We study how bacteria build and maintain a healthy cell envelope and resist killing by antibiotics.
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Thrilled to share the first paper of my PhD @DoerrLab is live at PLOS Pathogens! journals.plos.org/plospathog…
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Baskin Lab researchers have uncovered the surprising role played by a “three-tailed” fat molecule in cellular survival during heart attack and stroke: protecting the cells against damage when oxygen runs out. news.cornell.edu/stories/202…
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Research led by @weillinstitute postdoctoral fellow Megan Keller in @DoerrLab reveals how sugar-phosphate buildup disrupts cell wall synthesis, offering clues to fight drug resistance. news.cornell.edu/stories/202…
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We’re thrilled to announce our Weill Institute 2025 Emerging Scholars –– eight outstanding grad students & postdocs selected for their innovative research, from institutions across the US and Canada. We'll welcome them to Cornell’s campus Oct 13–14, 2025. bit.ly/45f5GwQ
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29 Jul 2025
Molecular mechanism revealed for bacterial sugar overload. doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01729-2… @MRKmicrobes @DoerrLab
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20 Oct 2024
Tissue-Like Multicellular Development Triggered by Mechanical Compression in Archaea biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_cellbio
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4 Oct 2024
📢 Attention antibiotic tolerance researchers! Our GIANT review of 50 years' of clinical antibiotic tolerance data is now available online in Clinical Microbiology Reviews. Check it out here: journals.asm.org/eprint/UUSI…
@ASMicrobiology @Hobbs_Lab_Micro @DeventerAshley @microclaire
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Congratulations to Dr. Manuela Alvarado Obando for an amazing PhD defense seminar! Felicidades, and on to more greatness! @CornellMicrobio @ManuelaAlv95 dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.… If you are looking for an exceptional postdoc (and are in the greater NYC area), reach out to her!
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28 Sep 2024
Latest preprint from our lab led by grad student @cassidyprints and her undergrad mentee @IsabellaNLin. She examines conservation and features of the programmed ribosomal frameshift in prfB. Presented by Cassidy at #GRC stress!
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21 Sep 2024
What a phenomenal seminar today at @CornellPathogen by @Hatzios_Lab — a tour de force of using chemical proteomics to discover new mechanisms of redox signaling in gut infection!🤩🤩🤩
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11 Sep 2024
Out now in @NatureComms:
Control of bacterial cell wall autolysins by peptidoglycan crosslinking mode
@CavaLab_MIMS @FelipecavaM @DoerrLab
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Our new paper out in @PLOSPathogens today: dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.… We find that resistance/tolerance to antimicrobial peptides is slightly more complex and dynamic than your "average" antibiotic resistance. Nice work by @AndyMurtha et al.!
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9 Aug 2024
We demonstrated a lowcost device that can detect deadly bacteria in drinking water. It shows, once again, that worldclass research can flourish in Nepal, despite limited resources. Here is news release by
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24 Jul 2024
Announcing the 2025 Bacterial and Archaeal Cell Biology and Development @GordonConf. We have amazing speakers and discussion leaders confirmed and look forward to (again) having our minds blown by all the remarkable science. Applications will start being accepted in the fall.
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And that concludes our workshop in Nepal! Successfully cloned NDM carbapenemases? Check! Isolated bacteria that can eat styrofoam and motor oil from Bagmati River AND fluoresce under UV? Check! @rajbhandari_33 @karmamonima @guavadk @utsavRIBB @AnkitSh03786959
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Excited to kick off a bacterial genetics workshop at RIBB Kathmandu! We will be cloning some clinical NDM enzymes. @rajbhandari_33 @karmamonima @guavadk @utsavRIBB @ankitsh03786959 @drakarki
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Huge Congratulations to Dr. Megan Renée Keller @MRKmicrobes for successfully and epically defending her PhD today! #proudPI @Cornell_BBS
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16 May 2024
What an honor for @cassidyprints and @CornellMicrobio to host Dr. @Nancy_Craig777 for our distinguished Portraits of a Microbiologist series. Thanks for returning to Wing Hall for such a moving and inspiring visit!
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@FeagaHeather taking a picture of Portrait of a scientist organizer @cassidyprints and recipient Nancy Craig today! @CornellMicrobio @JoePetersLab
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