Overview
Doctoral candidate in the department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology studying the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans and how ubiquitination affects cryptococcal pathogenesis.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
A fungal ubiquitin ligase and arrestin binding partner contribute to pathogenesis and survival during cellular stress.
Journal Article mBio · October 16, 2024 UNLABELLED: Cellular responses to external stress allow microorganisms to adapt to a vast array of environmental conditions, including infection sites. The molecular mechanisms behind these responses are studied to gain insight into microbial pathogenesis, ... Full text Link to item CiteThe Cryptococcus neoformans Flc1 Homologue Controls Calcium Homeostasis and Confers Fungal Pathogenicity in the Infected Hosts.
Journal Article mBio · October 26, 2022 Cryptococcus neoformans, an opportunistic yeast pathogen, relies on a complex network of stress response pathways that allow for proliferation in the host. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, stress responses are regulated by integral membrane proteins containing ... Full text Link to item CiteFunctional Characterization of Cryptococcal Genes: Then and Now
Journal Article Frontiers in Microbiology · September 20, 2018 Full text CiteRecent Grants
Arrestin proteins mediate microbial cellular adaptation and fungal virulence - R21
ResearchGraduate Student · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025View All Grants