Microbiology and Immunology Graduate Program

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Microbiology and Immunology Graduate Students

Anna Scasny
Anna Scasny
Lab: Jorge Vidal, PhD		Kristianna Saelens
Kristianna Saelens
Lab: Melanie Wilson and
Eva Bengten, PhD		Mary Carr
Mary Carr
Lab: Mary Marquart, PhD		Christian Yu
Christian Yu
Lab: Stephen Stray, PhD
Iftekhar RafiqullahIftekhar Rafiqulla
Lab: Ashley Robinson, PhD		Komal Beeton
Komal Beeton
Lab: Gene Bidwell, PhD		John Crawford
John Crawford
Lab: Ashley Robinson, PhD		Md Fahim KhanMd Fahim Khan
Lab: Lance Keller, PhD
Lucas CrosbyLucas Crosby
Lab: Lance Keller, PhD		Cameron HuhnCameron Huhn
Lab: Brian Akerley, PhD		Azia Mckenzie
Azia Mckenzie
Lab: Undecided		Reanna HalesReanna Hales
Lab: Undecided

Publications

Recent papers from some of our graduate students include:

Sharma, P., Dwivedi, R., Ray, P., Shukla, J., Pomin, V. H., & Tandon, R. (2023). Inhibition of Cytomegalovirus by Pentacta pygmaea Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate Depends on Its Molecular Weight. Viruses, 15(4), 859. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15040859

Gingerich, A. D., Royer, F., McCormick, A. L., Scasny, A., Vidal, J. E., & Mousa, J. J. (2023). Synergistic Protection against Secondary Pneumococcal Infection by Human Monoclonal Antibodies Targeting Distinct Epitopes. Journal of Immunology, 210(1), 50–60. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.2200349

Crider, J., Wilson, M., Felch, K. L., Dupre, R. A., Quiniou, S. M. A., & Bengtén, E. (2023). A subset of leukocyte immune-type receptors (LITRs) regulates phagocytosis in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) leukocytes. Molecular immunology, 154, 33–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2022.12.009

Thompson, C. D., Bradshaw, J. L., Miller, W. S., Vidal, A. G. J., Vidal, J. E., Rosch, J. W., McDaniel, L. S., & Keller, L. E. (2023). Oligopeptide Transporters of Nonencapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae Regulate CbpAC and PspA Expression and Reduce Complement-Mediated Clearance. mBio, 14(1), e0332522. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.03325-22

Oh, J. H., Martinez, A. D., Cao, H., George, G. W., Cobb, J. S., Sharma, P., Fassero, L. A., Arole, K., Carr, M. A., Lovell, K. M., Shukla, J., Saed, M. A., Tandon, R., Marquart, M. E., Moores, L. C., & Green, M. J. (2022). Radio Frequency Heating of Washable Conductive Textiles for Bacteria and Virus Inactivation. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 14(38), 43732–43740. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c11493

Pramanik, A., Mayer, J., Sinha, S. S., Sharma, P. C., Patibandla, S., Gao, Y., Corby, L. R., Bates, J. T., Bierdeman, M. A., Tandon, R., Seshadri, R., & Ray, P. C. (2022). Human ACE2 Peptide-Attached Plasmonic-Magnetic Heterostructure for Magnetic Separation, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Identification, and Inhibition of Different Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Infections. ACS applied bio materials, 10.1021/acsabm.2c00573. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.2c00573

Quiniou, S. M. A., Crider, J., Felch, K. L., Bengtén, E., & Boudinot, P. (2022). Interferons and interferon receptors in the channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 123, 442–452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2022.02.019

Dwivedi, R., Sharma, P., Farrag, M., Kim, S. B., Fassero, L. A., Tandon, R., & Pomin, V. H. (2022). Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 wild-type (Wuhan-Hu-1) and Delta (B.1.617.2) strains by marine sulfated glycans. Glycobiology, 32(10), 849–854. https://doi.org/10.1093/glycob/cwac042

Carr, M. A., Marcelo, D., Lovell, K. M., Benton, A. H.,Tullos, N. A., Norcross, E. W., Myers, B., Robbins, M. K., Craddieth, H., & Marquart, M. E. (2022). Absence of Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsule Increases Bacterial Binding, Persistence, and Inflammation in Corneal Infection. Microorganisms, 10(4), 710. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10040710

