Brandon Sit
postdoc at MIT Bio | interested in obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen-host interactions | can -> usa transplant
- Reposted by Brandon SitNotice of Temporary Extension of Eligibility for the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00): for Individuals whose final due date was September-November 2025 and January-March 2026. As always, reach out to your PO/IC contact to discuss. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
- Reposted by Brandon SitCheck out our latest paper from first author Allison Scott using a powerful enrichment strategy to enable transcriptional profiling of the early stages of a rickettsial infection
- Hybrid capture RNA-seq defines temporal gene expression in Rickettsia biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
- First 🟦 post - my main postdoc work is out in the world! We designed a Cas12a-based genetic screen to identify host factors that contribute to infection by the tickborne pathogen Rickettsia parkeri, and stumbled across a really exciting direct interaction between host and bacterium🦠. Check it out!
- Host cyclophilin-mediated maturation of an obligate intracellular bacterial surface virulence factor biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
- This project has been incubating for a while, and I'm very grateful to my labmates who pitched in (@laurenbird.bsky.social and others not on 🟦), @johndoench.bsky.social, and my amazing mentor @lamasonlab.bsky.social. More to come soon!
