Brandon Beddingfield
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Lab: Robert Garry, PhD
Office Address
18703 Three Rivers Road, Covington, LA 70433
School of Medicine
Department
Microbiology Immunology TNPRC
Education & Affiliations
B.S., Biology, University of Texas at Tyler
M.S., Biology, University of Texas at Tyler
Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, Tulane University School of Medicine
Research
The goal of my research centers around antibody-mediated protection against viral infections, predominantly those of respiratory origin. I utilize animal models of human viral infections to achieve this goal. My work spans a numbers of viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, Zika, and Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus. Some of my work involves vaccination strategies to induce robust, specific, immune responses to provide long-term protection against viral disease and airborne transmission. Other work involves eliciting cross-reactive antibody responses that may provide protection against multiple, related, viruses.
