New Grant for Yersiniabactin Research

JUNE 4, 2021

NOA came in yesterday for our new R01 on the iron-independent role for yersiniabactin in Y. pestis virulence! This project will identify the mechanisms Y. pestis uses to acquire zinc in order to cause plague infection. We hope that defining these mechanisms will reveal novel targets for the development of new anti-plague therapeutics.

Grateful for the hard work by Lawrenz Lab PhD student Sarah Price and colleagues Drs. Bob Perry, Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova, Tim van Opijnen, Oleg Tsodikova, and Thomas Kehl-Fie.