# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

# overview
I have a long-standing interest in elucidating the molecular and cellular effectors at the host-pathogen interface to identify therapeutic targets against infectious diseases.

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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

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Dapagliflozin, Diabetic Complication, Diabetic Drug, Hyperglucosuria, Urinary Tract Infection, Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli

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4.1 Discovery And Preclinical Testing Of Markers And Technologies

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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

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Michigan State University - (East Lansing, Michigan, United States)

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Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University - (Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)

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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - (Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States)

# publications[].label
Distinct Signature of Oxylipid Mediators of Inflammation during Infection and Asymptomatic Colonization by E. coli in the Urinary Bladder.

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Controlled release of microorganisms from engineered living materials.

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Human-origin probiotic cocktail increases short-chain fatty acid production via modulation of mice and human gut microbiome.

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Vaginal Inoculation of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli during Estrus Leads to Genital and Renal Colonization.

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MP71-01GENETICALLY DIVERSE UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI ADOPT A COMMON TRANSCRIPTIONAL PROGRAM IN PATIENTS WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS

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A genome-wide screen reveals the involvement of enterobactin-mediated iron acquisition in Escherichia coli survival during copper stress.

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The inner membrane protein YhiM links copper and CpxAR envelope stress responses in uropathogenic E. coli.

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The RNA chaperone Hfq promotes fitness of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae during porcine pleuropneumonia.

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Acinetobacter baumannii Genes Required for Bacterial Survival during Bloodstream Infection.

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Host-specific induction of Escherichia coli fitness genes during human urinary tract infection.

# publications[].publisher
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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EVALUATION OF BACTERIAL BIOFILMS ON RENAL CALCULI

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NOVEL APPLICATIONS OF CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS: A NEW INSIGHT TO CARDIAC DRUGS

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Competitive fitness of asymptomatic bacteriuria E. coli strain 83972 against uropathogens in human urine.

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Draft genome sequences of five recent human uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates.

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Get chronic UTIs? Future treatments may add more bacteria to your bladder to beat back harmful microbes

# publications[].label
Gentamicin Protection Assay to Determine Bacterial Survival within Macrophages

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Transposon mutants with reduced in vivo fitness.

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Back to the metal age: battle for metals at the host-pathogen interface during urinary tract infection.

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Role of Ethanolamine Utilization Genes in Host Colonization during Urinary Tract Infection.

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Feasibility study evaluating a veterinary point‐of‐care urine culture system for diagnosing septic peritonitis

# publications[].label
Virulence and Fitness Determinants of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

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Hyperglucosuria induced by dapagliflozin augments bacterial colonization in the murine urinary tract.

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Copper Resistance Promotes Fitness of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus during Urinary Tract Infection.

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Trace element analysis of urine by ICP-MS/MS to identify urinary tract infection

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Copper primes adaptation of uropathogenic Escherichia coli to superoxide stress by activating superoxide dismutases.

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Copper Is a Host Effector Mobilized to Urine during Urinary Tract Infection To Impair Bacterial Colonization.

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Branched-chain amino acids are required for the survival and virulence of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae in swine.

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Copper Homeostatic Mechanisms and Their Role in the Virulence of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica.

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Identification of a copper-responsive small molecule inhibitor of uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

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Blocking yersiniabactin import attenuates extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli in cystitis and pyelonephritis and represents a novel target to prevent urinary tract infection.

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TRANSCRIPTOME OF UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI DURING HUMAN URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS

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Genetically diverse uropathogenic Escherichia coli adopt a common transcriptional program in patients with UTIs.

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Genome-Wide Detection of Fitness Genes in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli during Systemic Infection

# publications[].label
MP10-07 EVALUATION OF BACTERIAL BIOFILMS ON RENAL CALCULI

# publications[].label
Virulence and Fitness Determinants of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

# publications[].label
Strains and plasmids used in this study.

# publications[].label
Genome-wide detection of fitness genes in uropathogenic Escherichia coli during systemic infection.

# researcherOn[].label
Copper is a Host Effector in Protection Against Urinary Tract Infection

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

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DHHS-NIH-National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders

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Harnessing Copper to Impede Uropathogen Colonization

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National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

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DHHS-NIH-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Vet Med Pathobiology; 4467 TAMU

# organizations[]
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

# organizations[]
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

# schools[]
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

# schools[]
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences