Area of research
Epidemiology · Microbiology
Research interest
Research interests include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Bacterial Infections and Vaccines, Streptococcal Infections and Treatments, and Respiratory viral infections research.
Chronic TNF exposure induces glucocorticoid‐like immunosuppression in the alveolar macrophages of aged mice that enhances their susceptibility to pneumonia
Biological puzzles solved by using <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> : a historical review of the pneumococcal studies that have impacted medicine and shaped molecular bacteriology
COVID-19 bacteremic co-infection is a major risk factor for mortality, ICU admission, and mechanical ventilation
Acute organ injury and long-term sequelae of severe pneumococcal infections
Engineered Superinfective Pf Phage Prevents Dissemination of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Mouse Burn Model
Influenza A–induced cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator dysfunction increases susceptibility to Streptococcus pneumoniae
Targeting NAD+ regeneration enhances antibiotic susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae during invasive disease
PspA-mediated aggregation protects <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> against desiccation on fomites
A Jack of All Trades: The Role of Pneumococcal Surface Protein A in the Pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae
<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Secretes the Oxylipin Autoinducer Synthases OdsA and OdsB via the Xcp Type 2 Secretion System
Capsule Promotes Intracellular Survival and Vascular Endothelial Cell Translocation during Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
Streptococcus pneumoniae binds to host GAPDH on dying lung epithelial cells worsening secondary infection following influenza
Streptococcus pneumoniae Binds to Host Lactate Dehydrogenase via PspA and PspC To Enhance Virulence
Multi-Valent Protein Hybrid Pneumococcal Vaccines: A Strategy for the Next Generation of Vaccines
Anatomical Site-Specific Carbohydrate Availability Impacts Streptococcus pneumoniae Virulence and Fitness during Colonization and Disease
Splenic macrophages as the source of bacteraemia during pneumococcal pneumonia
Sugar-Coated Killer: Serotype 3 Pneumococcal Disease
Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events During Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Are Serotype Dependent
An in vivo atlas of host–pathogen transcriptomes during <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> colonization and disease
Influenza-Induced Oxidative Stress Sensitizes Lung Cells to Bacterial-Toxin-Mediated Necroptosis
Inhibition of Necroptosis to Prevent Long-term Cardiac Damage During Pneumococcal Pneumonia and Invasive Disease
Omega-3 fatty acids in contrast to omega-6 protect against pneumococcal pneumonia
Can animal models really teach us anything about pneumonia? Pro
<i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>: Invasion and Inflammation
Interaction between Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus Generates<sup>·</sup>OH Radicals That Rapidly Kill Staphylococcus aureus Strains
Necroptotic Cell Death Promotes Adaptive Immunity Against Colonizing Pneumococci
Pneumococci Can Become Virulent by Acquiring a New Capsule From Oral Streptococci
NAD+ Depletion Triggers Macrophage Necroptosis, a Cell Death Pathway Exploited by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Bacterial-Host Interactions: Physiology and Pathophysiology of Respiratory Infection
Future Research Directions in Pneumonia. NHLBI Working Group Report