#Microbiology Lab headed by Dominique Missiakas @UChicago_Micro 📍 Howard Taylor Ricketts Laboratory (HTRL) - Argonne. Tweets our own.
Illinois, USA
Joined September 2019
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🦠➗OUT NOW - PcdA promotes division plane selection in #Staph by @RamamurthiLab @felixrl_ @braf_phd @ProteinVerse @Amany_MI @MissiakasLab @cytomotive @jivarahasya @NCIResearchCtr
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🌎💙 So proud of my friends Téa & Michael @UChicagoCOM for launching a fundraiser to support victims of Hurricanes Helene & Milton! Growing up on the Gulf Coast, this is close to their hearts. They’re raising $1K for @GlobalGiving—every bit helps! 🙏
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The 2nd Annual Howard T. Ricketts Symposium & Microbiology Retreat was an amazing experience! 🎉 The @UChicago_Micro community had a great chance to learn & connect. 🦠 Keynotes from @TorresVJ_Lab and @weisssr left us all inspired and ready to push forward in our own work! 🤠🔬
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Wow - @PiusTonu just put together an amazing video for the qBio program we run for incoming PhD students here at UChicago. Such a pleasure to welcome another year of biology PhD students to Chicago and work with such talented TAs, co-instructors, and students. Thanks @PiusTonu!
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qBio10 - the 10th annual weeklong quantitative analysis bootcamp, where incoming bioscience PhDs explore the intersection of biology & data science! 🧬💻 From coding challenges to city adventures, such an amazing TA experience🎓✨ Excited for their paths ahead! 🐒
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We are proud to announce that @NazikElmekki has been named a Gilliam Fellow, with Laurie Comstock as her Adviser. This recognition from @HHMINews highlights their outstanding contributions to the scientific community. Congratulations to Nazik and Laurie on this achievement! (1/3)
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The Gerrick Lab at the University of Chicago (voices.uchicago.edu/gerrickl…) is now hiring!
We are looking for motivated and curious postdocs, graduate students, and technicians to study commensal protists in the gut microbiome:
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Please join us in welcoming our newest faculty member to the University of Chicago Department of Microbiology, Dr. Elias Roth Gerrick @GerrickElias, who will join as Assistant Professor effective September 1, 2024. (1/3)
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Hot off the press, a comprehensive discussion of how Staphylococcus aureus exploits human proteins to persist as biofilm-associated infections. academic.oup.com/femsre/arti… @Horswill_Lab
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🔬 COM Seminar! 🔬
Join us for an insightful seminar with Dr. Jonathan Budzik, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco.
👨🔬 “The dichotomous role of TAX1BP1 during M. tuberculosis infection”
📅 Wed, 2/14/24
⏰ 12 PM – 1 PM
📍 BSLC 109
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Exited to share our new publication featuring the fascinating lipoteichoic acid polymer in the envelope of Staphylococcus aureus, with insights on how its synthesis is regulated, and its contribution to protein secretion!
@MissiakasLab @shafaz_micro
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📢 Don't miss the final COM Research Forum this quarter! 🌟
🗓️ Friday, December 8th
📍 BSLC 205
⏰ 12 PM
Join us for an enlightening session with Dr. Yunys Perez Betancourt (Missiakas Lab) as he delves into "Host-Pathogen Interplay in S. Aureus Nasopharynx Colonization." 🧬🔬
🌟 #UChiMicroMinds Spotlight: Meet Dr. Yunys Perez Betancourt, a postdoc in the @MissiakasLab ! 🧬🔬 A Cuban biochemist with a deep interest in Immunology, Dr. Perez Betancourt excels in researching host-pathogen interactions, immune modulation, and vaccine development. 🦠💉(1/2)
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Outside the lab, Dr. Perez Betancourt is a proud dog lover 🐕, a fervent dancer 💃, and a culinary aficionado 🍲. His experience living in Brazil 🇧🇷 has enriched his appreciation for diverse cultures. Join us in celebrating his multifaceted journey and global insights! 🌍✨ (2/2) – at Chicago, IL
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🌟 #UChiMicroMinds Spotlight: Meet Dr. Yunys Perez Betancourt, a postdoc in the @MissiakasLab ! 🧬🔬 A Cuban biochemist with a deep interest in Immunology, Dr. Perez Betancourt excels in researching host-pathogen interactions, immune modulation, and vaccine development. 🦠💉(1/2) – at Chicago, IL
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🔬Join Dr. Shafiul Azam (@shafaz_micro), Postdoc in @MissiakasLab as he dives into the topic “An autocatalytic peptidase modulates surface protein display and cytokinesis in S. aureus” at the COM Research Forum this week! 🦠
📍 BSLC 008
🕛 12:00PM, Nov 3rd
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🎉 Our inaugural Micro Retreat was truly unforgettable! Two days filled with enlightening scientific dialogues, bonding, and joy with our amazing community. Overwhelmed with gratitude for the memories we've created together. Dive into the highlights with our video recap! 🎥
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C.R. Rao, (1920–2023) "pioneered powerful statistical methods that underpin modern scientific data analyses"
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🔬Exciting News! UChicago's HTRL receives a $12.4M NIAID grant for biodefense & emerging disease research. Dominique Missiakas, Director of HTRL, highlighted the lab's pivotal role during the COVID-19 onset. This grant will bolster engineering, biosafety, & research for 5 years. – at Chicago, IL
