Infectious Disease & Pathology Research

At Houston Methodist, our investigators follow many areas of leading-edge infectious disease research — molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis, human genetics of susceptibility to infectious agents, vaccine development, and prevention of hospital-acquired infections — to discover innovations that improve clinical practice.  We conduct our research in state-of-the-art facilities using genome-wide analysis methods and high-throughput technologies. Our facilities include a biosafety level 3 laboratory, confocal microscopes, gene expression microarray biochip stations and ABI sequencing capabilities. Our researchers help combat the tremendous toll infectious diseases take on human morbidity and mortality by exploring a diverse range of pathogens, including Streptococcus A and B, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Staphylococcus aureus, to name a few.