@NealHammer1

Microbiologist and sports fan

 Michigan State
mmg.natsci.msu.edu/people/faculty/hammer-neal/
Joined August 2011
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By identifying new metabolic pathways, @michiganstateu researchers hope to develop drugs that bacteria haven’t evolved defenses against. natsci.msu.edu/news/2025/202… #discovery #science #AntibioticResistance @mbiojournal @msunews @msumgi
left to right: Dr. Troy Burtchett, Dr. Neal Hammer, and Jessica Lysne

ALT left to right: Dr. Troy Burtchett, Dr. Neal Hammer, and Jessica Lysne

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On Sunday, two of our lab members will be graduating - Danielle Ferguson and Pranav Rana. We wish them all the best!
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Imaging of gangliosides during Staph infections. New paper from ⁦Katerina Djambazova and the ⁦⁦⁦⁦@SpragginsLab⁩. Happy to be involved in this beautiful work⁩. ⁦@J_ASMS⁩ 🔬 🦠 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jas…

MALDI TIMS IMS Reveals Ganglioside Molecular Diversity within Murine S. aureus Kidney Tissue...

Abstract. Gangliosides play important roles in innate and adaptive immunity. The high degree of structural heterogeneity results in significant variability

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1/7 Happy to share a new publication from the team spearheaded by @Keenan__Lacey published today in @ScienceAdvances. This project was started at @nyugrossman and was completed @StJudeResearch by @APickrum and A. Castellaw. science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…

Dietary and water restriction leads to increased susceptibility to antimicrobial resistant pathogens

Dietary and water restriction increases susceptibility to antimicrobial resistant pathogens by disrupting macrophage function.

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Today we have another PhD defense in Wozniak lab. Pranav Rana is presenting hid PhD project: "Tug of War: Host factors modulate the virulence of Staphylococcus aureus". Great, hard-working, intelligent scientist, eager collaborator, and wonderful lab mate and friend! #MIIpround
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The last few weeks have been hectic: I've reviewed 3 papers, visited GA for ASM, been on a podcast, spoken on a career panel, and today gave a lecture to high school research interns at New Mexico State University, where I also hiked 9 miles. Check out the views!
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I would like to share a new publication from the DiRita Lab. Excellent work has been done by Lucas Demey. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128…

An essential host dietary fatty acid promotes TcpH inhibition of TcpP proteolysis promoting...

Vibrio cholerae continues to pose a significant global burden on health and an alternative therapeutic approach is needed, due to evolving multidrug resistance strains. Transcription of toxT,...

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Mucin-induced surface dispersal of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis via quorum-sensing dependent and independent mechanisms ift.tt/Q3JaVdT

Mucin-induced surface dispersal of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis via...

Despite lacking classical motility machinery, nasopharyngeal staphylococci spread rapidly in (peri)oral and respiratory mucosa and cause cross-infections. We describe laboratory conditions for the...

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First postdoc paper live! As much as I enjoyed doing the work, I mostly enjoyed working with this talented group of co-authors. Thank you for the support and for sharing your valuable knowledge. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128…

Coordinated adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus to calprotectin-dependent metal sequestration | mBio

Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of skin and soft tissue infections, bloodstream infections, and endocarditis. Antibiotic treatment failures during S. aureus infections are increasingly...

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I made an IPhone App! 👀 I finally finished a science calculator for common lab functions including molarity, V1C1=V2C2, DNA ligations, and more! 😁 Check out “TKalculator” on the AppStore! apps.apple.com/us/app/tkalcu… #Science #KlebClub #AcademicChatter #Biology #Developer #Apple
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Congratulations to MGI's newest graduate, Dr. Natasha George! The title of her defense was "Illuminating the Structure & Function of Bce Antimicrobial Peptide Resistance Modules Through Cryo-EM" #dissertation #phd #congratulations #GoGreen
A flyer in green and white reads "Congratulations!!! Natasha George. Dr. George successfully defended her doctoral dissertation" next to a picture of Dr. George smiling at the camera.

ALT A flyer in green and white reads "Congratulations!!! Natasha George. Dr. George successfully defended her doctoral dissertation" next to a picture of Dr. George smiling at the camera.

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Getting the band back together 😊
Mariana Byndloss@Mari_Byndloss31 May 2024
Celebrating @abaumler and his amazing impact in our lives.
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Sixty-three exceptional students from MSU’s Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology were honored at a departmental awards ceremony held on April 16. Thank you to the donors who made it possible. @michiganstateu Read more here: mgi.natsci.msu.edu/news-and-…
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Congratulations to Shannon Manning, Andrew Olive, and Ned Walker - the three MGI professors who have been honored with university-wide awards! Read more here: mgi.natsci.msu.edu/news-and-…
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Out with the old, and in with the new! Signs, that is. Thank you, @MSUFacilities !
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Trilled to announce the first piece of my dissertation has been published today in Nature! We show that bile salt hydrolase is one of the culprits behind microbial bile acid conjugation. Thank you to all those involved! @MSU_MGI @Quinn_Labs nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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Finally out!! Our new manuscript on Bile Salt Hydrolase as the producer of microbially conjugated bile acids is out in @Nature Extremely proud that the first author is my first PhD student @DVGMicrobe. Congrats Doug! @michiganstateu @MSU_BMB @MSUNatSci nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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Research shows that even in a static environment, #evolution is a constant dance of adaptation and innovation. Read more with with @michiganstateu evolutionary biologist Richard Lenski: eeb.msu.edu/news/changing-fi…
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MGI's Rich Lenski @RELenski has a new long-format article out in @ScienceMagazine. He was part of a collaborative research team analyzing the fitness effects of E. Coli mutations and how they changed over time.
MSU College of Natural Science@MSUNatSci31 Jan 2024
Research shows that even in a static environment, #evolution is a constant dance of adaptation and innovation. Read more with with @michiganstateu evolutionary biologist Richard Lenski: eeb.msu.edu/news/changing-fi…
head and shoulders photo of Michigan State University researcher Richard Lenski

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KCRiceUF@KCRiceUF30 Jan 2024
So excited, BRIC-25 has successfully launched on NG-20!!! Thank-you @CarrollMicroLab and @mjedelmann for your collaboration on this project! We have work to do when #StaphInSpace returns!! Also big thanks to @NASA for supporting this research!
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