Area of research
Immunology · Microbiology
Research interest
Research focused on Borrelia burgdorferi and Innate immune system, with related work in Peptidoglycan, Microbiology, Lyme disease. Notable publications include 'The Innate Immune Protein Nod2 Binds Directly to MDP, a Bacterial Cell Wall Fragment', 'Bacterial and host enzymes modulate the pro-inflammatory response elicited by the peptidoglycan of Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi', and 'Synthesis of a Borrelia burgdorferi-Derived Muropeptide Standard Fragment Library'.