After receiving his Ph.D. from Oregon Health Sciences in 2000, Dr. Bann continues to perform research in Biochemistry. Dr. Bann leads research groups to understand how proteins fold and adopt their three-dimensional, biologically active conformations. Focusing on two biological toxins - Anthrax and E. coli, Dr. Bann performs research to recognize the mechanisms responsible for how these toxins form membrane-spanning channels that transport the proteins critical for disease pathogenesis into the host cell.