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Merck: Cytomegalovirus Antiviral Resistance Among Kidney Transplant Recipients in a Phase 3 Trial of Letermovir vs Valganciclovir Prophylaxis
Barbara Haber's group at Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ completed this study. The standard of care for CMV infection...

Ray Sullivan
Dec 18, 20241 min read


Princeton: Predicting the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19 on Mycoplasma pneumoniae in the United States
Bryan Grenfell’s Lab at Princeton used mathematical models to predict the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) on the...

Ray Sullivan
Dec 18, 20241 min read


Rutgers: Age-specific dynamics of neutralizing antibodies, cytokines, and chemokines in response to La Crosse virus infection in mice.
La Crosse virus (LACV) is a primary cause of pediatric arboviral encephalitis in the United States, particularly affecting children aged...

Ray Sullivan
Dec 18, 20241 min read


Princeton: Quantification of influenza virus mini viral RNAs using Cas13
Influenza A virus (IAV) infection produces a variety of aberrant RNA molecules, including defective viral genomes and mini viral RNAs,...

Ray Sullivan
Dec 18, 20241 min read


Rutgers: Fpa (YlaN) is an iron(II) binding protein that functions to relieve Fur-mediated repression of gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus.
Iron (Fe) is a trace nutrient required by nearly all organisms, thus the importance of Fe homeostasis in bacteria. Jeff Boyd’s Lab ,...

Ray Sullivan
Dec 16, 20241 min read


Rutgers: Discovery of A-967079 as an Enterovirus D68 Antiviral by Targeting the Viral 2C Protein.
Jun Wang Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is a virus that can cause severe respiratory illness and neurological complications, particularly in...

Ray Sullivan
Dec 15, 20241 min read


Hackensack Meridian: A multidimensional assessment of in-host fitness costs of drug resistance in the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida glabrata
David Perlin David Perlin’s Lab at Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation, Nutley, NJ found that while...

Ray Sullivan
Dec 15, 20241 min read


Rutgers: Mathematical modeling suggests heterogeneous replication of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in rabbits
Selvakumar Subian Our colleagues in the Subbian Lab at Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University,...

Ray Sullivan
Dec 15, 20241 min read


Merck: Antibacterial and mechanism of action studies of boxazomycin A
Merck & Co., Rahway, NJ undertook multiple strategies to discover new antibacterial leads and drugs, including screening natural product...

Ray Sullivan
Aug 29, 20241 min read


Montclair State: Salt pollution reduces turbidity, dissolved organic matter, and cyanobacteria in experimental vernal pool communities
Matthew Schuler’s lab at Montclair State is interested in the importance of freshwater ecosystems and the threats they face from human...

Ray Sullivan
Jul 2, 20241 min read


Rowan: Nε-lysine acetylation of the histone-like protein HBsu influences antibiotic survival and persistence in Bacillus subtilis.
Our treasurer, Valerie Carabetta , has been busy. She was promoted this year to associate professor with tenure! Her lab recently...

Ray Sullivan
Jul 1, 20242 min read


Rutgers: This phage will not assuage!
Congratulations to Theobald Smith Society members Taylor Andrews and J. Steen Hoyer as well as TSS past presidents Siobain Duffy and Jeff...

Ray Sullivan
Jun 27, 20232 min read


Rutgers: Congratulations Dr. Deshpande!
Theobald Smith Society member Aishwarya Santosh Deshpande successfully defended her thesis last week! Her work improves our...

Ray Sullivan
Jun 20, 20231 min read


Rutgers: Killer Copper
Congratulations to the Boyd and Parker Labs! Theobald Smith Society past president Jeff Boyd in association with 2022 TSS Young...

Ray Sullivan
Jun 17, 20231 min read


Free Online Medical Mycology Course
Theobald Smith Society member Errol Reiss is offering an online undergraduate/graduate Medical Mycology course free of charge with no...

Ray Sullivan
Dec 20, 20221 min read


Seton Hall: Lipid Flippases Present a New Target for Drug Synergy
Scientists in the 3B (Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biomaterials) Lab at Seton Hall University are well aware of the growing problem of...
Gregory Wiedman
Apr 18, 20222 min read


Rutgers: Growth & Stress Tolerance Comprise Independent Metabolic Strategies Critical for S. aureus Infection
Kim, G.L., Hooven, T.A., Norambuena, J., Li, B., Boyd, J.M., Yang, J.H. and Parker, D., 2021. Growth and Stress Tolerance Comprise...

Ray Sullivan
Nov 14, 20212 min read


Joyce A. Kohler 1946-2021
Joyce Kohler was a past president (2007-2008) of our society. She received her B.A. in Biological Sciences from Rutgers University and a...

Ray Sullivan
Nov 8, 20213 min read


Microbiology at William Paterson University
WPU Professor Arnone and his colleague Professor Jonathan Foley shaped the 12 undergraduate students into a community of research....

Ray Sullivan
Mar 7, 20207 min read


Rutgers: Douglas E. Eveleigh (1933-2019)
Douglas Eveleigh, an intellectual giant passed away on December 30, 2019, a victim of glioblastoma. He was Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Ray Sullivan
Jan 28, 202029 min read
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