Kendall Lab

At the Kendall Lab, associated with the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology (MIC), we are interested in mechanisms that bacterial pathogens use to integrate host- and bacterial-derived signals to sense their environment, coordinate gene expression, and cause disease.

We study these processes in the intestinal pathogens enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella enterica, and Citrobacter rodentium. Our projects involve a mix of experimental approaches, ranging from genetics, biochemistry, microscopy, and bioinformatics.

How Salmonella Defeats Immune System

In a surprising new discovery about potentially deadly salmonella, researchers have determined that the foodborne bacteria has a most unexpected way of telling where it is in the body: It uses its food as its GPS.

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Salmonella Strategies for Host Adaptation

Understanding bacterial adaptation strategies helps us provide new therapeutic intervention strategies.

‘Trail of Bread Crumbs’ Map for Pathogens

Microbiota release nutrients which provide spatial information to pathogens, giving them a map to the intestinal landscape.

Latest News

April 2024 – Alexandra joins the lab. Welcome!

February 2024 – Welcome Katelyn and Rachel!

July 2023 – Naila Boby, PhD joins the lab. Welcome!

May 2023 – Melissa Kendall awarded the Shannon Center Fellowship!

May 2018- Brooke’s EHEC TEM will be featured in BIMS Education Center

May 2018- Beth and Brooke present their research at the VTEC meeting in Florence Italy!