stalwart-cta-single has-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"stalwart-cta-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/idrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/02\/Belisle-Lab_lrg.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-cta-content\"><h2 class=\"stalwart-cta-heading\"><a class=\"stalwart-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu\/belisle\/\">Dr. John Belisle<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"stalwart-cta-description\">Dr. John Belisle\u2019s research focuses on the biochemistry of bacterial pathogens (in particular Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae and Borrelia burgdorferi) and the diseases they cause.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><!-- .single-cta -->\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"stalwart-cta-single has-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"stalwart-cta-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/idrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/02\/Borlee-Lab_lrg.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-cta-content\"><h2 class=\"stalwart-cta-heading\"><a class=\"stalwart-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu\/borlee\/\">Dr. Brad Borlee<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"stalwart-cta-description\">The Borlee laboratory, as part of the Center for Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases (CVID) and Center for Metabolism of Infectious Diseases (C4MInD) at Colorado State University, studies environmental sensing and regulation of bacterial behaviors in the context of host-pathogen interactions and host-associated bacterial communities. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><!-- .single-cta -->\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"stalwart-cta-single has-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"stalwart-cta-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/idrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/02\/Dobos-Lab_med.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-cta-content\"><h2 class=\"stalwart-cta-heading\"><a class=\"stalwart-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu\/dobos\/\">Dr. Karen M. Dobos<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"stalwart-cta-description\">The Dobos laboratory is focused on descriptive, comparative studies of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains that are relevant to the development of second-generation vaccines and diagnostic assays. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><!-- .single-cta -->\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"stalwart-cta-single has-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"stalwart-cta-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/idrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/02\/Gries-Lab_lrg-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-cta-content\"><h2 class=\"stalwart-cta-heading\"><a class=\"stalwart-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu\/gries\/\">Dr. Casey Gries<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"stalwart-cta-description\">The Gries lab was established in 2021 with research interests spanning bacterial pathogenesis and innate immunity. 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