2019-2023 NSF EPSCoR multi-institutional collaborative grant (University of Kansas, Kansas State University, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, University of Central Oklahoma, and Pittsburg State University). A. Townsend Peterson, University of Kansas is the awardee institution. “Marshalling Diverse Big Data Streams to Understand Risk of Tick-borne Diseases in the Great Plains”. $3,921,229.00. ($134,000.00 to UCO). Co-Principal Investigator.

2018 University of Central Oklahoma on campus interdisciplinary grant with Dr. Sean Laverty, Mathematics and Statistics. “Extent and Distribution of Ticks and Tick-borne Pathogens in a Rural and Urban Setting in Oklahoma.” $4,000.00. Principal Investigator.

2017 University of Central Oklahoma on campus interdisciplinary grant with Dr. Sean Laverty, Mathematics and Statistics. “Extent and Distribution of Ticks and Tick-borne Pathogens in a Rural and Urban Setting in Oklahoma.” $7,300.00. Principal Investigator.

2015 University of Central Oklahoma on campus regular grant. “Identification of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm secreted macromolecules associated with keratinocyte inflammation.” $4,401.00. Principal Investigator.

2013 University of Central Oklahoma on campus regular grant. Staphylococcus aureus biofilm secreted products, inflammation, and chronic wound healing.” $4,500.00. Principal Investigator.

2013 Non-tenured Faculty Grant, 3M Corporation. “Role of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm secreted products in chronic wound pathogenesis.” $30,000.00. Principal Investigator.

2011 Oklahoma IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) collaborative grant, “Staphylococcus aureus biofilms and chronic wound pathogenesis.” $63,188.00. Principal Investigator.

2011 University of Central Oklahoma on campus regular grant, “Staphylococcus aureus biofilms and chronic wound pathogenesis.” $4,182.00. Principal Investigator.

2010 University of Central Oklahoma on campus regular grant, “Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in college students.” $1,000.00. Principal Investigator.

(student names in italics)

Eric Ng’eno, Abdelghafar Alkishe, Daniel Romero-Alvarez, Kellee Sundstrom, Marlon Cobos, Hallee Belgum, Abigail Chitwood, Amber Grant, Alex Keck, Josiah Kloxin, Brayden Letterman, Megan Lineberry, Kristin McClung, Sydney Nippoldt, Sophia Sharum, Stefan Struble, Breanne Thomas, Anuradha Ghosh, Robert Brennan, Susan Little, A. Townsend Peterson. Phenology of five tick species in the Central Great Plains. 2024. PLoS ONE 19(5): e0302689. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302689

Cassandra L. Wouters, Neda Heydarian, Jennifer Pusavat, Hannah Panlilio, Anh K. Lam, Erika L. Moen, Robert E. Brennan, and Charles V. Rice. Breaking Membrane Barriers to Neutralize E. coli and K. pneumoniae Virulence with PEGylated Branched Polyethylenimine. 2023. Biochemical Biophysica Acta – Biomembranes. Volume 1865(6):184172. doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2023.184172.

Russell Smalley IV, Haris Zafar, John Land, Asma Samour, Dylan Hance, and Robert E. Brennan. Detection of Borrelia miyamotoi and Powassan Virus Lineage II (Deer Tick Virus) from Odocoileus virginianus harvested Ixodes scapularis in Oklahoma. 2022. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. Volume 22(4):209-216. doi:10.1089/vbz.2021.0057.

Small, Mariah and Robert Brennan. Detection of Rickettsia amblyommatis and Ehrlichia chaffeensis From Amblyomma americanum Inhabiting Two Urban Parks in Oklahoma. 2021. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. Volume 21(5):385-387. Doi:10.1089/vbz.2020.2755.

David F. Mullins and Bob Brennan Jr. Pathology and Microbiology for Mortuary Science. Second edition. Oklahoma City (OK): Funeral Service Education Resource Center. 2021. ISBN: 978-0-9979261-7-0.

Anh K. Lam, Hannah Panlilio, Jennifer Pusavat, Cassandra L. Wouters, Erika L. Moen, Robert E. Brennan, and Charles V. Rice. Expanding the spectrum of antibiotics capable of killing multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 2020 ChemMedChem. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.202000239.

Mariah M. Small, Sean M. Laverty, Chad B. King, and Robert E. Brennan. Tick Species Establishment in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA, Identified by Seasonal Sampling in Residential and Non-Residential Sites. 2019. J. Vector Ecol. 44(1):105-111. doi.org/10.1111/jvec.12334

Baalman, R., Y. Shang, J.R. Johnston, M. Fakhr, and R.E. Brennan. Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in students at the University of Central Oklahoma. 2018. Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 98:118-126.

Matthew Nichols, Wayne Lord, Michelle Haynie, Robert Brennan, Victoria Jackson, and Wendy Monterroso. 2018. First Report of Trypanosoma cruzi in a Mexican Free-Tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) in Oklahoma. J Wildl Dis. 55(2):444-448. doi:10.7589/2018-04-095.

