Biotechnology Program

Two eIF4E paralogs occupy separate germ granule messenger ribonucleoproteins that mediate mRNA repression and translational activation

GENETICS, 230(1).

A 3D-printed Sanger sequencing activity addresses student misconceptions

Brown, P. E., & Chen, S. H. (2025, April 16). (J. L. Hsu, Ed.). JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOLOGY EDUCATION, Vol. 4.

Large-scale phenotypic and genomic analysis of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> reveals diversity in the sensitivity to quaternary ammonium compounds but not to peracetic acid

Ivanova, M., Kragh, M. L., Szarvas, J., Tosun, E. S., Holmud, N. F., Gmeiner, A., … Leekitcharoenphon, P. (2025, March 4). APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, Vol. 3.

Building a valuable professional development course: instructor effort vs. perceived student value of activities in an online biotechnology course

FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION, 9.

Development and Evaluation of an Immersive and Interactive Virtual Cell Culture Training for Accessible Biotechnology

Srougi, M., Spencer, D., Cartwright, E., McKeown, C., Potts, C., & Jhala, A. (2024, March). JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, Vol. 300, pp. S79–S79.

Draft genome sequences of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> strains from human listeriosis in Sweden harboring premature stop codons in the virulence determinant <i>inlA</i>

Lee, S., Brown, P., Tham, W., Danielsson-Tham, M.-L., Lopez-Valladares, G., Ward, T., … Kathariou, S. (2024, October 21). (D. Rasko, Ed.). MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS, Vol. 10.

Student experiences with a molecular biotechnology course containing an interactive 3D immersive simulation and its impact on motivational beliefs

PLOS ONE, 19(7).

Draft genome sequences of two wide-host-range phages of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> from food processing environments in the United States

Brown, P., Kilcher, S., Kim, J.-W., Loessner, M., & Kathariou, S. (2024, June 25). (J. J. Dennehy, Ed.). MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS, Vol. 6.

Tetracycline resistance in Listeria monocytogenes and L. innocua from wild black bears (Ursus americanus) in the United States is mediated by novel transposable elements

Environmental Microbiology, 89(11).

Draft genome sequences of a historical collection of Listeria monocytogenes from humans and other sources, 1926-1964

MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS, 9.

Draft Genome Sequences of Heavy Metal-Resistant Listeria monocytogenes Strains of Sequence Type 14 (Clonal Complex 14) from Human Listeriosis Cases in Sweden

Lee, S., Tham, W., Danielsson-Tham, M.-L., Lopez-Valladares, G., Chen, Y., Brown, P., & Kathariou, S. (2023, July 10). (J. J. Dennehy, Ed.). MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS, Vol. 7.

Draft Genome Sequences of 158 Listeria monocytogenes Strains Isolated from Black Bears (Ursus americanus) in the United States

Microbiology Resource Announcements, 12(7).

Draft Genome Sequences of Closely Related Listeria monocytogenes Lineage III Strains Isolated from a Food Processing Environment and a Case of Human Listeriosis

Brown, P., Kanenaka, R., Chen, Y., Ivanova, M., Leekitcharoenphon, P., Elhanafi, D., & Kathariou, S. (2023, May 22). (D. Rasko, Ed.). MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS, Vol. 5.

Connecting Ethical Reasoning to Global Challenges through Analysis of Argumentation

Sjogren, C. A., Comstock, G., & Goller, C. C. (2023, March 16). (J. Shaffer, Ed.). JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOLOGY EDUCATION, Vol. 3.

Investigation of a Listeria monocytogenes Chromosomal Immigration Control Region Reveals Diverse Restriction Modification Systems with Complete Sequence Type Conservation

MICROORGANISMS, 11(3).

Horizontal Gene Transfer and Loss of Serotype-Specific Genes in Listeria monocytogenes Can Lead to Incorrect Serotype Designations with a Commonly-Employed Molecular Serotyping Scheme

Brown, P., Kucerova, Z., Gorski, L., Chen, Y., Ivanova, M., Leekitcharoenphon, P., … Kathariou, S. (2022, December 6). (K. Chousalkar, Ed.). MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM, Vol. 12.

Hands-on immunology: Engaging learners of all ages through tactile teaching tools

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 13.

Transcriptome annotation reveals minimal immunogenetic diversity among Wyoming toads, Anaxyrus baxteri

Carlson, K. B., Wcisel, D. J., Ackerman, H. D., Romanet, J., Christiansen, E. F., Niemuth, J. N., … Yoder, J. A. (2022, April 28). CONSERVATION GENETICS, Vol. 4.

Media portrayal of ethical and social issues in brain organoid research

PHILOSOPHY ETHICS AND HUMANITIES IN MEDICINE, 17(1).

To Fight or to Grow: The Balancing Role of Ethylene in Plant Abiotic Stress Responses

Plants, 11(1), 33.

Harnessing Whole Genome Sequence Data for Facility-Specific Signatures for Listeria monocytogenes: A Case Study With Turkey Processing Plants in the United States

FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS, 5.

Integrating Bioinformatics Tools into Inquiry-based Molecular Biology Laboratory Education Modules

Frontiers in Education, 6.

Hi-C scaffolded short- and long-read genome assemblies of the California sea lion are broadly consistent for syntenic inference across 45 million years of evolution

Peart, C. R., Williams, C., Pophaly, S. D., Neely, B. A., Gulland, F. M. D., Adams, D. J., … Wolf, J. B. W. (2021, June 27). MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES, Vol. 6.

Divide and Conquer: A Simple Modern Technique for Collaborative Small Group Learning with Reciprocal Peer Teaching

Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, 22(1), ev22i1-2153.

Use of Bacteriophage Amended with CRISPR-Cas Systems to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance in the Bacterial Foodborne Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes

(P. Brown, Ed.) [Review of ]. ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL, 10(3).