Below is a list of scholarly accomplishments in which ACPHS Microbiology students have achieved.
Student names are indicated in bold.
Publications
Deragon MA, McCaig WD, Patel PS, Haluska RJ Jr, Hodges AL, Sosunov SA, Murphy MP, Ten VS, and LaRocca TJ (2020). Mitochondrial ROS prime the hyperglycemic shift from apoptosis to necroptosis. Cell Death Discovery. Accepted for publication.
Lasek-Nesselquist, E., Lu, J., Schneider, R., Ma, Z., Russo, V., Mishra, S., Pai, M.P., Pata, J., McDonough, K.M., and Malik, M. (2019). Insights into the evolution of Staphylococcus aureus daptomycin resistance from an in vitro bioreactor model. Frontiers in Microbiology- Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology. 10:345. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00345.
McCaig WD, Deragon MA, Haluska RJ, Hodges AL, Patel PS, and LaRocca TJ (2019). Cell Fractionation of U937 cells in the absence of high-speed centrifugation. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (143). doi: 10.3791/59022.
Ma, Z., King, K., Alqahtani, M., Worden, M., Parthasarthy, M., Cioffi, C., Bakshi, C.S., and Malik, M. (2019). Stringent response governs the virulence and oxidative stress resistance of Francisella tularensis. PLoS One. 2019 Oct 24;14(10):e0224094.
Alharbi, A., Rabadi, S.M., Alqahtani, M., Marghani, D., Worden, M., Ma, Z., Malik, M.*, Bakshi, C.S*. (2019). Role of peroxiredoxin of the AhpC/TSA family in antioxidant defense mechanisms of Francisella tularensis. PLoS One. 2019 Mar 14;14(3): e0213699. *Co-senior authors
Hodges AL, Kempen CG, McCaig WD, Parker CA, Mantis NJ, and LaRocca TJ (2019). TNF family cytokines induce distinct cell death modalities in the A549 human lung epithelial cell line when administered in combination with ricin toxin. Toxins. 11(8): 450.
McCaig WD, Hodges AL, Deragon MA, Haluska RJ Jr, Bandyopadhyay S, Ratner AJ, Spitalnik SL, Hod EA, and LaRocca TJ (2019). Storage primes erythrocytes for necroptosis and clearance. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 53(3). 496-507.
Ma, Z., Lasek-Nasselquist, E., Lu, J., Schnieder, R., Shah, R., Oliva, G.L., Dotson, R., Pata, J., McDonough, K.M., Pai, M.P., Rose, W.E., Sakoulas, G., and Malik, M. (2018). Characterization of genetic changes associated with daptomycin nonsusceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus strains. PLoS One. 13(6): e0198366.
McCaig WD, Patel PS, Sosunov SA, Shakerley NL, Smiraglia TA, Craft MM, Walker KM, Deragon, MA, Ten VS, and LaRocca TJ (2018). Hyperglycemia potentiates a shift from apoptosis to RIP1-dependent necroptosis. Cell Death Discovery. 4:55.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Vojnar, B, Maring, BL, Dong, CS, Parent, MA. Investigating Vibrio Parahaemolyticus Ability To Combat Reactive Oxygen Stresses From Multiple Host Models Of Infection. Poster presented 8th biennial International Conference on the Biology of Vibrios McGill University, Montreal Canada, November 18-20, 2019.
Dong, CS, Vojnar, B, Maring, BL, Parent, MA. Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infection Stimulates Host Cytokine Production and Innate Lymphocyte Cell Activation. Poster presented 8th biennial International Conference on the Biology of Vibrios McGill University, Montreal Canada, November 18-20, 2019.
Ma, Z., King, K., Alqahtani, M., Worden, M., Parthasarthy, M., Cioffi, C., Bakshi, C.S., and Malik, M. Stringent response governs the virulence and oxidative stress resistance of Francisella tularensis. Poster presented in 119th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, San Francisco, June 20-24, 2019.
Phelps CM, Hatch M, Moussadek K, Arulanandam BP, Malik M, Shakerley NL. (2019) Defining the Antioxidant Determinants of Acinetobacter baumannii Virulence. Poster presented in 119th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, San Francisco, June 20-24, 2019.
Fantone K, Miller J, Ma Z, Bakshi CS, Malik M. Investigating the mechanisms of AIM2 inflammasome suppression in Francisella tularensis. American Society for Microbiology Trainee Symposium – Student Chapter of Eastern New York Branch, Albany NY, December 6, 2018.
Higgs M, Ma Z, Bakshi CS, Malik M. Role of FTL_0586 and FTL_1939 genes of Francisella tularensis in immune suppression. American Society for Microbiology Trainee Symposium – Student Chapter of Eastern New York Branch, Albany NY, December 6, 2018.
