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Aimee Shen’s lab at Tufts University. C. difficile spore formation, germination and other cool stuff! Committed to increasing diversity in STEM
Boston, MA
Joined October 2018
Very excited to share this beautiful story by @ShailabShrestha describing his surprising discovery that cell division in C. difficile occurs via a mechanism distinct from previously characterized bacteria. Done in collaboration with the amazing @SGribaldo & Najwa Taib. 1/9.
So excited to finally share this work!!. We found an unexpected repurposing of canonical division enzymes during the evolution of endospore formation and some surprisingly unique aspects of cell division in C. difficile. Check out our preprint:
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RT @RamamurthiLab: @felixrl_ took on a ~50-yr-old mystery in #Staph aureus cell biology and came out on top! Check out his paper on how #St….
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RT @TuftsSACNAS: Our 2024 #S2P2 #symposium at @tuftsgsbs last week was a tremendous #success! . Seeing so many familiar faces and learning….
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Registration deadline is July 25! So looking forward to hearing from our distinguished alumni and Dr. Cornelius Taabazuing at this inspiring event!.
The Tufts 3rd Annual Summer Symposium @ Pipeline Programs is rapidly approaching. Don't miss the chance to hear inspiring stories from our amazing pipeline program alumni and keynote speaker Dr. Cornelius Taabazing building diversity and excellence in the biomedical sciences.
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RT @Rioslaboratory: The Tufts 3rd Annual Summer Symposium @ Pipeline Programs is rapidly approaching. Don't miss the chance to hear inspiri….
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RT @GlcNAcMurNAc: A phosphorylation signal activates genome-wide transcriptional control by BfmR, the global regulator of Acinetobacter res….
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RT @yisak_w: Excited to share our recent pre-print! The Vibrio cholerae encoded Nezha anti-phage system (SIR2-HerA) restricts virulent vibr….
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RT @sciissue_077: Following up our Cell Reports paper, an avirulent C. difficle clinical isolate out-competes virulent strains in mice via….
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RT @IsbergRalph: What a thread from @mfgrp . I can go into all the ways I have fallen short here, and also (luckily) where serendipity hel….
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RT @awpuri: We have a new paper out in @ISMEJournal !.Linking methanotroph phenotypes to genotypes using a simple spatially resolved model….
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RT @SmitsLab: Identification of a new family of peptidoglycan transpeptidases reveals atypical crosslinking is essential for viability in C….
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RT @RamamurthiLab: How does a progenitor cell differentially express genes in daughter cells after asymmetric division?.@Sylvia_Char 's fan….
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RT @BostonBacteria: Happy Feb 1st!💞 .Join us burst 💥with excitement like a phage in lysis cuz 😁:. BBM 2024 is now open for registration!. I….
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RT @LevyCIMAR: 2/2 Dr. Abdul-Mutakabbir was recognized for her research in mitigating AMR by @ECCMID as one of 30 under 30 outstanding youn….
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RT @Archaeon_Alex: We have a new story out at BiorXiv! Amazing work led by @za_curtis (Bisson), Pedro Escudeiro (Alva) and John Mallon (Bis….
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RT @MarioFeldman9: I am still looking for postdocs to join my lab. I have several NIH-funded positions to work either on Acinetobacter path….
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RT @BostonBacteria: BrrRRrr! ❄️☃️It's cold out! Even COOLER news:.SAVE THE DATE 🗓️📢.BBM 2024 will be held June 3-4th, 2024 at the Boston U….
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RT @baym: If there was only one scientific practice I could teach to every scientist regardless of stage or field I think it would be: look….
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Excited that @twistedbacteria, Editor @NatureComms, highlighted @shailabshrestha's finding that C. difficile (and other clostridial organisms?) mediate division in the absence of FtsW-FtsI homologs. In collaboration with @sgribaldo and Najwa Taib
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Call out to this incredible creation by the @Tufts_NgLab for the dept holiday party. A merphage in the wild! The detail is mind-blowing!
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Happy holidays! Super fun making this fully edible gingerbread waterbath for our dept holiday party with this amazing group of people! @sciissue_077 @JacobBouchier @mostly_microbes
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