Kathryn M. Frietze, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
UNM Clinical and Translational Science Center
Dr. Frietze’s research areas include:
- Investigating the specificity of antibody responses to infectious diseases
- Developing vaccines against infectious diseases
- Developing vaccines against drugs of abuse (including oxycodone, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine) to treat Opioid Use Disorder and prevent overdose
PENDING U.S. PATENT APPLICATIONS (UNM-AFFILIATED)
Virus-Like Particle Vaccines for Opioid Drugs
Bacteriophage Virus-Like Particle Vaccines Against Flavivirus Non-Structural
Protein 1
Bacteriophage Virus-Like Particle Vaccines for Chlamydia trachomatis Adhesion Factors and Proteins Involved in Pathogenesis