The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · Microbiology & ImmunologyInfectious Disease Containment Unit
Gene Garrard Olinger · Galveston, Texas
Research Focus
Dr. Gene Garrard Olinger's lab at the University of Texas Medical Branch focuses on maintaining and optimizing the Galveston National Laboratory, a high-containment facility dedicated to studying infectious diseases. The lab provides unique resources for researchers to develop therapeutics, diagnostics, and vaccines for dangerous pathogens, while also training the next generation of experts in global health. Through rapid response capabilities, the lab plays a critical role in addressing public health emergencies and bioterrorism threats.
biocontainmentinfectious diseasestherapeuticsdiagnosticsvaccinespublic healthzoonosesbiodefensebiotechnologynational security
Research Aims
5AIM 01Maintain high containment research facilities for pathogen research.
AIM 02Educate and train the next generation of infectious disease experts.
AIM 03Facilitate the discovery and development of therapeutics for dangerous pathogens.
AIM 04Respond rapidly to public health emergencies and bioterrorism threats.
AIM 05Provide resources and tools for biocontainment research.
Skills the Lab Values
PCRcell cultureanimal modelsaerosol challenge generationvector colony maintenancehigh-containment lab safetyimaging techniquesdiagnostic assay developmentdata analysis using Pythonlaboratory management
Output against the department
Publications134top 47% of dept.230th of 486
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Citations10ktop 36% of dept.173rd of 486
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