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Map of protein modification sites may reveal antimicrobial targets
Gail Bishop
Bishop named 2019 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Dominique Limoli, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Bacterial warfare: Harnessing strategies bacteria use to compete with each other may lead to new antimicrobial therapies
 simple peptides to deliver gene-editing tools into notoriously hard-to-access lung and airway cells
UI team is developing new delivery tools for gene editing led by Paul McCray, Jr., MD
Schlivert - Cell Surface Molecule holds a key
Research may lead to universal strategy for preventing life-threatening illnesses, including toxic shock syndrome
Actin polymerization in human primary   T cells treated with glycerol monolaurate from the Jon Houtman lab
Actin polymerization in human primary T cells treated with glycerol monolaurate from the Jon Houtman lab
A mutant of Herpes simplex virus with impaired egress from the nucleus depicted using transmission electron microscopy
A mutant of Herpes simplex virus with impaired egress from the nucleus depicted using transmission electron microscopy from the Rich Roller lab
Immunofluorescence microscopy of primary human cervical cells infected with Chlamydia trachomatis from the Mary Weber lab
Immunofluorescence microscopy of primary human cervical cells infected with Chlamydia trachomatis from the Mary Weber Lab

Department News and New Funding

Seminar Speaker Sara Hamilton Hart, Ph.D. December 10
Ph.D. candidate Kai Rogers successfully defends thesis
Seminar Speaker, Jason Stumhofer, PhD - December 3, 2019
Manicassamy recognized as the top 25 peer reviewers for the Journal of Virology
Gail Bishop named 2019 Fellow of the American Assocation for the Advancement of Science

Publications

  • Glycerol monolaurate induces filopodia formation by disrupting the association between LAT and SLP-76 microclusters
    Zhang MS, Tran PM, Wolff AJ, Tremblay MM, Fosdick MG, Houtman JCD
  • Interspecies interactions induce exploratory motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    Limoli DH, Warren EA, Yarrington KD, Donegan NP, Cheung AL, O'Toole G
  • Engineered amphiphilic peptides enable delivery of proteins and CRISPR-associated nucleases to airway epithelia
    Krishnamurthy S, Wohlford-Lenane C, Kandimalla S.,...McCray PB Jr.
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University of Iowa
Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
51 Newton Road
3-403 Bowen Science Building
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone: 1-319-335-7810

Chair and Department Executive Officer: Li Wu, PhD

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