Research Focus
Letti Lopez, PhD, is a microbiologist in the lab of Dr. Deepak Kaushal, where she works to support the overall goals of the lab: development of novel ways to both treat and prevent tuberculosis. The immune landscape induced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is a fertile playground for research, and the non-human primate model of infection used by the Kaushal Lab offers unparalleled insight into disease progression. Harnessing the rich resources at Texas Biomedical Institute, Dr. Lopez helps coordinate and execute studies that work ever closer toward that elusive goal: development of an efficacious vaccine against tuberculosis.