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 molecular evolution 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
Dr. Moreno has been awarded a Scialog Fellowship on ‘Mitigating Zoonotic Threats’. Congrats!
This Scialog will bring together early-career scientists from multiple disciplines to form an interdisciplinary community to catalyze basic scientific advances related to: rapid detection, identification,
Postdoctoral positions available
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!
Destiny Carroll has joined the lab as a Masters student. Welcome!