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Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · 15d

Great work from Jian Yue @yalemicropath.bsky.social @yalemed.bsky.social in @pnas.org #Legionella #T4SS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Groisman Lab at Yale School of Medicine @microbelab.bsky.social · Aug 29

We are so thankful as we congratulate former lab member and outstanding scientist @npokorzynski.bsky.social on his appointment as Assistant Professor of Microbiology @oregonstate.edu #MetabolicReprogramming #proteolysis #antibioticsusceptibility microbiology.oregonstate.edu/directory/ni...

Nick Pokorzynski | Department of Microbiology

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Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · Aug 21

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How HIV Uses T Cells to Hide in the Gut

Yale researchers identified a transcription factor that creates a perfect haven for HIV to hide. It could be a target for clearing the virus.

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Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · Jun 30

Exciting findings from the Liu Lab @yalemed.bsky.social and #postdoc Jian Yue, Ph.D. Architecture and activation of the Legionella Dot/Icm type IVB secretion machine #cryoEM #cryoET #Legionella www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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In-situ structures of the Legionella Dot/Icm T4SS identify the DotA-IcmX complex as the gatekeeper for effector translocation

The Dot/Icm machine in Legionella pneumophila is one of the most versatile type IV secretion systems (T4SSs), with a remarkable capacity to translocate over 330 different effector proteins across the ...

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Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · Jun 9

@yalegsas.bsky.social Q&A with Michael Grunst #PhD gsas.yale.edu/qa-michael-g... #spikeprotein #microbiology

Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · May 22

Congratulations to Mikey Grunst, #PhD! @yalemicropath.bsky.social @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social medicine.yale.edu/micropath/ne... #spikeprotein #microbiology

Mikey Grunst receives 2025 Porter Prize

Mikey Grunst, Ph.D. , a recent graduate of the Yale Graduate Program in Microbiology, has been awarded the 2025 John Addison Porter prize.

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Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · May 21

Congratulations to #postdoc Jiaqi Guo @yalemicropath.bsky.social @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social on her poster prize at the 10th Annual Biophysics and Structural Biology Symposium #cryoET #cryoFIB #cryoEM medicine.yale.edu/profile/jiaq...

Jiaqi Guo is a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale School of Medicine

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Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · May 19

Congratulations to our #postdoc Shoichi Tachiyama @yalemicropath.bsky.social‬ on his paper @mbio.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #T6SS #cryoET

Outer membrane tube formation by Francisella novicida involves extensive envelope modifications and is linked with type VI secretion and alterations to the host phagosomal membrane | mBio

Francisella tularensis is an intracellular bacterial pathogen that causes the zoonotic disease tularemia. Following uptake by host cells, the bacteria rapidly escape the phagosome and replicate intracellularly. In previous studies, we found that ...

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Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · May 2

medicine.yale.edu/micropath/ne... #HIV #research #microbiology @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social

Ya-Chi Ho promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

Ya-Chi Ho, MD, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure in the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis at Yale School of Medicine.

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Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · Apr 23

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FlgY, PflA, and PflB form a spoke–ring network in the high-torque flagellar motor of Helicobacter pylori | PNAS

Helicobacter pylori has evolved distinct flagellar motility to colonize the human stomach. Rotation of the H. pylori flagella is driven by one of t...

Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · Apr 16

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Hualiang Pi receives Searle Scholars award

Hualiang Pi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis and member of the Yale Microbial Sciences Institute, receives Searle Scholars grant.

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Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · Apr 16

news.yale.edu/2025/04/14/i... #Salmonella @npokorzynski.bsky.social @yalemed.bsky.social

Infection control: How a pathogen survives a hostile environment

A new Yale study reveals the molecular process that helps pathogens thrive in hostile environments — and may offer important insights into antibiotic resistance.

Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · Apr 16

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Infection control: How a pathogen survives a hostile environment

A new Yale study reveals the molecular process that helps pathogens thrive in hostile environments — and may offer important insights into antibiotic resistance.

Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · Apr 8

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Uchil promoted to Associate Professor Term

Pradeep Uchil, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor Term in the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis.

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Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Martina Dal Bello receives Human Frontier Science Program award for international collaboration

The Yale Microbial Sciences Institute faculty member will collaborate on a microbial science project connecting scholars in three countries

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Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · Mar 30

news.yale.edu/2025/03/27/e... #YaleMicroPath @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social

Eight Yale faculty members named AAAS fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has elected eight Yale faculty members as part of its latest class of fellows.

Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · Feb 10

Congratulations to Associate Professor Hesper Rego
@yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social on her award from the Hypothesis Fund! #mycobacteria medicine.yale.edu/micropath/ne...

Rego receives award from Hypothesis Fund

Associate Professor Hesper Rego, Ph.D. will receive support from the Hypothesis Fund to investigate the connection between M. tuberculosis metabolism and

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Department of Microbial Pathogenesis ‪@yalemed.bsky.social‬ @yalemicropath.bsky.social · Feb 7

Scientists at the Yale Microbial Sciences Institute reveal a strategy used by microbes to stay ahead in the ‘molecular arms race’ taking place in our gut bit.ly/gut-wars @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social @yale.edu @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social

Hidden from sight, bacteria fight for survival in the human gut. Image by Aaron Wexler.