Tiara Perez Morales
My desire to learn about how microorganisms communicate goes back to my undergraduate research days. I have always been fascinated at how bacteria can sense and react to their environment. In our lab, we want to understand how specific cell-cell communication systems are used to benefit host-microbe interactions in our gastrointestinal tract.
Education:
BS in Industrial Microbiology, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
PhD in Microbiology, University of Iowa
Postdoctoral studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
Our researchers
Ahsan Adil, Junior
His work will identify potential phenotypes of quorum sensing in Lactobacilli
Ciera Duffy, Senior
Her work will determine changes in quorum sensing expression in Lactobacilli
Ahmed Mohiuddin, Sophomore
His work will determine phenotypes associated with quorum sensing proteins
Anna Thiel, Senior
Her work will help determine effects of bile acids in quorum sensing systems
Zainab Ahmed, Senior
Her work will help determine expression changes of quorum sensing target genes
Past research students
Ifrah Khan, BS Health Sciences
Najah Azim
Maryam Mohammed
Noura Omari
Daniel Soto, HS