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Marcel Behr

Marcel Behr
Contact Information
Address: 

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Health Centre, 1001 boul. Décarie, E05.1808, Montreal

Email address: 
marcel.behr [at] mcgill.ca
Department: 
Department of Medicine
Biography: 

Dr. Marcel Behr is a clinician-scientist. He was the founding Director of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøInternational TB Centre and led it from 2012 to 2018. He is Director of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøInfectious Diseases Division and the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøInterdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (McGill-i4). Dr. Behr trained at the University of Toronto, Queen’s, 51³Ô¹ÏÍøand 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
Interviews: 

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