Area of research
Epidemiology · Microbiology
Research interest
Research interests include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Bacterial Infections and Vaccines, Ear Surgery and Otitis Media, and Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances.
Pathogenesis of <i>Achromobacter xylosoxidans</i> respiratory infections: colonization, persistence, and transcriptome profiling in synthetic cystic fibrosis sputum medium
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Promotes Persistence of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia via Increased Adherence to Depolarized Respiratory Epithelium
Pneumococcal Phasevarions Control Multiple Virulence Traits, Including Vaccine Candidate Expression
Poly (acetyl, arginyl) glucosamine disrupts Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms and enhances bacterial clearance in a rat lung infection model
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Redox Recycling of Protein Thiols Promotes Resistance to Oxidative Killing and Bacterial Survival in Biofilms in a Smoke-Related Infection Model
Cooperativity between Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa during Polymicrobial Airway Infections
Contribution of Short Chain Fatty Acids to the Growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Rhinosinusitis
<i>Haemophilus influenzae</i>persists in biofilm communities in a smoke-exposed ferret model of COPD
The impact of <i>Lactococcus lactis</i> (probiotic nasal rinse) co‐culture on growth of patient‐derived strains of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>
An Updated Conceptual Model on the Pathogenesis of Bacterial Vaginosis
A glycopolymer improves vascoelasticity and mucociliary transport of abnormal cystic fibrosis mucus
Sinus Microanatomy and Microbiota in a Rabbit Model of Rhinosinusitis
Preclinical therapeutic efficacy of the ciprofloxacin‐eluting sinus stent for <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> sinusitis
Autoinducer 2 (AI-2) Production by Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae 86-028NP Promotes Expression of a Predicted Glycosyltransferase That Is a Determinant of Biofilm Maturation, Prevention of Dispersal, and Persistence <i>In Vivo</i>
Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 Phase-Locked Opacity Variants Differ in Virulence Phenotypes
Pneumococcal Neuraminidase A (NanA) Promotes Biofilm Formation and Synergizes with Influenza A Virus in Nasal Colonization and Middle Ear Infection
Haemophilus parainfluenzae Strain ATCC 33392 Forms Biofilms<i>In Vitro</i>and during Experimental Otitis Media Infections
A live‐attenuated pneumococcal vaccine elicits CD4+ T‐cell dependent class switching and provides serotype independent protection against acute otitis media