Our approaches combine:

• Clinically relevant human pathogens

• Mouse and vector models of disease

• Analysis of human clinical specimens

• One of the largest patient cohorts in the nation

Specific areas of focus include:

• Antigen-specific CD4+ T cells

• Spotted-fever group Rickettsiae

• Alpha-gal syndrome (red meat allergy)

• Single cell immunophenotyping

Advantages to working in the Becker Lab at Stony Brook:

• A new lab with ample funding

• State-of-the-art ABSL3 and animal/vector research facilities

• Highly understudied area of immunology