Congratulations to Eddy on the publication of his first manuscript! Eddy shows that two of the three putative DMSO reductases encoded in the Salmonella Typhimurium genome have nonredundant roles in supporting anaerobic growth. We look …
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USDA-EWD fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Raabis for being awarded an Early Workforce Development postdoctoral fellowship from the USDA. We are looking forward to a super cool project on pulmonary immunity, of all things! You can read …
Moving forward, full speed ahead!
We are so pleased to have successfully navigated the past year through the racial unrest that is tarnishing our nation and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Within the last year, we welcomed two new post-doctoral associates, …
New regulator of flagella-mediated motility
Work by Dr. Trina Westerman identified a new layer contributing to the complex regulation of flagella production in Salmonella. Flagella mediate swimming motility and are essential for Salmonella to cause gastrointestinal disease. Her manuscript is …
Human neutrophil response to Salmonella
Dr. Trina Westerman’s genetic screen of Salmonella mutants identifies a sulfate import mutant that reduces human neutrophil respiratory burst. Heterogeneity in Salmonella gene expression impacts the magnitude of the neutrophil antimicrobial response ex vivo, suggesting …
Congratulations Eddy!
We are proud to announce that DVM/PhD student Eddy Cruz was named a 2020 Vet Fellow by the FFAR and AAVMC! Eddy will study the role of sulfur metabolites on Salmonella survival in host-relevant and …
New additions
Welcome Drs. Raabis and Westerman to the ElfenbeinLab! We are pleased to have two new talented post-doctoral associates join us.