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Rory Eutsey, M.S.

B.S.

 

Biology, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, Shippensburg, PA, 2003

 

M.S.

 

Microbiology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 2006

Research Interests

  • Study of virulence factors in pathogens
  • Host/pathogen interactions
  • DNA replication and repair

Current Projects

  • Biofilm associated infections, specifically otitis media, caused by H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae
  • Role of SLR genes in H. influenzae

Publications

Eutsey R, Wang G, Maier RJ. Role of a MutY DNA glycosylase in combating oxidative DNA damage in Helicobacter pylori. DNA Repair 6;1:19-26, 2007.

 

Posters

 

Bennett J, Hiller NL, Eutsey R, Powell E, Hu FZ, Ehrlich GD.  Identification of a candidate host-interacting protein family in Haemophilus inlfuenzae.  Discovery Day, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, October 15, 2008.

 

Powell E, Eutsey R, Hiller NL, Bennett J, Janto B, Hillman T, Ezzo S, Tomasz A, Hu FZ, Ehrlich GD.  Role of the capsule in the virulence difference between closely related Streptococcus pneumonia strains SV35 and SV36.  Discovery Day, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, October 7, 2009.

 

Bennett J, Hiller NL, Eutsey R, Powell E,  Longwell M, Janto B, Boissy R, Buchinsky F, Hillman T, Ehrlich GD, Hu FZ.  Identification of a Haemophilus influenzae virulence gene family.  Discovery Day, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, October 7, 2009.

 

Hiller NL, Ahmed A, Powell E, Eutsey RA, Earl J, Janto B, Boissy R, Hogg J, Barbadora K, Post JC, Hu FZ, Ehrlich GD.  Evolution of Streptococcus pneumoniae via horizontals gene transfer during a chronic polyclonal pediatric infection.  Discovery Day, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, October 7, 2009.

 

Eutsey R, Hiller NL, Dahlgren M, D’Aco K, Hu FZ, Post JC, Ehrlich GD.  Supragenome arrays for assessing the genic content of Haemophilus influenzae strains.  Discovery Day, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, October 7, 2009.

 




 


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