News

Paulette
June 1, 2026
We are delighted to welcome Paulette Jara to the lab. Paulette is an undergraduate student at UConn and a summer research intern with the New Haven Promise Program. Welcome,...
Kelsey and Kevin
May 18, 2026
We are delighted to welcome graduate students Kelsey Hudson and Kevin Persaud to the lab. Kelsey completed her undergraduate degree at Washington University in St. Louis and...
Thesis Defense
May 12, 2026
Congratulations to Renuka on a great thesis defense!
January 15, 2026
Read on to see how the cancer-causing bacterium H. pylori manages dangerous liasions in the stomach. This review is part of a special series in the Journal of Bacteriology on...
August 11, 2025
We are delighted to welcome undergraduate Adaym Corbet to the lab! Adaym is a senior in Davenport College and will be working with Manuela Alvarado Obando. Welcome, Adaym!
August 4, 2025
Congratulations to Zhe on her research article in Cell Host & Microbe showing that gut bacteria cross-feed a common dietary antioxidant to produce energy under anaerobic...
Renuka Ramanathan
July 11, 2025
Renuka was one of several early-career researchers interviewed by ACS Infectious Diseases about her work and perspectives on infectious disease research. You can read her...