Bacterial lipoprotein expert, cell envelope enthusiast, avid crocheter/crafter | Michigan Life Sciences Fellow 👩🔬 | UB, PSU, UM 💙 she/her
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined December 2013
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Thrilled to share that my paper is officially published at PNAS!
So grateful to my collaborators, the ability to mentor students who became my co-authors, and to my mentor @nkoropatkin for her unending support!
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24…
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This year's #AgarArt Contest theme is "What Brings You Joy?" ASM invites you to express your happiest moments through the medium of agar—submit your masterpieces by 11:59 p.m. ET, Oct. 27, to participate! asm.social/292
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Pride in Microbiology is excited to announce our first virtual LGBTQ+ STEM Day Symposium!
Registration is open ~ abstracts for talks will be accepted through November 1.
Learn about our the science in our community and socialize with our network!🔬 🏳️🌈 🔬forms.gle/8BYBrvEYQ1bAMzJQ7
Baby's first crosslinking experiment! 🔗 Left is untreated, right is formaldehyde-treated. How does it look?
📢📢📢 LIPOPROTEIN ALERT
First description of LolAB in Bacteroidetes! Both not essential (‼️) but big effects on gliding, morphology, protein localization, & more! Also not interchangeable with E. coli LolAB despite structural similarities 🤯
Bacteroidetes physiology is WILD
I am happy to share with you our last work on lipoprotein transport in Bacteroidetes!
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Does anyone have experience with myc-tag purification of proteins, particularly w/ detergent? My myc-tagged lipoprotein is almost completely in the flowthrough, very little binding. Sample is in 0.5% DDM for solubilization. Too much? Does myc purification tolerate detergent? 🆘🙏
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Terrabacteria: redefining bacterial envelope diversity, biogenesis and evolution
@NatureRevMicro from @SGribaldo
nature.com/articles/s41579-0…
This week I was confused why my Western didn't work. I later realized it was because I completely skipped adding my secondary. That was a first for me, it's never too late to make new mistakes!
Lipoprotein alert!!! Borrelia is wild
Borrelia burgdorferi BB0346 is an Essential, Structurally Variant LolA Homolog that is Primarily Required for Homeostatic ... biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_micrbio
Not trying to start any enzyme wars here butttttt
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This single line on my Western has saved my project from sure doom
ALT A black line on white background
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The bacterial cell wall is important for their physiology but what are its impacts on their interaction with the host? How do we then take advantage of this to cripple pathogens? Check out our hot-off-the-press review article to find out more! @ivo_boneca
doi.org/10.1146/annurev-micr…
