Hiro has taken a tenure-track assistant professor position at Missouri State University. We will miss you! Best of luck!
Farewell and Good Luck Hiro!
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Lee SIP Scholar Joins the Lab
Laney Celli, a summer research scholar supported by the William Lee Science Impact Program, started today. Welcome!
Boston Bacterial Meeting 2024
Hiro presented his poster at the Boston Bacterial Meeting!
New Undergrad Joins the Lab
Gift Rumdech joined the lab today. Welcome!
Commencements!
Tristan and Alkmini graduated with B.S. in Biology and Microbiology, respectively.
Ian graduated with Ph.D. in microbiology.
Congratulations!!!
Alkmini and Tristan at Massachusetts Undergraduate Research Conference
Alkimini presented her poster, “Pseudomonas rhamnolipids induce membrane stress response in mycobacteria”. Tristan presented his poster, “Transcriptional regulation of unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in mycobacteria”. Congratulations on your accomplishments!
Congratulations Dr. Sparks!
In his Ph.D. defense, Ian gave a seminar, “The Nutrient-Dependent Role of Lipoarabinomannan Biosynthesis in the Maintenance of Cell Wall Integrity in Mycobacteria”, and subsequently passed the final exam by the dissertation committee. Many congratulations for his very successful Ph.D. research!
Claire’s Undergraduate Work Published in Journal of Lipid Research
Claire’s undergraduate research on the effect of detergent-based lipid extraction on AcPIM2 was published in Journal of Lipid Research. Congratulations!!
Ian’s Work Published in Nature Communications
Ian’s paper “Lipoarabinomannan mediates localized cell wall integrity during division in mycobacteria” was published in Nature Communications. Congratulations!!
Malavika Presents Her Poster at PVMS
Malavika presented her poster entitled “Role of proton gradient in stress-induced reorganization of mycobacterial membrane domains” at the 9th Pioneer Valley Microbiology Symposium.