emergence and evolution of bacterial pathogens
Since the dawn of humanity, bacteria have devised numerous ways to effectively colonize us
research
Our primary scientific interest lies at the interface between ecology and pathogenesis
selected publications
Cholera dynamics: lessons from an epidemic
Balasubramanian et al. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2021
Evolutionary model of cluster divergence of the emergent marine pathogen Vibrio vulnificus
Lopez-Perez et al. mBio. 2019
Origins of pandemic Vibrio cholerae from environmental gene pools
Shapiro et al. Nature Microbiology. 2016
lab news
Postdoctoral positions available
May 16, 2021
Looking for enthusiastic postdoctoral scholars with a Ph.D. in bioinformatics/genomics, molecular biology or associated disciplines to complement our investigations into the emergence and evolution of
Welcome, Destiny, to the lab!
May 4, 2021
Destiny Carroll has joined the lab as a Masters student. Welcome!
Dr. Moreno is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award! Congrats!
April 26, 2021
Dr. Moreno’s project titled “Convergent molecular mechanisms regulating dormancy in Vibrios” has been granted the NSF Career award. Congratulations!