Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Medicine
·
2024 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Methicillin-resistant and susceptible Staphylococcus aureus: tolerance, immune evasion and treatment.
Journal Article Nat Rev Microbiol · February 2026 Staphylococcus aureus is capable of infecting every organ system in the body and developing resistance to every available antibiotic used to treat it, such as methicillin-resistant S. aureus (commonly referred to as MRSA). This pathogen is characterized by ... Full text Link to item CiteThe innate immune protein calprotectin ablates the bactericidal activity of β-lactam antibiotics.
Journal Article Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · January 20, 2026 β-lactam antibiotics are among the most widely used treatments for bacterial infections, yet therapeutic failure is common even when no genetic resistance is detected. Understanding how host factors influence antibiotic efficacy is critical for improving o ... Full text Link to item CiteFemale Sex and Mortality in Patients With Gram-Negative Bacteremia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Journal Article JAMA Netw Open · November 3, 2025 IMPORTANCE: Female sex has been identified as a risk factor for mortality in Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SA-BSI). It is unknown whether this association extends to bloodstream infections with other bacterial species. OBJECTIVE: To investig ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Genomic determinants of antibiotic treatment failure in S. aureus bacteremia
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029Parsons UNC Interinstitutional Agreement
FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2021 - 2024View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Tennessee Health Science Center ·
2018
M.D.
University of Kent (United Kingdom) ·
2009
Ph.D.