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Clare Smith

Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
264 Jones, Box 3054, Durham, NC 27710
270 Jones BOX3054, 207 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


Defining the host-pathogen interactions underlying susceptibility to tuberculosis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Pew Scholars Program · 2024 - 2029

Systems Genetics of Tuberculosis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Massachusetts Medical School · 2024 - 2029

The Genetic Base of Bone Disease in Mycobacterial Infection

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2023 - 2028

Innate Immune Determinants of Granuloma Formation in the Zebrafish

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2027

Genetic Dissection of Angiogenesis in the Tuberculous Granuloma

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2022 - 2027

Linking human TB genetic susceptibility loci to granuloma biology

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2026

Dissecting the genetic basis of protective immunity to tuberculosis in diverse hosts

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2026

Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2026

Genetic and Genomics Training Grant

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2025

Metabolic determinants of Mtb virulence, vulnerability and variation Animal Core E

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Brigham and Women's Hospital · 2021 - 2025

Dissecting the genetic basis of protective immunity to tuberculosis in diverse hosts

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2024

New models to dissect the genetic determinants of disease tolerance

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2020 - 2021