Education
- PhD, 2012, Washington University in St. Louis
- BS, 2004, Cellular and Molecular Biology and Studio Art, Tulane University
Research Summary
Our lab is interested in the molecular events that enable apicomplexan parasites to remain widespread and deadly infectious agents. We study many important human pathogens, including Toxoplasma gondii, to model features conserved throughout the phylum. We seek to expand our understanding of eukaryotic diversity and identify specific features that can be targeted to treat parasite infections.Recent Publications
- In Vivo CRISPR Screen Identifies TgWIP as a Toxoplasma Modulator of Dendritic Cell Migration. Sangaré, LO, Ólafsson, EB, Wang, Y, Yang, N, Julien, L, Camejo, A, Pesavento, P, Sidik, SM, Lourido, S, Barragan, A et al.. 2019. Cell Host Microbe 26, 478-492.e8.
doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.09.008PMID:31600500 - The GRA17 Parasitophorous Vacuole Membrane Permeability Pore Contributes to Bradyzoite Viability. Paredes-Santos, T, Wang, Y, Waldman, B, Lourido, S, Saeij, JP. 2019. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 9, 321.
doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00321PMID:31572690 - Toxoplasma gondii. Lourido, S. 2019. Trends Parasitol. 35, 944-945.
doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.07.001PMID:31345768 - Optimizing Systems for Cas9 Expression in Toxoplasma gondii. Markus, BM, Bell, GW, Lorenzi, HA, Lourido, S. 2019. mSphere 4, .
doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00386-19PMID:31243081 - Alveolar proteins stabilize cortical microtubules in Toxoplasma gondii. Harding, CR, Gow, M, Kang, JH, Shortt, E, Manalis, SR, Meissner, M, Lourido, S. 2019. Nat Commun 10, 401.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08318-7PMID:30674885 - Identification of cryptic subunits from an apicomplexan ATP synthase. Huet, D, Rajendran, E, van Dooren, GG, Lourido, S. 2018. Elife 7, .
doi: 10.7554/eLife.38097PMID:30204085 - Toxoplasma CRISPR/Cas9 constructs are functional for gene disruption in Neospora caninum. Arranz-Solís, D, Regidor-Cerrillo, J, Lourido, S, Ortega-Mora, LM, Saeij, JPJ. 2018. Int. J. Parasitol. 48, 597-600.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2018.03.002PMID:29625127 - Identification of PNG kinase substrates uncovers interactions with the translational repressor TRAL in the oocyte-to-embryo transition. Hara, M, Lourido, S, Petrova, B, Lou, HJ, Von Stetina, JR, Kashevsky, H, Turk, BE, Orr-Weaver, TL. 2018. Elife 7, .
doi: 10.7554/eLife.33150PMID:29480805 - CRISPR-Cas9-based genome-wide screening of Toxoplasma gondii. Sidik, SM, Huet, D, Lourido, S. 2018. Nat Protoc 13, 307-323.
doi: 10.1038/nprot.2017.131PMID:29323662 - O-fucosylated glycoproteins form assemblies in close proximity to the nuclear pore complexes of Toxoplasma gondii. Bandini, G, Haserick, JR, Motari, E, Ouologuem, DT, Lourido, S, Roos, DS, Costello, CE, Robbins, PW, Samuelson, J. 2016. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 113, 11567-11572.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1613653113PMID:27663739
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