Pramanik, A., Sharma, P. C., Patibandla, S., Gao, Y., Ruppa-Kasani, V., Goli, J., Kumar, A., Chatterjee, A., Sinha, S. S., Bates, J. T., Bierdeman, M. A., Tandon, R., & Ray, P. C. (2022). Blocking SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant (B.1.617.2) Spike Protein Receptor-Binding Domain Binding with the ACE2 Receptor of the Host Cell and Inhibiting Virus Infections Using Human Host Defense Peptide-Conjugated Graphene Quantum Dots. ACS omega, 7(9), 8150–8157. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c00113

Vidal, J. E., Wier, M. N., A Angulo-Zamudio, U., McDevitt, E., Jop Vidal, A. G., Alibayov, B., Scasny, A., Wong, S. M., Akerley, B. J., & McDaniel, L. S. (2021). Prophylactic Inhibition of Colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae with the Secondary Bile Acid Metabolite Deoxycholic Acid. Infection and immunity, 89(12), e0046321. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00463-21

Jackson, M. D., Wong, S. M., & Akerley, B. J. (2021). Sialic Acid Protects Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae from Natural IgM and Promotes Survival in Murine Respiratory Tract. Infection and immunity, 89(6), e00676-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00676-20

Mitra, D., Hasan, M. H., Bates, J. T., Bidwell, G. L., 3rd, & Tandon, R. (2021). Tegument Protein pp150 Sequence-Specific Peptide Blocks Cytomegalovirus Infection. Viruses,13(11), 2277. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13112277

Crider, J., Quiniou, S. M. A., Felch, K. L., Showmaker, K., Bengtén, E., & Wilson, M. (2021). A Comprehensive Annotation of the Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) T Cell Receptor Alpha/Delta, Beta, and Gamma Loci. Frontiers in immunology, 12, 786402. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.786402

Mitra, D., Hasan, M. H., Bates, J. T., Bierdeman, M. A., Ederer, D. R., Parmar, R. C., Fassero, L. A., Liang, Q., Qiu, H., Tiwari, V., Zhang, F., Linhardt, R. J., Sharp, J. S., Wang, L., & Tandon, R. (2021). The degree of polymerization and sulfation patterns in heparan sulfate are critical determinants of cytomegalovirus entry into host cells. PLoS pathogens, 17(8), e1009803. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009803

Blackmon, L. E., Quiniou, S. M. A., Wilson, M., & Bengtén, E. (2020). Catfish lymphocytes expressing CC41-reactive leukocyte immune-type receptors (LITRs) proliferate in response to Edwardsiella ictaluri infection in vitro. Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 106, 103610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2020.103610

Bradshaw, J. L., Rafiqullah, I. M., Robinson, D. A., & McDaniel, L. S. (2020). Transformation of nonencapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae during systemic infection. Scientific reports, 10(1), 18932. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75988-5

McDevitt, E., Khan, F., Scasny, A., Thompson, C. D., Eichenbaum, Z., McDaniel, L. S., & Vidal, J. E. (2020). Hydrogen Peroxide Production by Streptococcus pneumoniae Results in Alpha-hemolysis by Oxidation of Oxy-hemoglobin to Met-hemoglobin. mSphere, 5(6), e01117-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.01117-20

Taylor, E. B., Chinchar, V. G., Quiniou, S. M. A., Wilson, M., & Bengtén, E. (2020). Cloning and characterization of antiviral cytotoxic T lymphocytes in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. Virology, 540, 184–194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2019.11.014

Jackson, M. D., Wong, S. M., & Akerley, B. J. (2019). Underlying Glycans Determine the Ability of Sialylated Lipooligosaccharide To Protect Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae from Serum IgM and Complement. Infection and immunity, 87(11), e00456-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00456-19

Benton, A. H., Jackson, M. D., Wong, S. M., Dees, J. L., Akerley, B. J., & Marquart, M. E. (2019). A Transcriptional Activator of Ascorbic Acid Transport in Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Required for Optimal Growth in Endophthalmitis in a Strain-Dependent Manner. Microorganisms, 7(9), 290. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7090290

Spencer, D. A., Quiniou, S. M. A., Crider, J., Musungu, B., Bengten, E., & Wilson, M. (2019). Insights into the dynamics of memory, effector, and apoptotic cytotoxic T lymphocytes in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 92, 116–128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2018.11.001