Logan Kavanaugh (she/her)
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NIH F31 Fellow and PhD Candidate 🧫🧬 at Emory University. Member of @connlabemory studying efflux pump structure and function in Pseudomonas.
Atlanta, GA
Joined January 2019
It is official... I have been awarded a @NIH @NIGMS NRSA #F31 Predoctoral Fellowship! 🥳 Incredibly thankful for such a supportive lab team @ConnLabEmory and program @EmoryMMG @EmoryBiochem @EmoryMicrobio @laneygradschool @EmoryUniversity
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Exciting times for @npjAMR !! 🥂🥳 We are very happy to receive submissions in all areas of antimicrobials and AMR!
We are really excited to share that @npjAMR is now officially indexed in PubMed Central! A huge "thank you" goes to our incredible editorial team and our Editor-in-Chief, @JessicaMABlair 🥳
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Our latest paper is out! Differential development of antibiotic resistance and virulence between Acinetobacter species https://t.co/IdepUzEke3 Here we take a dive into the fascinating human pathogen Acinetobacter lwoffii
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A lack of investment is driving researchers who study antimicrobial resistance (#AMR) out of the field, an industry body warns📉💊⤵️ https://t.co/Ef1CT9d3sd
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Delighted to share our work uncovering a new toxin detection system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: https://t.co/j02gPSOwk6 Comments and thoughts welcome!
biorxiv.org
Microbes rarely exist in isolation, and instead form complex polymicrobial communities. As a result, microbes have developed intricate offensive and defensive strategies that enhance their fitness in...
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The Klebsiella pneumoniae outer membrane protein, TolC, influences antimicrobial resistance, capsule production, iron homeostasis & virulence; its multifaceted role may guide development of new therapeutic strategies to combat the pathogen. #IAIJournal: https://t.co/71xqQuER2X
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✨Overcoming #antibiotic challenges in P. aeruginosa✨ A study in @Nature identified key physicochemical properties for effective drug accumulation🔑💊 @PaulHergie
https://t.co/meymX0ACz9
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Our sybody selection toolbox has reached a milestone with 100+ requests on @Addgene! We're thrilled to receive a Blue Flame Award!🔥 Get to know some published sybodies: https://t.co/EKWjBAbYav
Discover #sybodies 🔬: Powerful synthetic nanobodies for tough targets like membrane proteins & complexes! Open access selection protocol at @naturemethods & free library shipping for research groups🌍.
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Antibiotic adjuvants are used alongside antibiotics to minimize or block bacterial resistance. How can they help preserve activity of existing drugs amidst the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance? https://t.co/QMaORwpoe2
#WAAW #USAAW23
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Used alongside antibiotics to minimize or block bacterial resistance, antibiotic adjuvants are key for preserving the activity of existing drugs amidst the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance.
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New paper! 📢 We looked at the prevalence of type VI secretion systems (T6SSs) across E. coli and characterised the systems present in renowned MDR lineages ST410 and ST131 https://t.co/9IsH6uPKfh (1/2)
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Machine learning for microbiologists https://t.co/lIuiN4ZHQn In this Review, Segata, Waldron and co discuss key concepts of machine learning that are relevant to microbiologists and provide them with a set of tools to apply machine learning in microbiology research.
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Using probiotic bacteria to make antibiotic-like compounds is emerging as an alternative to conventional antibiotic treatment. What must be taken into account when engineering bacteria for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic applications? #AppEnvMicro: https://t.co/6AEsPNpTqM
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So incredibly proud of my best friend and lab sis Dr. @sarah_strass for defending her thesis yesterday. I know you have a bright future ahead of you. ❤️
I’m excited to share that I successfully defend my thesis work yesterday and am officially a DOCTOR!! 🍾😍 Thank you to everyone who helped me get to this point! I DID IT!! #PhDone #womeninSTEM
@EmoryBCDB @EmoryBiochem @laneygradschool @ConnLabEmory
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Different transcriptome profiles in S. enterica persisters induced by #ciprofloxacin and #ceftazidime suggest that these cells modulate their response differently according to each stress💊🦠🔗 @SciReports
https://t.co/UKEACtM7pJ
nature.com
Scientific Reports - Fluoroquinolone and beta-lactam antimicrobials induce different transcriptome profiles in Salmonella enterica persister cells
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Organ agar—made by mixing mouse organ homogenates with molten agar—serves as a physiologically relevant alternative for in vivo bacterial colonization, allowing for screening of mutant libraries while avoiding physiological bottlenecks. #IAIJournal: https://t.co/vNHifRQq69
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Read all about it! Our new editorial inspired by the upcoming World AMR Awareness week in November on how AMR is a problem we can tackle together
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What's better for Halloween than a vampire story! We're excited to showcase for the first time, the life cycle of an extracellular #predator that drains the contents out of its prey through the S-layer ! RT and feedback are appreciated! (1/5) https://t.co/nzpfFDF8ZC
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Check out this update on our understanding of the Gram-negative cell envelope permeability barrier. #mBio
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Antibiotic resistance is a rapidly growing global health crisis. Between 2017 and 2020, a 15% rise in antibiotic resistance was observed for bloodstream infections caused by Escherichia coli,...
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Super excited to be hosting @ShenLabTufts for an @EmoryBiochem seminar this week! Looking forward to an exciting talk from a fantastic scientist and human! @TuftsMedSchool @TuftsGSBS
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Interested in applying to graduate school in Biochemistry, Cell Biology or Developmental Biology? Join us on Wednesday, November 8th at 7 pm EST via zoom to learn more about the Emory Biochemistry, Cell Biology or Developmental Biology (BCDB) graduate program! Please retweet!
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So pleased with the reach of our article - Unrealized targets in the discovery of antibiotics for Gram-negative bacterial infections @gardp_amr
nature.com
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery - New classes of antibiotic with activity against Gram-negative bacteria that are resistant to existing drugs are urgently needed, but have been very challenging to...
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