Patrick R. Secor
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Associate Professor at Montana State University. Studying bacteria and their viruses.
Bozeman, Montana
Joined November 2015
Register NOW for the inaugural Conference on Bacteriophages: Biology, Dynamics, and Therapeutics, October 12–14, 2025, Washington, DC. A 2.5-day program of invited talks, symposia, workshops, and abstracts will highlight the latest advances. For more info:
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Very proud to have our lab's first work published in @cellhostmicrobe! In this work, we use functional metagenomics to find phage defenses from human and soil microbiomes! Congrats to first author @luis840alberto ! https://t.co/qS2UMC7dBL (1/3)
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Rodríguez-Rodríguez et al. use functional metagenomics to identify hundreds of sequences from diverse environmental bacteria that block phage infection when expressed in E. coli. Their discoveries...
My lab’s first preprint! We used functional metagenomics to identify phage defenses in human and soil microbiomes. We scaled these selections while maintaining accuracy, enabling us to examine 9 habitats for defense elements against 7 phages. https://t.co/M9JGVJ7lVy 1/10
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🚨New paper! A prophage-encoded sRNA limits lytic phage infection in adherent-invasive E. coli. Huge thanks to members of @RoundLabUtah, Duerkop Lab, @WiedenheftLab, and phage legend Sherwood Casjens. https://t.co/VuFUcYIraw
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Job Call: My lab is hiring for a new phase of studies on symbiotic microorganisms and their molecular mechanisms. Candidates with a strong interest in symbiosis, microbiomes, Drosophila, and genetics are well poised to love the work. Know anyone? https://t.co/6Ca1jv3Poe
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Excited to release our latest work, led by PhD student Emily Chen: https://t.co/mAXtI6Dv2N! Here, we uncover how the unique rheological properties of wormlike micelles (WLM) influences their flow behavior in tortuous serpentine channels. 🪱💧🌪️ Tweetorial follows... [1/7]
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One week left to apply!
🚨 The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology at Montana State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor tenure-track faculty position in the field of environmental microbiology. Happy to answer any questions! https://t.co/5Wji0HtZg3
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🚨 The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology at Montana State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor tenure-track faculty position in the field of environmental microbiology. Happy to answer any questions! https://t.co/5Wji0HtZg3
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New mechanism of gene transfer! With @CostaT_Lab @CBRB_Imperial, cf-PICIs form tail-less elements that, once released, spread among different bacterial species by hijacking tails from various phages. More exciting news soon!
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Some mobile genetic elements spread among unrelated bacterial species through unknown mechanisms. Recently, we discovered that identical capsid-forming phage-inducible chromosomal islands (cf-PICIs),...
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New paper with @theMaxwellLab : Phage reprogramming of Pseudomonas aeruginosa amino acid metabolism drives efficient phage replication https://t.co/XBDPHTpe6K
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Pseudomonas superinfection drives Pf phage transmission within airway infections in patients with cystic fibrosis https://t.co/ZX1rNo8aJ5
#biorxiv_micrbio
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Pf bacteriophages, lysogenic viruses that infect Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa), are implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic Pa infections; phage-infected (Pf+) strains are known to predominate in...
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🚨The Jennings Lab at Montana State is HIRING! Looking for an exciting lab in a beautiful location? Check out this position 👇
We're hiring a Research Associate/Lab Manager! Join us at Montana State University to work on bacterial pathogenesis research in the Microbiology & Cell Biology Department. Apply here: https://t.co/0mCoxJvwSa
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We are looking for a motivated and energetic post doc to work on our #research team at @ChildrensLA on projects related to bacteriophage, antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial tolerance in #cysticfibrosis and chronic airway infection!
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Friends, please help spread the word about our microbiology REU program at Montana State University. https://t.co/FdW3gWQDRd Each student receives a stipend ($7000 for 10 wks). Travel compensation, room, and board are also provided. Details in the attached pic--Feb 13 deadline
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It was an absolute pleasure to host Paul @bollyky as our seminar speaker here @MSU_MicroImmuno this week. Phages! Immunology! Infectious disease! His talk had it all
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📢 We're hiring a Research Technologist (Advanced Professional) to accelerate discoveries on the molecular biology of the symbiosis between #Drosophila and #Wolbachia. Know anyone who loves molecular studies of bugs, bacteria, and/or bacteriophages? https://t.co/6Ca1jv3Poe
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1/8 📣Big update: we are very excited to share that the KlebPhaCol @biorxivpreprint is now out! Big shoutout to all those involved in making this happen🙌 Check it out now 👇🏻 https://t.co/JpBiT7zhsk
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The growing threat of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae , coupled with its role in gut colonisation, has intensified the search for new treatments, including bacteriophage therapy. Despite...
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Excited to share our work on broadly effective phage-antibiotic cocktails. We report 3 cocktails that each work against >95% of 153 antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas isolates. Check it out here: https://t.co/n6irFDE9fO Congrats to Kevin Kim @KevinMinyo6651
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