Lab News
Earlier Lab News
December 2019 We discovered that human gut bacteria encode a novel syringe-like structure. Check out our new preprint on bioRxiv!
October 2019 Thank you NPR and KPBS for covering our research on bacteria and biofouling!
October 2019 A new video explaining our recent work on 'Death Stars' from bacteria.
September 2019 Check out our new paper in eLife! We discovered the first protein from bacteria that stimulates animal metamorphosis!
July 2019 We discovered that bacteria produce tiny syringe-like structures that inject a toxin into animal cells, opening the possibility for using them as novel drug delivery systems. Now in CellReports! Here's a news brief on our paper in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
February 2019 Our latest Preprint hits the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric! Bacterial Phage Tail-Like Structure Kills Eukaryotic Cells by Injecting a Nuclease Effector
November 2018 Nick makes a guest appearance on MicroTalk, a podcast hosted by Dr. Karl Klose and the American Society for Microbiology. Check it out!
August 2018 Recent MS graduate, Charles Ericson, was accepted into the PhD program at ETH Zurich--a top University for Molecular Biology and Biophysics in Europe. Go Chip!
May 2018 We celebrated the Viral Information Institute's first all-day meeting with ~15 labs sharing their passion for science!
April 2018 Iara Rocchi and Chip Ericson both rock their MS thesis defenses. #ProudPI
March 2018 MS candidate, Chip Ericson, wins a Provost's Award at SDSU's Student Research Symposium.
June 2017 Our ScienceGlass Channel is officially online. Its intent is to connect real scientists with real people. Check it out!
March 2017 PhD candidate, Amanda Alker, wins an NSF GRFP! Go, Amanda!
February 2017 Nick was selected as a 2017 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Ocean Sciences.
September 2016 Our paper was highlighted in the Editors' Choice section of Science Signaling!
August 2016 How do bacteria stimulate tubeworm metamorphosis? Check out our new paper in PNAS to find out!
May 2015 Scientific American blogs about our work!