International Conference on Gram-Positive Pathogens
On October 7-10, 2012, we will hold our fourth International Conference on Gram-Positive Pathogens (ICG+P) meeting in Omaha, NE. To learn more about this conference, please see left menu for details.
Modeling cellular communication in the brain to discover novel treatments for staphylococcal brain infections.
Pathogenic bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, and their byproducts activate the host’s immune response upon infection. The host’s inflammatory immune response can be of particular concern, especially when the infection occurs in the brain. Dr. Tammy Kielian and her team have developed a model to understand the effects this inflammation has on normal brain cell activities after a staph infection has started. Their article can be viewed in the Journal of Neuroscience.
