Full article: Heme-Mediated Selection of Encapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae in the lungs by Oxidative Stress

Excited to join @UMMCnews Center for Immunology and Microbial Research as Associate Director! Honored to help advance interdisciplinary research in Mississippi tackling infectious diseases, immune disorders & antimicrobial resistance. Looking forward to this impactful mission!

Agradezco al Rector de la @UPPachuca, al Comité Organizador y a la Dra. Blanca Estela Jaramillo Loranca por la generosa invitación al Simposio Iberoamericano de Ciencias e Ingeniería (SICI), en octubre de 2025. ¡Un honor poder compartir y aprender en SICI!

What a wonderful surprise visit today from former @MS_INBRE fellow student—and now medical student @UMMCnews—Perriann Smith! Great to see her during her first week of med school and reflect on how far she’s come since her time in the Vidal lab.

The @ASMicrobiology South Central Branch Meeting is this Nov at MSU @msstate! A great chance to connect with investigators from MS, AR & LA, share research, exchange ideas & enjoy time with colleagues and trainees. Registration opens soon!

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Outstanding seminar today by Dr. @monica_gestal from @LSU_Shreveport on the pivotal role of eosinophils in Bordetella infections. Grateful to Dr. Bengtén, Director of @UMMCnews CIMR, and the CMB Department for helping make this engaging event possible.

The end of the beginning: As the SURE program concludes, we are deeply grateful for the passion, dedication, and brilliance of these young scholars, the future of science and medicine in Mississippi @UMMCnews

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Excited to welcome Dr. Monica Cartelle Gestal next week for a seminar on Bordetella infection and the key role of eosinophils! Thanks to Dr. Eva Bengten, Director of the Center for Immunology and Microbial Research @UMMCnews and Department of CMB for organizing this great event!

A memory popped up today from my farewell lunch with one of my most influential mentors, Dr. June Scott (Emory). She truly taught me the value of focus—and helped shape me into a well-funded NIH investigator. Her guidance has had a lasting impact on how I approach science!

Endless thanks to our incredible research team—from mentorship to groundbreaking discoveries. Today, MSRP fellow Daniel Kerr under the guidance of Dr. Kenichi Takeshita, @UMMCnews, presented exciting summer data identifying a novel, targetable pathway to reduce Spn colonization.

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A wonderful week of science at the @GordonConf on Microbial Adhesion and Signal Transduction; presenting our research, learning, and connecting with colleagues and trainees!

As we wrap up the summer research programs @UMMCnews, we celebrate our brilliant trainees from the Central South! From pneumococcal pathogenesis to cancer biology, your contributions were outstanding. The future of science is in great hands! 👏🔬 #UMMC #SummerResearch

Congratulations to Dr. Babek Alibayov on one of his first first-author papers from his postdoc in the Vidal Lab. Many thanks to all co-authors for their invaluable support in advancing these mechanistic insights into pneumococcal encapsulation

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