Marcel Behr
Department:
Department of Medicine
Biography:
Dr. Marcel Behr is a clinician-scientist. He was the founding Director of the Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ International TB Centre and led it from 2012 to 2018. He is Director of the Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ Infectious Diseases Division and the Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾-i4). Dr. Behr trained at the University of Toronto, Queen’s, Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ and Stanford. Dr. Behr’s work has helped clarify the natural history of TB, determined the basis of BCG attenuation, identified differences between closely related mycobacterial species and strains, and explained the molecular basis for the use of mycobacteria as immune adjuvants.
Group:
Associate member
Research areas:
Public Health
Pandemic and Health Emergencies
Infectious Diseases
Specialization:
Tuberculosis; genomic epidemiology
Media availability:
Print
Language(s) spoken:
English
French
Language(s) written:
English
French
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