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
New Vibrio species identified!
Trudy and Jane report the identification of a new species of Vibrio in this paper in IJSEM.
Stephanie joins the Moreno Lab
Dr. Stephanie Lowe has joined the lab as a Lab manager/Research associate. Welcome Stephanie!
Congratulations, Dr. Grant!
Trudy-Ann Grant graduated with a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences! Many congrats, Dr Grant!
The Moreno Lab welcomes Keval
Keval Patel, pursuing a MS degree in Biotechnology, joins the Moreno Lab.
Trends in Microbiology features our work on the cover!
Our article on the mechanisms and drivers of pathogen emergence is featured on the cover of the Cell press journal, Trends in Microbiology, Sep 2022
Dr. Moreno receives the Burroughs Wellcome Fund PATH award!
Many congrats to Dr. Moreno on being recognized with a 2022 Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) award of BWF. The award supports accomplished
Our article made the cover of American Scientist
Dr. Moreno discusses our research on the molecular mechanisms driving pathogen emergence and our current predictive abilities in order to effectively mitigate future pandemics.