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Javier Ochoa-Repáraz, Ph.D

Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Year arrived at BSU: 2022

E-Mail: jochoareparaz@boisestate.eduOffice: Science Building, Room 114

Mailing Address:
Department of Biological Science
Boise State University
1910 University Dr.
Boise, ID 83725-1515

Academic Degrees

  • B.S., University of Navarra (Spain), 2000
  • Ph.D. University of Navarra (Spain), 2004

Postdoctoral Work

  • Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
  • Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Teaching

  • BIOL 205 Introductory Microbiology
  • BIOL 420/BMOL 520 Immunology
  • BIOL 511/BMOL511 Advanced Cell Biology

Research Interests

Our research is focused on host-microbial interactions and the mechanisms of immune activation and immunomodulation induced by intestinal microbes in the context of autoimmunity and inflammatory disorders. Most of our work is on CNS inflammatory demyelination, specifically in MS, but we also study inflammatory bowel disease. The lab specializes in different models of infection and autoimmunity.

Some broad topics of research are:

  • Mucosal immunology and clinical microbiology
  • Bidirectional interaction between the gut microbiota and neuroinflammatory Diseases
    (Multiple Sclerosis; MS).
  • Immunomodulation mediated by gut microbes and microbiome-modifying treatments.

Representative Publications

For a detailed list of publications, see: ORCID: Javier Ochoa-Repáraz