Mishra S, Lasek-Nesselquist E, Lu J, Schneider R, Ma Z, Pata J, McDonough KM, Malik M. Genetic basis for daptomycin resistance in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. American Society for Microbiology Trainee Symposium – Student Chapter of Eastern New York Branch, Albany NY, December 6, 2018.
Phelps CM, Ketter PM, Arulanandam BP, Malik M, Shakerley NL. Contribution of Thioredoxin A to Acinetobacter baumannii Virulence. ASM Trainee Symposium, Albany NY, December 6, 2018
Dong, C.S., Vojnar, B., Maring, B., and Parent, M.A. Developing a murine model for the investigation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections. American Society for Microbiology Trainee Symposium – Student Chapter of Eastern New York Branch, Albany NY, December 6, 2018.
Vojnar, B., Maring, B., Dong, C.S., Waters-Wezalis, S., and Parent, M.A. Vibrio parahaemolyticus Response to Oxidative Stress. American Society for Microbiology Trainee Symposium – Student Chapter of Eastern New York Branch, Albany NY, December 6, 2018.
Ma, Z., King, K., Worden, M., Bakshi, C.S., and Malik, M. Regulatory role of pp(p)Gpp in oxidative stress response in Francisella tularensis. Poster presentation in 9th International conference on Tularemia, Montreal, Canada. October 16-19, 2018.
Lasek-Nesselquist E, Lu J, Schneider R, Ma Z, Russo V, Mishra S, Pai MP, Pata J, McDonough KM, Malik M. Genetic basis for daptomycin resistance in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Eastern New York Branch of American Society for Microbiology Meeting, Albany NY, October 16, 2018.
Phelps CM, Ketter PM, Arulanandam BP, Malik M, Shakerley NL. Contribution of Thioredoxin A to Acinetobacter baumannii Virulence. ASM 53rd Annual Regional Meeting, Albany NY, October 16, 2018.
Dong, C.S., Vojnar, B., Maring, B., and Parent, M.A. Developing a murine model for the investigation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections. 53rd Annual Eastern NY ASM Regional Meeting, Albany NY, October 16, 2018.
Vojnar, B., Maring, B., Dong, C.S., Waters-Wezalis, S., and Parent, M.A. Vibrio parahaemolyticus Response to Oxidative Stress. 53rd Annual Eastern NY ASM Regional Meeting, Albany NY, October 16, 2018.
McCaig WD, Patel PS, Sosunov SA, Shakerley NL, Smiraglia TA, Craft MM, Walker KM, Deragon MA, Ten VS, and LaRocca TJ. “Hyperglycemia potentiates a shift from apoptosis to RIP1-dependent necroptosis.” The New York Academy of Sciences: Cell Death Pathways in Human Health and Disease, New York, NY, March 19, 2018.
McCaig WD, Patel PS, Sosunov SA, Shakerley NL, Smiraglia TA, Craft MM, Walker KM, Deragon MA, Ten VS, and LaRocca TJ. “Hyperglycemia potentiates a shift from apoptosis to RIP1-dependent necroptosis.” Keystone Symposia Conference: Cell Death, Inflammation, and Adaptation to Tissue Stress, Breckenridge, CO, January 21-25 2018.
Worden, M., Ma, Z., Bakshi, C.S., and Malik, M. Elucidation of Unknown Antioxidant Defense Mechanisms of Francisella tularensis. Poster presented in 117th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, June 1-5, 2017.
Shakerley NL, Craft M, Smiraglia TA, Payal PS, Sosunov S, Ten VS, LaRocca TJ. “Hyperglycemia primes cells for programmed cell death shift in a glycolysis-dependent manner.” 22nd Society for Radical Biology and Medicine Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 16-19 2016.
Shakerley, NL, Smiraglia TA, Patel PS, Walker KM, Craft M, Sosunov SA, Ten VS, LaRocca TJ. “Hyperglycemia potentiates a shift from apoptosis to necroptosis.” Eastern New York Student Chapter of the American Society for Microbiology (ENYSCASM), Albany, NY, November 17, 2016.
Oliva G, Shah R, Lu J, Catlett SV, Pai MP, Rose WE, Sakoulas G, Malik M. Characterization of gene expression in profile associated with daptomycin nonsusceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus. Poster presented in 116th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, Boston, MA, June 16-19, 2016.
Visconti R, Williams C, Wurth R, Harton JA, Yager EJ. Molecular regulation of host inflammation during Influenza A virus infection. ASM Microbe 2016 Meeting, Boston, MA, June 16-20, 2016.
Russo, V., Ma, Z., Deragon, M., Dotson, R., Catlett, S.V. and Malik, M. Characterization of oxidative stress regulator OxyR of Francisella tularensis. Eastern New York Student Chapter of the American Society for Microbiology (ENYSCASM), Albany, NY, November 4, 2015.