Category: News & Events

We’re thrilled to announce Megan’s new publication in mBio on envelope stress signaling in P. aeruginosa surface sensing. Congratulations to Megan on this achievement! Link for the full article:  https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.02726-25

Matt was named a 2024 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow. Congrats, Matt!

To learn more about AAAS Fellows, click here.

We’re thrilled to share that our talented undergraduate researcher and lab assistant, Alyssa Kretschmer, has been honored with the Microbiology Undergraduate Research Scholarship Award by the UW Department of Microbiology!

Alyssa joined our lab in the summer of 2024 and has been making valuable contributions to our research efforts ever since. This prestigious award recognizes her hard work, dedication, and outstanding achievements in the field of microbiology.

Congratulations, Alyssa! We’re so proud of your accomplishments and can’t wait to see what you’ll achieve next.

Nov 12, 2024

We’re thrilled to announce Jeffrey’s new publication in the Journal of Bacteriology, titled “Quorum sensing regulation of Psl polysaccharide production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.” Jeffrey is a former postdoc in our lab and now a Research Scientist in Dr. Ajai Dandekar’s lab. He conducted this research during his time with us, uncovering important links between quorum sensing and biofilm formation.

Congratulate to Jeffrey on this latest achievement! You can read the full article in the Journal of Bacteriology.

Oct 1, 2024

We’re excited to welcome Mengshi to our lab! She joins us from Marvin Whiteley’s lab at Georgia Tech as our new postdoctoral fellow, bringing expertise in quantitative biology. Mengshi will be working on exploring protein-protein interactions within the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Wsp system.

We’re thrilled to have her on board and look forward to the contributions she will bring to our research.

Please join us in giving Mengshi a warm welcome!

Sep 16, 2024

We’re excited to announce the publication of a new paper from our lab, titled “The surface interface and swimming motility influence surface-sensing responses in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.” This study sheds light on how the environment may drive surface-sensing responses in different directions.

Congratulations to Xuhui on publishing her first postdoc paper. For more on this study, check out the full article in PNAS.