Les Shaw
shawlabusf.bsky.social
Les Shaw
@shawlabusf.bsky.social
We study the pathogenic mechanisms of drug resistant bugs, and develop new therapeutics to treat the infections they cause.

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Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Bacterial Pathogenesis

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We are a vibrantly growing department with friendly colleagues and supportive environment. Bonus: year-round sunshine in Tampa, FL 🌤🌴

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Assistant Professor - Molecular Biosciences
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September 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Congratulations to 2025 GRC Microbial Adhesion and Signal Transduction Poster Award Winners!! 🎆🥂🙌 Thank you @cp-cell.bsky.social and @femsmicro.org for sponsoring!

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August 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Congratulations to our own @claudiaezc.bsky.social for her best presentation award at the recent Florida ASM meeting!
It was an honor to receive the William Safraneck Award for best presentation at the FL ASM meeting this weekend! Thank you to the judges and organizers! #FLASM
April 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
In the green room waiting to hood Dr Jessica Jackson!
December 13, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Our recent preprint on the regulatory RNA SSR42 in Staph. Wonderful to see the arc of this story, starting out with past lab members Andy Weiss & Brooke Tomlinson before @mejobson.bsky.social came along and made it her own. Hope to have this one over the line soon.

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SSR42 is a Novel Regulator of Cytolytic Activity in Staphylococcus aureus
SSR42 is the longest noncoding RNA in the S. aureus cell and the second-most abundant transcript in the stationary phase transcriptome, second only to RNAIII. It is highly conserved across strains and...
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November 19, 2024 at 7:53 PM