Sebastian Lourido

Sebastian Lourido

Latham Family Career Development Professor; Member, Whitehead Institute

Sebastian Lourido exposes parasite vulnerabilities and harnesses them to treat infectious disease.

617-324-4920

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WI-561D

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lourido@wi.mit.edu

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Gabrielle McCauley

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617-258-5251

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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

  1. High-Resolution Mapping of Transcription Initiation in the Asexual Stages of Toxoplasma gondii. Markus, BM, Waldman, BS, Lorenzi, HA, Lourido, S. 2020. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 10, 617998.
    doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.617998PMID:33553008
  2. Genome-wide screens identify Toxoplasma gondii determinants of parasite fitness in IFNγ-activated murine macrophages. Wang, Y, Sangaré, LO, Paredes-Santos, TC, Hassan, MA, Krishnamurthy, S, Furuta, AM, Markus, BM, Lourido, S, Saeij, JPJ. 2020. Nat Commun 11, 5258.
    doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18991-8PMID:33067458
  3. Genetic screens reveal a central role for heme metabolism in artemisinin susceptibility. Harding, CR, Sidik, SM, Petrova, B, Gnädig, NF, Okombo, J, Herneisen, AL, Ward, KE, Markus, BM, Boydston, EA, Fidock, DA et al.. 2020. Nat Commun 11, 4813.
    doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18624-0PMID:32968076
  4. Identifying the Target of an Antiparasitic Compound in Toxoplasma Using Thermal Proteome Profiling. Herneisen, AL, Sidik, SM, Markus, BM, Drewry, DH, Zuercher, WJ, Lourido, S. 2020. ACS Chem Biol 15, 1801-1807.
    doi: 10.1021/acschembio.0c00369PMID:32597628
  5. A PEROXO-Tag Enables Rapid Isolation of Peroxisomes from Human Cells. Ray, GJ, Boydston, EA, Shortt, E, Wyant, GA, Lourido, S, Chen, WW, Sabatini, DM. 2020. iScience 23, 101109.
    doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101109PMID:32417403
  6. Functional and Computational Genomics Reveal Unprecedented Flexibility in Stage-Specific Toxoplasma Metabolism. Krishnan, A, Kloehn, J, Lunghi, M, Chiappino-Pepe, A, Waldman, BS, Nicolas, D, Varesio, E, Hehl, A, Lourido, S, Hatzimanikatis, V et al.. 2020. Cell Host Microbe 27, 290-306.e11.
    doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.01.002PMID:31991093
  7. Identification of a Master Regulator of Differentiation in Toxoplasma. Waldman, BS, Schwarz, D, Wadsworth, MH 2nd, Saeij, JP, Shalek, AK, Lourido, S. 2020. Cell 180, 359-372.e16.
    doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.12.013PMID:31955846
  8. Plate-Based Quantification of Stimulated Toxoplasma Egress. Shortt, E, Lourido, S. 2020. Methods Mol Biol 2071, 171-186.
    doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9857-9_10PMID:31758453
  9. High-Throughput Measurement of Microneme Secretion in Toxoplasma gondii. Brown, KM, Sibley, LD, Lourido, S. 2020. Methods Mol Biol 2071, 157-169.
    doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9857-9_9PMID:31758452
  10. 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
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