Karla Satchell
Professor Karla Satchell studies bacterial MARTX toxins and their role in the pathogenesis of Vibrio species, pathogens that can cause food-borne infections. She became interested in bacterial toxins as a technician at the University of Washington, where she worked to purify and study the adenylate cyclase toxin of Bordetella pertussis, the bacterium that causes whooping cough. Later, her experience studying microbial genetics and microbial pathogenesis as a graduate student and postdoctoral fellow made her unusual among toxin biologists: her lab conducts not only structural, biochemical and cell biology experiments, but also studies how these mechanisms impact infection in animal models.
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