The Chapman Lab at the University of Michigan studies bacterial biofilms and the biology of functional amyloids. Account managed by trainees

Ann Arbor, MI
Joined May 2016
I'm so fortunate to have great mentors who are superb human beings. Thanks to @mattchapman22 for a wonderful evening. It was great to catch up with @Chapman_Lab. Thanks to @caglatukel for this opportunity!!
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Cell Surface-localized CsgF Condensate is a Gatekeeper in Bacterial Curli Subunit Secretion biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #bioRxiv
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I’m happy to announce that I successfully defended my Dissertation on Monday. Thank you to everyone who joined us at the defense, we had a packed house! And of course, thank you to everyone in the @Chapman_Lab for helping me finish this life goal. On to my next challenge!
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I'm happy to announce that I've been awarded a Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship! Thank you to @umichgradschool! Also, big thanks to the members of @Chapman_Lab and @UMChemBio who have helped me get this far in my graduate studies. #UMChembio chembio.umich.edu/anthony-ba…
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Cryo-EM structure of the nonameric CsgG-CsgF complex and its implications for controlling curli biogenesis in Enterobacteriaceae. @PLOSBiology
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I am excited to announce that there are three postdoc opportunities open for applicants to join my lab at Umeå University! Inspiring projects including collaborations with amazing scientists around the globe :) nature.com/naturecareers/job… nature.com/naturecareers/job…
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Urinary tract infections: microbial pathogenesis, host–pathogen interactions and new treatment strategies Klein and Hultgren discuss how novel insights may guide the development of antibiotic-sparing therapeutics @HultgrenLab @Roger__Klein nature.com/articles/s41579-0…
“By sharing with potential collaborators, you can identify new approaches that your lab alone may not be able to do.” Anthony Vechiarelli (@CellfOrganized) explains how collaboration has helped his career in our latest First Paper As PI interview elifesciences.org/interviews…
RNA faculty applications at the University of Michigan - Deadline Sep 15th. Please share: rna.lsa.umich.edu/facRecruit…
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I'm don't have words to describe all the feels this gives me. @foxriverpoetry is a travelling poet who we encountered in Madison last night. His sign said "poems while you wait." In honor of #phages2019 , we provided the prompt #bacteria and he wrote this truly beautiful poem:
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Chapman Lab retweeted
#phages2019 @cordeliaweiss16 comment about Pseudomonas reminds me of Anna Karenina w/apologies to Tolstoy All happy bacteria are alike; each unhappy bacterial taxon is unhappy in its own way.
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Post-doctoral/research scientist position open in the @HultgrenLab for studying the structural biology and biochemistry of chaperone usher pathway pilus biogenesis with opportunities for drug development. Please see the attached for more information!
Great work by Roger (@Roger__Klein) and Vasilios (@structure_funxn) in collaboration with the Janetka lab (@janetka20). Congratulations!
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Congratulations to Hema on successfully defending her PhD thesis! She is the 6th graduate from our lab. Soon she will be joining @Chapman_Lab @UMich as a postdoc.
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New preprint from our lab! "DdcA antagonizes a bacterial DNA damage checkpoint" Peter E Burby, Zackary W Simmons, Lyle A. Simmons doi: doi.org/10.1101/391730
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With the right opportunities, there are no limits to what science can accomplish — or who can be an accomplished scientist. Meet some of the scientists who are accomplishing great things and driving discovery at the University of Michigan. #IAmAScientist
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Disney names for cytokines and murine bomb calorimeters... #phages2018 is off to a wild start #phages18
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The paper by Nadell and Drescher is fantastic.@Chapman_Lab RT @NatureMicrobiol: News and Views by Price & Chapman on #curli as anti-#phage defense mechanisms: rdcu.be/Csqf Linked to work by Nadell, Drescher & co: rdcu.be/Cswi
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Break sticks, not bundles! Awesome feature on work by @Chapman_Lab @mattchapman22 recently published in PNAS cultivate.news/health/futuri…
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How to fight antibiotic resistance? Break through the bacteria's defense system according to @UMich_MCDB researchers myumi.ch/abZOy
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