Education
- PhD, 2011, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- netbet online sports bettingBS, 2002, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Millersville University
Research Summary
In the Lamason lab, we investigate how intracellular bacterial pathogens hijack host cell processes to promote infection. In particular, we study how Rickettsia parkeri and Listeria monocytogenes move through our tissues via a process called cell-to-cell spread. We utilize cellular, molecular, genetic, biochemical and biophysical approaches to elucidate the mechanisms of spread in order to reveal key aspects of pathogenesis and host cell biology.Awards
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award, 2015
Recent Publications
- Cell-selective proteomics reveal novel effectors secreted by an obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen. Sanderlin, AG, Kurka Margolis, H, Meyer, AF, Lamason, RL. 2024. Nat Commun 15, 6073.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-50493-9PMID:39025857 - A conserved interaction between the effector Sca4 and host endocytic machinery suggests additional roles for Sca4 during rickettsial infection. Vondrak, CJ, Sit, B, Suwanbongkot, C, Macaluso, KR, Lamason, RL. 2024. bioRxiv , .
doi: 10.1101/2024.06.24.600492PMID:38979345 - An expanded genetic toolkit netbet online sports bettingfor inducible expression and targeted gene silencing in Rickettsia parkeri. McGinn, J, Wen, A, Edwards, DL, Brinkley, DM, Lamason, RL. 2024. J Bacteriol 206, e0009124.
doi: 10.1128/jb.00091-24PMID:38842342 - An expanded genetic toolkit netbet online sports bettingfor inducible expression and targeted gene silencing in Rickettsia parkeri. McGinn, J, Wen, A, Edwards, DL, Brinkley, DM, Lamason, RL. 2024. bioRxiv , .
doi: 10.1101/2024.03.15.585227PMID:38559073 - Pathogenic Rickettsia spp. as emerging models for bacterial biology. Sit, B, Lamason, RL. 2024. J Bacteriol 206, e0040423.
doi: 10.1128/jb.00404-23PMID:38315013 - Cell-selective proteomics reveal novel effectors secreted by an obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen. Sanderlin, AG, Margolis, HK, Meyer, AF, Lamason, RL. 2023. bioRxiv , .
doi: 10.1101/2023.11.17.567466PMID:38014272 - An obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen forms a direct, interkingdom membrane contact site. Acevedo-Sánchez, Y, Woida, PJ, Kraemer, S, Lamason, RL. 2023. bioRxiv , .
doi: 10.1101/2023.06.05.543771PMID:37333133 - The Ankyrin Repeat Protein RARP-1 Is a Periplasmic Factor That Supports Rickettsia parkeri Growth and Host Cell Invasion. Sanderlin, AG, Hanna, RE, Lamason, RL. 2022. J Bacteriol 204, e0018222.
doi: 10.1128/jb.00182-22PMID:35727033 - Rickettsia parkeri. Scott, AT, Vondrak, CJ, Sanderlin, AG, Lamason, RL. 2022. Trends Microbiol 30, 511-512.
doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2022.01.001PMID:35115187 - The enigmatic biology of rickettsiae: recent advances, open questions and outlook. McGinn, J, Lamason, RL. 2021. Pathog Dis 79, .
doi: 10.1093/femspd/ftab019PMID:33784388