Steven Bradfute

Steven is an immunologist with 13 years’ experience studying the interaction between pathogens and the immune response. His expertise is in immunity against globally-relevant pathogens. He received his Ph.D. in Immunology from Baylor College of Medicine and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), where he studied immune responses to hemorrhagic fever viruses, including the ebola- and marburgviruses. As there are few treatments or vaccines available for many of these viruses, Steven is researching basic immunology and vaccine development for these and other emerging pathogens. He has also studied the effect of novel autophagy-modulating drugs on widespread pathogens, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis. He serves as a consultant for Biophagy.