Amy G. Briggs, Robert E. Brennan, Nancy Boury, John Buchner, Rachel Horak, Lee E. Hughes, Sue Katz-Amburn, Maria J. Massimelli, Ann McDonald, Todd P. Primm, Ann C. Smith, Ann M. Stevens, Sunny. B. Yung, and Timothy D. Paustian. Development, Validation and Application of the Microbiology Concept Inventory. 2017. JMBE. 18(3). doi:10.1128/jmbe.v18i3.1320

Amy G. Briggs, Lee E. Hughes, Robert Brennan, John Buchner, Rachel Horak, Sue Katz Amburn, Ann McDonald, Todd P Primm, Ann C. Smith, Ann M. Stevens, Sunny Yung, Timothy Paustian. Concept Inventory Development Reveals Common Student Misconceptions about Microbiology. 2017. JMBE. 18(3). doi:10.1128/jmbe.v18i3.1319

Bragg A., M. Braden, K. Ceasar, A. Coleman, P. Drevets, J. Fleming, Q. Gorges, J. Herwig, A. Khabbab, J. Proffer, S. Ramsey, E. Shackelford, V. Smith, C. Smith, B. Yuill, and R.E. Brennan. Impact of hand washing instructions on hand washing practices at the University of Central Oklahoma. 2016. Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 96:109-114.

Brennan R.E., W. Caire, N. Pugh, S. Chapman, A.H. Robbins, and D. Akiyoshi. Examination of Bats in Western Oklahoma for Antibodies against Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the Causative Agent of White-Nose Syndrome. 2015. Southwest Naturalist. 60(2-3):145-150.

Brennan R.E., K. Kiss, R. Baalman, and J.E. Samuel. Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of a Coxiella burnetii Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase. 2015. BMC Microbiology. 15(99). doi:10.1186/s12866-015-0430-8.

Tankersley, A., M.B. Frank, M. Bebak, and R. Brennan. Early effects of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm secreted products on inflammatory responses of human epithelial keratinocytes. 2014. Journal of Inflammation. 11(17).doi:10.1186/1476-9255-11-17.

Brennan, R.E. and S. Everman. Antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from a stream near two wastewater treatment facilities in Edmond, Oklahoma. 2012. Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 92:59-64.

Hyland, K., R. Brennan, S. Olmstead, E. Rojas, E. Murphy, C. Herst, B. Wang, and P. Cleary. The Early Interferon Response of Nasal Associated Lymphoid Tissue to Streptococcal Infection. 2009. FEMS Immunol. Med. Microbiol. 55:422-431. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-695X.2009.00540.

Brennan, R. E., K. Russell, G. Q. Zhang, and J. E. Samuel. Both iNOS and NADPH oxidase contribute to control of virulent phase I Coxiella burnetii infections. 2004. Infect. Immun. 72:6666-6675. doi:10.1128/IAI.72.11.6666-6675.2004.

Brennan, R. E. and J. E. Samuel. Evaluation of Coxiella burnetii antibiotics susceptibilities by Real-Time PCR Assay. 2003. J. Clin. Microbiol. 41:1869-1874. doi:10.1128/JCM.41.5.1869-1874.2003

Lopez-Gonzalez, V., P. S. Murano, R. E. Brennan, and E. A. Murano. Sensory evaluation of ground beef patties irradiated by gamma rays versus electron beam under various packaging conditions. 2000. Journal of Food Quality. 23:195-204.

Murano, E. A., P.S. Murano, R. E. Brennan, K. Shenoy, and R.G. Moreira. Application of high hydrostatic pressure to eliminate Listeria monocytogenes from fresh pork sausage. 1999. Journal of Food Protection. 62: 5:480-483. doi:10.4315/0362-028x-62.5.480

Lopez-Gonzalez, V., P. S. Murano, R. E. Brennan, and E. A. Murano. Influence of various commercial packaging conditions on survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to irradiation by electron beam versus gamma rays. 1999. Journal of Food Protection. 62: 1:10-15. doi:10.4315/0362-028x-62.1.10

Brennan, R. E., R.E. Corstvet, and D.B. Paulson. Antibody responses to Pasteurella haemolytica 1:A and three of its outer membrane proteins in serum, nasal secretions, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from calves. 1998. AJVR. 59: 6:727-732.

Brennan, R. E., R. E. Corstvet, and J. W. McBride. A simplified method for isolating outer membrane proteins from Pasteurella haemolytica A1. 1997. J. Micro. Methods. 29:201-206. doi:10.1016/s0167-7012(97)00050-x

McBride, J. W., R. E. Corstvet, M. A. Dietrich, C. M. Berry, R. E. Brennan, B. C. Taylor, J. L. Stott, and B. I. Osburn. Memory and CD8⁺ are the predominant bovine bronchoalveolar lymphocyte phenotypes. 1997. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 58:55-62.

Dawson, J. E., C. K. Warner, S. A. Ewing, S. R. Telford, R. E. Corstvet, R. E. Brennan, and J. G. Olson. Fingerprinting of Ehrlichia species by repetitive element polymerase chain reaction. 1997. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 57: 1:109-114. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.109.

Gaunt, S. D., R. E. Corstvet, C. M. Berry, and R. E. Brennan. Isolation of Ehrlichia canis from dogs following subcutaneous inoculation. 1994. J. Clin. Micro. 34:1429-1432. doi.org/10.1128/jcm.34.6.1429-1432.1996.

PATENTS

Marco G. Bommarito, Robert E. Brennan, Jr., Sridhar V. Dasaratha, Chunmei Guo, Joseph P. Hensler, Brinda B. Lakshmi, Triet M. Lu, Patrick A. Mach, Mara S. Reif-Wenner, Joseph J. Stoffel, Heather M. Webb. Method of analyzing a sample for a bacterium using diacetylene-containing polymer sensor. EP 2220500 A1, 3M Innovative Properties Company.