June 2022: A third publication for Clayton!
6/10/2022
Congratulations Clayton on the publication of your manuscript titled " The Chlamydia trachomatis Inclusion Membrane Protein CTL0390 Mediates Host Cell Exit via Lysis through STING Activation" in Infection and Immunity.…
5/10/2022
We welcome Dr. Forrest Walker, a recent graduate from the Baldridge Lab at Washington University, as he embarks on his postdoctoral journey.
March 2022: Congratulations Rachel!
4/29/2022
Rachel Ende was awarded a TUFTS IRACDA Postdoctoral Fellowship. She will be joining the Mecsas Lab in the Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Tufts Medical School in Boston,…
4/29/2022
Eleanor and Samantha were awarded a Double Hoo Award to fund their research this summer. A big thank you to Rachel who has been mentoring Eleanor since she joined the…
February 2022: UVA Infectious Disease Research Day
2/24/2022
Another exciting in-person event. Samantha hosted and introduced the keynote speaker Dr. Ana Fernandez-Sezma, and presented a poster. Clayton gave a talk. Rachel presented a poster.
February 2022: Mid-Atlantic Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting
2/24/2022
Rachel, Eugenia and Samantha attended their first in-person meeting in 2 years! Rachel presented a poster.
2/24/2022
We welcome first year undergraduate student, Uyen Tran, to the lab!
11/18/2021
Our lab is on a roll! Thrilled to be receiving additional funding to further characterize the role of membrane contact sites between the Endoplasmic Reticulum and the Chlamydia inclusion.
October 2021: Welcome Eleanor!
10/12/2021
We welcome first year undergraduate student, Eleanor Steiner, to the lab!
10/12/2021
So excited to start a new project on host-pathogen interactions controlling Chlamydia developmental cycle.
