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Current Lab Members
Niles Donegan
Education:
B.A., Biochemistry, Mol. and Cell Biol., 1995, Cornell University
Ph.D. 2007 Dartmouth Medical School
p>Post-Doc, 2007-Present, Dartmouth Medical School
Current Research:
-Understanding toxin-antitoxin systems as elements of adaptive stress response in Staphylococcus aureus
-Uncovering the mechanisms of proteolytic degradation in Staphylococcus aureus and the signal motifs involved.
-Examination of the intracellular localization of major virulence gene regulators of Staphylococcus aureus at the nanometer level.
Contact: Niles.Donegan [at] dartmouth [dot] edu
Ana Catalina Posada
Education:
B.S. Biology, 2007, MIT
Ph.D. candidate, 2007-present, Dartmouth Medical School
Honors:
Brown Scholar 2004-2007 HHMI-funded research with Prof. Tony Sinskey
GAAN Fellow 2007 -2008
Molecular Pathogenesis Training Grant Recipient 2009-2010
Current Research:
Determining genetic mechanisms involved in methicillin-resistance outside the canonical mecA/blaZ pathways.
Contact: Ana.Posada [at] dartmouth [dot] edu
Dhanalakshmi Nair
Education:
B.Sc. Microbiology & Biochemistry, 1995-1997, Bombay University, India
M.Sc. Microbiology, 1997-1999, Bombay University, India
Ph.D. Biochemistry with Dr. Lawrence C. Myers, 2000-2006, Dartmouth Medical School
Post-Doc Fellow, Biology with Dr. Amy Gladfelter, 2006-2009, Dartmouth College HHMI
Post-Doc, 2009-present, Dartmouth College
Current Research:
-Genetic and biochemical basis of resistance mechanisms between Hospital Acquired (HA) and Community Acquired (HA) Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA)
Kimberly A. Spotts
Education:
B.Sc., 2001-2006, Arizona State University
Ph.D. candidate, 2006-present, Dartmouth College
Honors:
-SMART Scholar
- Microbiology and Molecular Pathogenesis Training Grant
Current Research:
-Elucidating molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in MRSA by identifying regulators of penicillin-binding protein 4 (PBP4) in community-acquired strain USA400.
Hobbies:
Raising three kids, Trivia Night at Ramunto's, and weekend trips into the White Mountains
Contact: Kimberly.A.Spotts [at] dartmouth [dot] edu
Lab Alumni
Brian Bateman - Department of Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital
Manfred Bayer – Biotech company in Tuebingen
Y. T. Chan - at Microbia (Biotech)
Ursula Fluckiger - Associate Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Basel
Bill Fu – Glaxo SmithKline
Jon Heinrichs – Research Scientist at Merck
Susham Ingavale – NIH scientist
Todd Jarry - Biology Faculty at Woodberry Forest School
Tammy Joska - Research Associate at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Barbara Kahl – Associate Professor, University of Muenster
Nagender Ledala - Research Associate at the University of Nebraska
Dongmei Li – Research Scientist at the Serum Institute at the University of Copenhagen
Heping Lin - Research Biologist at Merck Research Laboratories
Thea Lu - Doctoral candidate, University of Idaho, Moscow
Adhar Manna – Assistant Professor, University of South Dakata
Michael Meehl – GlycoFi/Merck Pharmaceuticals
Guido Memmi
Koren Nishina – Scientist at Stanford University
Marco Palma – Biotech company in Madrid, Spain
Dindo Reyes
Kathy Schmidt – Scientist at a Biotech company
Sandeep Tamber – Scientist at Biotech in Montreal, Canada
Pilar Trotonda – University scientist in Madrid, Spain
Willem Van Wamel – Assistant Professor, University of Rotterdam
Christian Wolz – Associate Professor, University of Tuebingen