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Princeton: Quantification of influenza virus mini viral RNAs using Cas13
Influenza A virus (IAV) infection produces a variety of aberrant RNA molecules, including defective viral genomes and mini viral RNAs,...
Ray Sullivan
Dec 18, 20241 min read
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Rutgers: Fpa (YlaN) is an iron(II) binding protein that functions to relieve Fur-mediated repression of gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus.
Iron (Fe) is a trace nutrient required by nearly all organisms, thus the importance of Fe homeostasis in bacteria. Jeff Boyd’s Lab ,...
Ray Sullivan
Dec 16, 20241 min read
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Rutgers: Discovery of A-967079 as an Enterovirus D68 Antiviral by Targeting the Viral 2C Protein.
Jun Wang Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is a virus that can cause severe respiratory illness and neurological complications, particularly in...
Ray Sullivan
Dec 15, 20241 min read
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Hackensack Meridian: A multidimensional assessment of in-host fitness costs of drug resistance in the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida glabrata
David Perlin David Perlin’s Lab at Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation, Nutley, NJ found that while...
Ray Sullivan
Dec 15, 20241 min read
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Rutgers: Mathematical modeling suggests heterogeneous replication of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in rabbits
Selvakumar Subian Our colleagues in the Subbian Lab at Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University,...
Ray Sullivan
Dec 15, 20241 min read
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Merck: Antibacterial and mechanism of action studies of boxazomycin A
Merck & Co., Rahway, NJ undertook multiple strategies to discover new antibacterial leads and drugs, including screening natural product...
Ray Sullivan
Aug 30, 20241 min read
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Montclair State: Salt pollution reduces turbidity, dissolved organic matter, and cyanobacteria in experimental vernal pool communities
Matthew Schuler’s lab at Montclair State is interested in the importance of freshwater ecosystems and the threats they face from human...
Ray Sullivan
Jul 3, 20241 min read
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Rowan: Nε-lysine acetylation of the histone-like protein HBsu influences antibiotic survival and persistence in Bacillus subtilis.
Our treasurer, Valerie Carabetta , has been busy. She was promoted this year to associate professor with tenure! Her lab recently...
Ray Sullivan
Jul 2, 20242 min read
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Rutgers: This phage will not assuage!
Congratulations to Theobald Smith Society members Taylor Andrews and J. Steen Hoyer as well as TSS past presidents Siobain Duffy and Jeff...
Ray Sullivan
Jun 27, 20232 min read
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Rutgers: Congratulations Dr. Deshpande!
Theobald Smith Society member Aishwarya Santosh Deshpande successfully defended her thesis last week! Her work improves our...
Ray Sullivan
Jun 20, 20231 min read
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Rutgers: Killer Copper
Congratulations to the Boyd and Parker Labs! Theobald Smith Society past president Jeff Boyd in association with 2022 TSS Young...
Ray Sullivan
Jun 17, 20231 min read
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Free Online Medical Mycology Course
Theobald Smith Society member Errol Reiss is offering an online undergraduate/graduate Medical Mycology course free of charge with no...
Ray Sullivan
Dec 20, 20221 min read
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Seton Hall: Lipid Flippases Present a New Target for Drug Synergy
Scientists in the 3B (Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biomaterials) Lab at Seton Hall University are well aware of the growing problem of...
Gregory Wiedman
Apr 18, 20222 min read
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Rutgers: Growth & Stress Tolerance Comprise Independent Metabolic Strategies Critical for S. aureus Infection
Kim, G.L., Hooven, T.A., Norambuena, J., Li, B., Boyd, J.M., Yang, J.H. and Parker, D., 2021. Growth and Stress Tolerance Comprise...
Ray Sullivan
Nov 14, 20212 min read
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Joyce A. Kohler 1946-2021
Joyce Kohler was a past president (2007-2008) of our society. She received her B.A. in Biological Sciences from Rutgers University and a...
Ray Sullivan
Nov 8, 20213 min read
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Microbiology at William Paterson University
WPU Professor Arnone and his colleague Professor Jonathan Foley shaped the 12 undergraduate students into a community of research....
Ray Sullivan
Mar 7, 20207 min read
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Rutgers: Douglas E. Eveleigh (1933-2019)
Douglas Eveleigh, an intellectual giant passed away on December 30, 2019, a victim of glioblastoma. He was Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Ray Sullivan
Jan 28, 202029 min read
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Rutgers: Are you part of the Resistance?
No, not the Star Wars Resistance ! Not the French Resistance ! Are you part of the Tuberculosis resistance? Some remarkable work is...
Ray Sullivan
Dec 9, 20193 min read
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