Harvill – Research Experiences for Undergraduates in the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease

Virulence-related characteristics of Bordetella pertussis mutants deficient in intracellular survival

18SeptemberAndrea Silletti2019 ProjectsEmpirical, Harvill

Callie Effler, a student at Lee University, worked in the lab of Dr. Eric Harvill. Abstract: Intracellular survival is a common trait among human pathogenic bacteria that has advantages for the bacteria’s protection from the host immune response, persistence, and dissemination within the host. Bordetella pertussis, the gram-negative bacteria that causes whooping cough in humans,

The world’s smallest escape artists: manipulation of the host innate immune response by Bordatella bronchiseptica

16AugustAndrea Silletti2018 ProjectsEmpirical, Harvill

Margaret Dedloff, a junior at Clarkson University, worked with Dr. Monical Gestal in the lab of Dr. Eric Harvill to study the role of a sigma factor by bacteria in manipulating host immune response. Abstract: During the course of infection, some pathogens are able to sense and respond to the host immune system. This can

Role of the bsr gene in the Intracellular Survival of Bordetella bronchiseptica

8NovemberAndrea Silletti2017 ProjectsHarvill

Hira Hasan, a student from Louisiana State University, worked with Monica Cartelle-Gestal in the lab of Dr. Eric Harvell to study the intracellular survival of Bordetella bacteria. Abstract: Bordetella pertussis and B. parapertussis are Gram-negative bacteria that cause a respiratory infection, known as whooping cough, in humans. Another member of the Bordetella species, B. bronchiseptica