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Happy to share some recent "summer science" papers from our lab. First, former graduate student @emmamills1.bsky.social's second dissertation paper on culture-enriched metagenomics of VREfm was published in Microbial Genomics @microbiologysociety.org www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

Culture-enriched metagenomic sequencing reveals within-patient diversity and transmission of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faeciumColonization of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) often precedes bloodstream infection and serves as a reservoir for onward patient transmission in h...www.microbiologyresearch.org

Phages to the rescue! @pghphageprogram.bsky.social @idpittstop.bsky.social

We submitted this proposal in January 2025 and it was finally funded! Grateful and excited to keep working to bring phage therapy out of the laboratory and into the clinic. @pghphageprogram.bsky.social www.medschool.pitt.edu/news/pitt-ce...

My lab at Pitt is looking for a Research Scientist to help us make phage therapy for patients with antibiotic-resistant infections. Please share and apply! cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...

Two new studies from us using culture-enriched metagenomics to study populations (not just clones!) of some of our favorite superbugs collected from infected patients in the hospital 🧵

This was so much fun! Check out Jess’s thread and the podcast to hear how we “do” phage therapy these days @pghphageprogram.bsky.social

Submission deadline for short talks and scholarships is Wednesday! Come join us in Breckenridge in May!

So incredibly proud of this work, and thankful to everyone who makes it possible!

From our lab to yours, Happy Holidays!!

Come join us in Breckenridge next May!

Excited to share our latest, out today in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social Bacteriocin production facilitates nosocomial emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium www.nature.com/articles/s41... @idpittstop.bsky.social

Bacteriocin production facilitates nosocomial emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium - Nature MicrobiologyGenomic and functional analyses of healthcare-associated vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium reveal that bacteriocin T8 is enriched in emergent lineages and provides a competitive advantage in v...www.nature.com

I remember seeing Dr. O’Brien at seminars around Boston and Cambridge and being wowed at his stature, both physically and in the AMR field. And that was before I knew whose father he was… www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1...

A Tribute to Dr. Thomas J. O'Brien | NEJMOriginal Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — A Tribute to Dr. Thomas J. O'Brienwww.nejm.org

From our lab to yours, happy holidays!

Silver lining of an otherwise awful week: attending #RBM2024 with these fabulous folks. A great meeting full of awesome science!