Assistant professor at the University of Georgia studying the physical interactions between bacteria and their environments. she/her. 🏳️🌈🧫🔬
Joined June 2018
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11 Jun 2024
Very honored to be part of this community. Thanks so much to @BhayaDevaki for all your support!
11 Jun 2024
5/ How do microbial🦠 communities communicate between single cells to behave like multicellular organisms? Awardee @C__Ellison hypothesizes that bacterial cell components (such as pili) are critical modulators.
🎉 Congrats Dr. Ellison! @universityofga
🙏#HFScout @BhayaDevaki
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Excited to share my lab’s first preprint! We found that increasing DNA binding by type IV pili in an Acinetobacter pathogen can boost its natural transformation rates by ~100-fold, demonstrating that DNA binding is rate-limiting for natural transformation. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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We wondered why the species Acinetobacter baylyi is so highly naturally transformable, and we found that its DNA-binding minor pilin FimT contains multiple DNA-binding residues that additively contribute to increased DNA binding.
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Expression of A. baylyi FimT significantly boosts A. nosocomialis natural transformation and suggests that expression of a single gene may be sufficient to make less tractable organisms more genetically malleable.
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Courtney Ellison retweeted
22 Jun 2023
WANT A JOB: I have more than one postdoc position open. Let’s do some fun science in easy living Athens. Pay is above NIH guidelines. Email strent@uga.edu. PLEASE RETWEET
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11 Apr 2023
My lab is hiring! We are looking for a full time lab tech for 1-2 years who is interested in getting more scientific research experience. Please reach out if you have any questions, and please forward to anyone you think may be interested! ugajobsearch.com/postings/31…
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2 Feb 2023
I am very honored to be part of this amazing group of scientists and so grateful for this opportunity from @DamonRunyon
We are delighted to highlight the 2023 recipients of the Damon Runyon-Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists, granted to seven high-achieving Damon Runyon Fellows who are most likely to make paradigm-shifts in cancer research!
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Courtney Ellison retweeted
27 Jan 2023
JOB! Come join us @universityofga Our Microbiology dept is seeking a tenure-track Ass Prof in bio ed research. For details and to apply: ugajobsearch.com/postings/29… It is a fantastic environment and community for #DBER and #STEMeducation
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Courtney Ellison retweeted
16 Nov 2022
WE ARE HIRING--postdoc positions available. Please retweet. Athens is a fun and easy place to live!
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25 Oct 2022
Excited to share my last postdoc paper with @zgitai1, @shaevitz, the Dalia lab, Ned Wingreen, and Chenyi Fei! We found Acinetobacter baylyi cells localize their type IV pili in a line to interact with each other and regulate biofilm structure formation: rdcu.be/cYeln
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10 Oct 2022
The University of Georgia is hiring two assistant profs in Biochemistry and Microbiology as part of a cluster hire of 5 microbial-focused professors! We’re looking for good people doing cool science on broad topics, please reach out with any questions! tinyurl.com/yeceyr6j
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Courtney Ellison retweeted
1 Jun 2022
Why do MSHA pili not exhibit hyperpiliation upon deletion of the retraction motor? Because in this system, the retraction motor is actually involved in extension!
Check out my new preprint to learn more:
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Courtney Ellison retweeted
9 Mar 2022
Hopefully next time will be in person but for now this will be a great opportunity to get the Acinetobacter community together!!!
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Courtney Ellison retweeted
9 Feb 2022
My 1st first-author paper is officially published!
This story started with a cool observation under the microscope (cells detaching in a wave!), and ended up characterizing an entire regulatory pathway inducing MSHA pilus retraction.
Check it out!
pnas.org/content/119/7/e2108…
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Courtney Ellison retweeted
18 Jan 2022
We are looking for a postdoc or research associate/technician to join a multidisciplinary team on an antibiotic discovery project combining high-throughput microscopy, imaging AI, and chemical AI. See bit.ly/3F854La. Apply at brunABdiscovery@gmail.com.
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Courtney Ellison retweeted
17 Dec 2021
Please RT: We are looking for a postdoc or research associate/technician to join a multidisciplinary team on an antibiotic discovery project combining high-throughput microscopy, imaging AI, and chemical AI. See bit.ly/3F854La. Apply at brunABdiscovery@gmail.com.
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Courtney Ellison retweeted
17 Dec 2021
I am looking to recruit 2 postdocs to study surface sensing (PMID:34168081), biofilm maintenance (PMID:33531388), or cdG signaling networks (PMID:29991582). Please email a cover letter, CV & 1 page project proposal to georgeo@Dartmouth.edu. Pls share! @DartCF
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14 Nov 2021
Fun lockdown project with @gregbwhitfield and @BrunLabCaulo reviewing dynamics of type IV pili, very glad to see it out! academic.oup.com/femsre/adva…
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20 Oct 2021
I’m excited to announce I will start a tenure-track position in the Dept. of Microbiology at the University of Georgia in fall 2022! I am so thankful for my supportive mentors who have helped me get here, and I’m eager to pay it forward. ellisonlab.org
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20 Oct 2021
I will be accepting students next fall, so if you have undergraduates interested in bacterial cell biology please encourage them to apply to the Integrated Life Sciences graduate program at UGA!
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