Scholarly publications

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Adair, TL, et al. Science communication tools: rubrics for generating posters and manuscripts that are authentic to the practice of science. (2026) J Microbiol Biol Educ. 0:e00313-25.

Labib S*, Hafeez A*, Choudry H*, Ali R*, Hussain K*, Olascoaga E*, Khan M*, Kamal Y*, Fatima S*, Slakeski N*, Syeda M*, Muhammad I*, Khan B*, Pérez Morales T. Complete genome sequences of Cluster FE Arthrobacter globiformis phages Piku and Utopia. MicroPubl Biol. 2025 Dec

Monti et al. (2024). An inclusive research and education community (iREC) model to to facilitate undergraduate science education reform. Frontiers in Education 9.

Hanauer, D, et al (2023). Models of classroom assessment for course-based research experiences. Frontiers in Education. 8. 10.3389/feduc.2023.1279921.

Nepomuceno, V. M., Tylor, K. M., Carlson, S., Federle, M. J., Murphy, B. T., & Perez Morales, T. (2023). A Streptomyces tendae Specialized Metabolite Inhibits Quorum Sensing in Group A Streptococcus. Microbiology spectrum, e0527922.

Sarathy, J., Donner, F*., Perez Morales, T., Mehmood, D*., Simkeviciute, G*. (2022) Susceptibility, Symptoms, Progression, and Complications of COVID-19, National center for case study teaching in science (NCCSTS).

Adil A*, Sami S*, Perez Morales T. (2021) Remote Online Project: Traveling in a Virtual World, Researching Microbes. J Microbiol Biol Educ. 22(1):22.1.36. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v22i1.2367. PMID: 33884054; PMCID: PMC8011873.

Pérez Morales, T.G., Darnell, C., Sarathy, J., Arevalo, H*. (2020) Case Studies in Immunology, National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science (NCCSTS)

Pérez Morales, T.G., Ratia, K., Wang, D-S., Gogos, A., Bloem, L., Driver, T., and Federle, M.J. (2018) A novel chemical inducer of Streptococcus quorum sensing acts by inhibiting the pheromone-degrading endopeptidase PepO. J Biol Chem 293(3):931-940

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UIC Today research 2018

JJC The Blazer 2019

Microcosm ASM 2019

Pérez Morales T.G., Ho TD, Liu WT, Dorrestein PC, Ellermeier CD. (2013) Production of the cannibalism toxin SDP is a multistep process that requires SdpA and SdpB. J Bacteriol.195(14):3244-51.

QUBES and Genome publications

Perez Morales, T, Bogush, M, Smith, AA, Swerdlow, S, Vega, N, Klyczek, K. (2026). Subcluster AS1 Annotation Report. HHMI (SEA) Faculty Group, (Version 2.0). QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/8PMX-3X25

Hussain K*, Ali R*, Perez T. (2025). Successful Lysogen Formation for Cluster AY Phage, CookieBear. HHMI (SEA) Faculty Group, QUBES Educational Resources.

Perez Morales, T and Page, S. (2025). Subcluster AU3 Annotation Report. HHMI (SEA) Faculty Group, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/4J6X-J971

Adair, T, Anderson, J, Kotturi, H, Glaser, R, Mathews, S, Nieto, F, Perez Morales, T, Monti, DL, Pollenz, R. S. (2025). Cluster FE Annotation Report. HHMI (SEA) Faculty Group, (Version 2.0). QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/CWP3-KD57

Adams, S, Burnes, B, Gavin H, Hare R, Melton, J, Ng, R, Perez Morales, T, Turley Stoulig, T, Anders, KR, Page, S. (2025). Cluster AY Annotation Report. HHMI (SEA) Faculty Group, (Version 2.0). QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/Q2KF-HF29

Kamal, Y*, Syeda, M*, Slakeski, N*, Fatima, S*, Perez Morales, T, Klyczek, K, Ko C, Russell, DA, Jacobs-Sera, D, and Hatfull, GF. (2024) Arthrobacter Phage Piku. Accession number PQ362670

Diaz, A, et al. (2024). Writing Microbiology Resource Announcements (MRA). HHMI Science Education Alliance (SEA) Faculty Group, (Version 5.1). QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/B5BS-F125

Demas, J*, Tunkevicius, S*, Hashmi, N*, Carbonara, G*, Amer, M*, Ali, R*, Mohiuddin, A*, Choudry, H*, Siddiqa, K*, Atarch, R*, Rahman, S*, Ali-Razvi, N*, Khandaker, H*, Zuniga, N*, Najeeb, S*, Ahmed, Z*, Khan, N*, Rizvi, I*, Taheruddin, A*, Perez Morales, T. Klyczek, K, Ko, C, Russell,D.A., Jacobs-Sera,D. and Hatfull,G.F. 2023 Arthrobacter phage Hirko. Accession number OR553913

Hammami, Z*, Araneta, A*, Feustel, M*, Kamal, Y*, Hamid, I*, Arshad, M*, Ghani, A*, Raheem, H*, Ali, D*, Baig, A*, Corona, J*, Zuberi, I*, Shahid, S*, Maqsood, S*, Baig, S*, Perez Morales, T. (2022) Arthrobacter phage Eesa. Accession number OP751152

Klimisch,N.*, Appavu,A.*, Pipowski,J.*, Mahairi,R.*, Fatima,S.*, Syeda,M.*, Hussain,A.*, Srour,S.*, Chen,B.*, Ahmed,H.*, Hashmi,S.*, Khalaf,H.*, Cajas,E.*, Najeeb,S.*, Khan,F.*, Amer,Z.*, Parakkal,K., Mohammed,Y.*, Mohammed,Z.*, Waheed,B.*, Pérez Morales T.G., Washington,J.M., Garlena,R.A., Russell,D.A., Jacobs-Sera,D. and Hatfull,G.F. (2021) Mycobacterium Phage Boiiii. Accession number OK310505

Egbuna,A*., Amatullah,M*., Jaber,L*., Ahmed,M.*, Khan,E.*, Ismah,N.*, Rivas,S.M.*, Cepolski,R.*, Ulery,S.*, Lochrie,J.*, Edukutharayil,S.*,Gurmani,H.*, Pérez Morales T.G., Garlena,R.A., Russell,D.A., Jacobs-Sera,D. and Hatfull,G.F. (2021) Mycobacterium Phage Twitch. Accession number MW712722

Pollenz,R.S., Bancroft,C.T., Cornely,K., Smith,L.A., Fackenthal,J.D., Pérez Morales T.G., Gainey,M.D., Carvell,W.N., Spence,R.D., Chalal,J., Beyer,A.R., Garlena,R.A., Russell,D.A.,Pope,W.H., Jacobs-Sera,D. and Hatfull,G.F. (2020) Mycobacterium Phage Ellie. Accession number MT723940