People Type: Past Trainee

Biography Advisor: Federico Rey Traineeship Years: 2017-2018 Microbial composition and function vary substantially between healthy and disease states, and sequencing-based studies have revealed distal gut community patterns associated with pathological hallmarks of metabolic disease, including insulin resistance. Metabolic diseases are associated with alterations in microbial composition, metabolic pathways, and diversity. Although the microbiota is known …

Biography Advisor: Garret Suen Traineeship: 2018-2019

Biography Research Focus: Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a strict human pathogen that carries a streamlined complement of enzymes for modifying and recycling its peptidoglycan layer during normal growth and division. This simplicity make the gonococcus an excellent model organism for studying peptidoglycan biochemistry and the study of these mechanisms has direct implications for understanding the pathology of …

Biography Research Focus: Antifungal pharmacodynamics of single and combination therapy in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.

Biography Research Focus: Xenorhabdus nematophila secreted proteases and their role in virulence in insects.