The Walker Lab at UTHealth
@walkerlab.bsky.social
Interested in all medical device-associated infections, especially UTI and BIAI UTI Hour coordinator for UTIGA
Fantastic talk about the epidemiology of infectious prostatitis by Tyler Brehm from @bwtrautner.bsky.social group
Excellent talk about discordant pre-op urine cultures and urosepsis by #UTAustin trainee Sumin Choi at #CUReS2026
Congrats to Dr. La Bella!
Ana Flores-Mireles@afloresmireles.bsky.social · last wk.Introducing Dr. Alyssa La Bella!!🎓✨ Felipe and I couldn’t not be prouder of you!! You’ve done such an incredible work throughout your PhD studies, and your research has been crucial to advancing our understanding of fungal urinary tract infections!!! Congratulations, Doctor! @felipehst.bsky.social
A big congrats to Dr. Namrata Deka for all her hard work and defending her thesis today. And to her mentor @chelsamicro.bsky.social for the completion of another successful chapter
Join us on Aug. 11 at 2 p.m. ET for the next CPHM Virtual Journal Club! The panel will discuss 2 articles about measles vaccination in the post-elimination era. ASM members register for free at asm.social/31E #ASMClinMicro
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If you missed #UTIHour this week, which focused on understudied uropathogens 🦠, the recording has been posted! All those on #UTISky check it out utiga.org/upcoming
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A nice summary of @afloresmireles.bsky.social and our lab recent story published in PNAS. link.growkudos.com/1e9je0l4g74
A fungal catheter-associated UTI virulent program
How does the fungus Candida albicans cause life-threatening catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs)? Despite being very common, fungal CAUTIs have been neglected and thus little is known...
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Congratulations to @mda-uthgrad.bsky.social student Dr. Gretchen Morrison for successfully defending her thesis today
Happening today! Join @globaluti.bsky.social #UTIHour focused on #understudieduropathogens hosted by @lauraamike.bsky.social Our second speaker 👇will talk about his work on GBS 🗓️ Today 🕐1:30 NYT
UTI Global Alliance@globaluti.bsky.social · 3w agoOur second #UTIhour speaker is Dr. Scott Bray, PhD, a postdoc in the @KatyPatras.bsky.social lab at @bcmhouston.bsky.social His talk is called "Investigating the impact of the diabetic urinary environment on group B Streptococcus virulence and host response." Catch him 7/20, 1:30PM EDT/1730 UTC!
Our latest paper! Nazila studied the effects of catheter contact on human urothelium using our advanced 3D-UHU model - all in only a 6-month bridging fellowship! 👏 Our lab is now further adapting her model to study catheter-induced infection - that work out soon! 🤞 #CAUTI #UTISky shorturl.at/63rKH
Modeling Catheter‐Associated Bladder Mucosal Adhesion and Microtrauma Using a Human Urothelial Microtissue Model
Intermittent catheter use can damage the urinary tract and predispose to infection. We deployed a complex human urothelial model to investigate. Catheter contact induced compressive and shear stress ...
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Join us @globaluti.bsky.social on Monday July 20th for #UTIHour. Our host @lauraamike.bsky.social has organized a fantastic lineup of speakers First speaker Catherine Forster is highlighted👇
UTI Global Alliance@globaluti.bsky.social · 3w agoOur first #UTIhour speaker is physician scientist Catherine Forster of UPMC Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh! She sees the impact of non-UPEC uropathogens in the clinic firsthand. Her talk is, "Understanding Diagnostic Complexity in Urinary Tract Infections." See her 7/20, 1:30PM EDT | 1700 UTC!
Mark your 🗓️ #UTISKY the next #UTIHour is Monday July 20th! Come learn about understudied uropathogens. Hosted by @lauraamike.bsky.social with talks by @bacterialtalk.bsky.social @kylomonas.bsky.social and more!
UTI Global Alliance@globaluti.bsky.social · 3w agoOur next #UTIhour on understudied uropathogens is WEEK! 🦠 Our host Dr. @lauraamike.bsky.social has assembled a dream team of speakers. She herself is in the #KlebClub - she studies #Klebsiella at @Pittdeptofmed.bsky.social! 📅 7/20 1:30PM EDT / 1700 UTC 🔗 UTIGA.org/upcoming #UTIsky #IDSky
Mark your calendars, our next #UTIHour is TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY! What: A 60-minute seminar on Understudied Uropathogens! When: 7/20, 1:30PM EDT/1730 UTC Where: UTIGA.org/upcoming Who: follow this account to find out 👀👀 #UTISky #IDsky
🧬🦠 The burden of #antimicrobial-resistant #bacterial #infections: a causal perspective ... #Microbiology #AMR #Research #Bacteria #Microsky via @nature.com
The burden of antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections: a causal perspective - Nature Communications
Estimating preventable antimicrobial resistance (AMR) burden is vital for guiding policy and research, but current methods rely on complex assumptions. In this Perspective, authors outline the…
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🦟🦠 #WestNileVirus season is underway, and health officials recommend using #insect repellent, removing standing water, and avoiding #mosquito bites. #PublicHealth #WNV #Virus #MosquitoBorne #Infection #Microsky via @apnews.com
CDC urges people to prevent mosquito bites as West Nile virus season hits a strong, early start
West Nile virus season is off to its earliest and worst start since 2004. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed 48 cases as of June 30.
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We are recruiting a lab manager for my group in Oxford. This is a lovely team doing great things, and you could be an important part of it! See here: www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/lab-... Please spread the word!
Lab Manager - Molecular Immunology - Dunn School
Laboratory Manager/Senior Scientist position in the Molecular Mucosal Immunology group at Oxford
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Graduate Research Assistant in Food Microbiology Dr. Yuan Fang's lab is in the Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. (agbio.usask.ca/faculty-and-...).
#proudPI moment @jmduranramirez.bsky.social did a great job at his talk for the #deansresearchscholarhip this afternoon
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Selective sugar transport supports Proteus mirabilis fitness in the urinary tract
Author summary All living organisms require nutrients to grow, survive, and cause disease. Bacteria like Proteus mirabilis, which causes urinary tract infections, rely on specialized systems to import...
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Melanie Pearson@proteusqueen.bsky.social · last mo.I’m excited to announce our newest publication, “Selective sugar transport supports Proteus mirabilis fitness in the urinary tract“ in PLoS Pathogens! @aeshealab.bsky.social @globaluti.bsky.social #UTIsky
Mark your calendars! Only one more month until #UTIHour #UTISky 📅 Monday July 20th 🕜 1:30 pm New York Time 🗣️ hosted by @lauraamike.bsky.social check out the website utiga.org/upcoming for more info!
