Katie Vollmer

Home Institution   University of Delaware   (Newark, DE)   E-mail: kvollmer (at) udel.edu   Home mentor   Carl Schmidt   E-mail: SchmidtC (at) UDel.edu   Affiliation: Animal & Food Sciences, U. Delaware   Interests: Viral molecular biology and genomics	VCU Lab Wood Building, Room 430 Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology Tel: 804-828-3897 VCU mentors Dr. Ping Xu Wood Building, Room 430 E-mail: pxu (at) VCU.edu Dr. Todd Kitten Wood Building, Room 407 E-mail: tkitten (at) VCU.edu
Summer 2007 Research Proposal Reverse Vaccinology: Combating Endocarditis Caused by Streptococcus mutans Research article, presented (10 July 2007) Microbial genomes and vaccine design: refinements to the classical reverse vaccinology approach Research presentation (8 August 2007) 5th Annual VCU-BBSI Closing Symposium Battling Infective Endocarditis with Reverse Vaccinology: the molecular approach Summer 2008 Research Proposal Purification of Vaccine Candidates Isolated from Streptococcus mutans Research article, presented (11 July 2008) Identification of Streptococcus sanguinis Genes Required for Biofilm Formation and Examination of Their Role in Endocarditis Virulence Final BBSI Presentation (24 July 2008) Purification of Vaccine Candidates from Streptococcus mutans UA159 Final BBSI Paper Expression of Vaccine Candidates from Streptococcus mutans UA159 in E. coli BL21 Using IPTG-inducible Vectors	Prior research Inhibition of Arp2/3 and its Affect on Fibroblast Motility Characteristic interests and activities Reading, Skiing, Music, Redskins, Flyers, Phillies My favorite research articles Identification and Characterization of a Novel Fibronectin-Binding Protein on the Surface of Group A Streptococci Streptococcus mutans Strains Harboring Collagen-bindingAdhesin Purification of a Streptococcus mutans Protein That Binds to Heart Tissue and Glycosaminoglycans Identification and characterization of collagen-binding activity in Streptococcus mutans wall-associated protein: A possible implication in dental root caries and endocarditis
Last updated 2008 August 10th
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