Dr. Juvvadi’s research is primarily directed toward identifying genes that are indispensable for fungal growth, drug response, and virulence by utilizing various molecular strategies, including genetic, biochemical, and proteomic techniques and animal models of infection. His laboratory research has demonstrated the importance of calcineurin, a calcium-calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase, for fungal growth and virulence. The overall […]
Tiffany Miles, Ph.D.
Alexandra Nicaise, Ph.D.
Praveen Juvvadi, Ph.D.
Miranda Wallace, Ph.D.
The Wallace Lab is interested in exploring how we can harness bacteria and yeast to better understand and overcome antibiotic-resistant infections that occur within or arise from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
Matthew Jorgenson, Ph.D.
The Jorgenson lab is focused on investigating the bacterial surface and finding new ways to exploit its properties.
Mohamed Elasri, Ph.D.
The Elasri laboratory focuses on global gene regulation in Staphylococcus aureus. S. aureus uses a complex network of regulators to modulate biofilm development, virulence, and antibiotic tolerance. We are studying how global regulators interact with various virulence genes to ensure survival of S. aureus in the host. We are particularly interested in the msaABCR operon […]
Clay Jackson-Litteken, Ph.D.
Dr. Jackson-Litteken’s research is focused on understanding mechanisms of Acinetobacter baumannii pathogenesis in novel infection models with a recent focus on ventilator-associated pneumonia.