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Associate Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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Microbiology & Immunology, College of Medicine

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Biography and Research Information

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Roger Pechous' research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis, particularly in the context of pneumonic plague. He has received federal funding from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for two grants totaling $227,476. The first grant, for $76,000, investigated "Inflammation and the Treatment of Primary Pneumonic Plague." The second grant, for $151,476, aimed at "Defining the Role of the Plasminogen Activator Protease in the Early Events that Establish Primary Pneumonic Plague." Pechous leads a research group dedicated to these investigations.

Federal Grants 2 $227,476 total

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Contact PI May 2021 - Jul 2024

Defining the Role of the Plasminogen Activator Protease in the Early Events that Establish Primary Pneumonic Plague

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $151,476 R01
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Contact PI Dec 2020 - Nov 2023

Inflammation and the Treatment of Primary Pneumonic Plague

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $76,000 R03

Grants & Funding

  • Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Inflammatory Responses NIH Co-Investigator
  • Evaluating early host-pathogen interactions in pneumonic plague using an ex vivo human lung tissue platform NIH Principal Investigator
  • Defining the Role of the Plasminogen Activator Protease in the Early Events that Establish Primary Pneumonic Plague NIH Principal Investigator
  • No FP attached UAMS College of Medicine Principal Investigator
  • No FP attached UAMS College of Medicine Principal Investigator
  • Evaluating the Progression of Pneumonic Plague NIH Principal Investigator

Frequent Collaborators

Zhang, Xuming Kennedy, Joshua Blevins, Jon Huang, Lu

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