We are interested in developing new ways to break up microbial cooperation to limit microbial pathogenesis, antibiotic resistance and additional harmful microbial behaviors.
Cooperative antibiotic resistance
How can we develop novel approaches to attenuate antibiotic resistance in the post-antibiotic era?
Disrupting cell-cell communication
Can we disrupt microbial communication to slow pathogenesis?
Host-microbe interactions
Can we manipulate host-microbe interactions to improve human health?
Current and past members
Student success in the lab and beyond is a critical piece to my mentorship approach.
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