Smartphone-based pathogen diagnosis in urinary sepsis. Credit: Peter Allen, Kevin Fisher, Brian Long.
Credit: Peter Allen, Kevin Fisher, Brian Long

The Mahan lab investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying microbial pathogenesis and the associated innate and adaptive immune responses that increase disease and compromise host immunity. The applied goal is to translate this research into effective therapeutic strategies for the treatment of multidrug-resistant pathogens and microbial sepsis.