Current MD-PhD Student - Eric Fitts
 |
Name: Eric Fitts Year in Program: MY2 Undergrad University: Gustavus Adolphus College Mentor: Ashok Chopra, CSc, Ph.D. Graduate Program: Microbiology and Immunology |
Research Interests
Pathogenesis and vaccine development for Yersinia pestis, as well as pathogenesis of necrotizing fasciitis mediated by Aeromonas spp
Pathogenesis and vaccine development for Yersinia pestis, as well as pathogenesis of necrotizing fasciitis mediated by Aeromonas spp
Honors and Awards
None at this time
Publications:
- A non-invasive in vivo imaging system to study dissemination of bioluminescent Yersinia pestis CO92 in a mouse model of pneumonic plague. Microbial Pathogenesis, Volume 55, February 2013, Pages 39–50
- Deletion of Braun lipoprotein encoding gene and altering the function of lipopolysaccharide attenuate plague bacterium. Infection and Immunity, December 2012.
Presentations:
- "Inhibition of Inflammatory Mediators by Bacterial Signaling Molecules n-Acyl Homoserine Lactones in Murine Macrophage," presented at annual Sigma Xi Symposium, April 2010.
Hobbies or just something about yourself in general:
I enjoy rock climbing and sailing.
I enjoy rock climbing and sailing.
