Alex Stackhouse passes his General Exam
December 7, 2023
Alex Stackhouse passed his General Exam, making him the first PhD Candidate in the Beavers Research Group.
Alex Stackhouse’s talk wins 2nd place.
May 24, 2023
Ph.D. student Alex Stackhouse won second place for his talk, “Cell wall mutations modulate arachidonic acid resistance in Staphylococcus aureus,“ at the annual Department of Pathobiological Sciences Graduate Student Symposium.
Kirsten Rico’s poster wins 4th place.
March 1, 2023
Summer Scholar Kirsten Rico won 4th place for her poster, “Elucidating the mechanisms of polyunsaturated fatty acid killing of S. aureus small colony variants,” at the annual Phi Zeta Research Emphasis Day.
Asif Iqbal, Ph.D. joins the group.
February 6, 2023
Asif joined the group as a Postdoctoral Fellow following the completion of his Ph.D. in the laboratory of Dr. Bill Doerrler. Asif’s research will define the mechanism of the crosstalk between polyunsaturated fatty acid resistance and antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.
Beavers Group Turns 1!
November 1, 2022
The Beavers Research Group celebrated our first anniversary, complete with office decorations while Will was at a conference, including a miniature beaver working hard to build a desk dam.
Kaegan Hill joins the group.
September 27, 2022
Kaegan Hill joined the group as a Stamps Scholar and a President’s Future Leaders in Research Scholar. Kaegan’s undergraduate research will focus on the role of polyunsaturated fatty acids in controlling Staphylococcus aureus infections.
Nora Villafuerte joins the group.
August 1, 2022
Nora Villafuerte joined the group from Baylor College of Medicine as a Research Associate 3. She will serve as Lab Manager while also working to define how polyunsaturated fatty acids kill Staphylococcus aureus.
Beavers Group photo
June 3, 2022
Alex Stackhouse joins the group.
May 23, 2022
Alex Stackhouse joined the group as a Ph.D. student. Alex will work to identify and characterize the protein targets of lipid electrophiles in Staphylococcus aureus.
Aravinthan Vignarajah joins the group.
May 20, 2022
Aravinthan Vignarajah joined the group as a Ph.D. student. Aravinthan will further define the contribution of peptide methionine sulfoxide reductases to Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis.
Kirsten Rico joins the group.
May 17, 2022
Kirsten Rico joined the group as a part of the School of Veterinary Medicine Summer Scholars Program. Kirsten will define the mechanism of S. aureus killing by polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Staphylococcus aureus grows again!
January 18, 2022.
The inaugural plate of S. aureus USA300 LAC was grown in the Beavers Research Group.