Drs. Alexander and Moreno discuss the potential role of quantum mechanics in living organisms
The article in BBC Science Focus discusses the ‘biodynamic optimization principle’, integrating quantum physics and evolution.
The lab is awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation!
Congratulations to Drs. Moreno and Cordero (MIT) on a NSF grant on microbiome engineering to design synthetic consortia. This is Dr. Moreno’s second grant from
Dr. Moreno is promoted to Associate Professor!
Dr. Salvador Almagro-Moreno is now a Tenured Associate Professor at the College of Medicine! Kudos on the milestone!
Our latest paper correlates meterological data and disease incidence
Using data from the Florida Dept. of Health and NOAA, we model the effect of meteorological changes on V. vulnificus infections. Congrats to all authors!
The Moreno Lab welcomes Zac and Cole!
Zac and Cole join the lab as Research Technicians! Welcome to the team!
Our latest paper in PLoS Genetics provides insights into the emergence of antimicrobial resistance
Trudy’s paper demonstrates how allelic variations in a porin-encoding gene allows for the emergence of antimicrobial resistance in Vibrio cholerae
The lab publishes two book chapters on Vibrio!
Dr. Moreno and Deepak publish chapters on Vibrio infections and cholera dynamics in a book published by Springer.
Dr. Moreno is an editor of a book on Vibrio infections
The book co-edited by Dr. Moreno and Dr. Pukatzki (CUNY) is a compendium of the infections caused by the different species of Vibrio. The book
We are now at St. Jude!
The Moreno Lab has moved to the Department of Host Microbe Interactions at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Exciting times ahead for The Moreno Lab
Read our latest review on climate change and emergence of infectious diseases
Jane publishes her review examining the dynamic relationship between climactic factors and pathogens in endemic and non-endemic areas. Using Vibrio vulnificus as a barometer to
The Moreno Lab is moving to St. Jude!
Exciting news! In January 2025, we are moving to the Department of Host Microbe Interactions at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis. The department promotes
The Moreno lab presents at Vibrio 2024!
Mario, Deepak and Jane presented their work at the International Meeting on the Biology of Vibrios at Lima, Peru. The conference was an excellent forum
The International Meeting on the Biology of Vibrios
Dr. Karl Klose (UT San Antonio) and Dr. Salvador Almagro-Moreno (UCF) spearheaded organizing the Vibrio 2024 conference at Lima, Peru. Over 130 participants across continents
Dr. Moreno’s journal club article published in Nature Reviews Microbiology!
Dr. Moreno talks about the impact and inspiration stemming from a publication that helped shaped his research program.
Dr. Moreno to lecture at a CSHL workshop!
Dr. Moreno is one of six scientists selected to deliver lectures at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s prestigious Advanced Bacterial Genetics workshop. Many congrats!
Dr. Moreno is interviewed for a Lancet article.
In a The Lancet Infectious Diseases news article published this month, Dr. Moreno discusses the association between climate change and rising Vibrio infections. Many congrats!