Current Appointments & Affiliations
Research Program Leader, Tier 1
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Reproducible Identification of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Clinical Subphenotypes.
Journal Article Clin Infect Dis · April 30, 2026 BACKGROUND: Clinical heterogeneity in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) complicates clinical management and research. We have previously identified 5 clinically distinct subphenotypes of SAB associated with differences in outcomes and response to adju ... Full text Link to item CiteVirulence Phenotypes Differentiate Persistent vs. Resolving Isolates of Human Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.
Journal Article Antibiotics (Basel) · March 25, 2026 BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is a common and life-threatening bloodstream infection often caused by methicillin-resistant SA (MRSA) isolates. Up to 35% of SAB patients fail to clear infection with gold-standard anti-MRSA antibiotics, ... Full text Link to item CiteGenetics and environment distinctively shape the human immune cell epigenome.
Journal Article Nat Genet · February 2026 The epigenome of human immune cells is shaped by both genetics and environmental factors, yet the relative contributions of these influences remain incompletely characterized. Here we use single-nucleus methylation sequencing and assay for transposase-acce ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Genomic determinants of antibiotic treatment failure in S. aureus bacteremia
ResearchResearch Program Leader · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029Characterization of a Novel E. coli Type III Secretion System Associated with Increased Patient Mortality
ResearchResearch Program Leader · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2022 - 2027HLA Fine Mapping to Elucidate S. aureus Susceptibility - R01 RPPR
ResearchClinical Research Nurse · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2021 - 2026View All Grants