Abby Kroken, PhD
@akroken.bsky.social
Assistant professor at Loyola University Chicago. Professional bacteria photographer studying corneal infections and inflammasomes in ocular surface cells. Teller of bad jokes. krokenlab.com
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Mark your calendars! #mmpc2026 The 2026 Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference will be take place September 25-27, 2026 at the University of Minnesota! We are excited to welcome keynote speaker Dr. Andy Camilli. Give us a follow and watch for important information here ➡️ mmpc2026.umn.edu
Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference | Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference 2026
mmpc2026.umn.edu
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Mark your calendars! #mmpc2026 The 2026 Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference will be take place September 25-27, 2026 at the University of Minnesota! We are excited to welcome keynote speaker Dr. Andy Camilli. Give us a follow and watch for important information here ➡️ mmpc2026.umn.edu
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The registration deadline for MMPC 2025 has been extended to Friday September 5!
www.mmpconference2025.com/registration
www.mmpconference2025.com/registration
MMPC 2025 - Registration
Please click here to visit Loyola's secure site for conference registration!
Please note, rooms at the Q Center will be reserved separately from registration. Visit the "Accommodations" tab for inform...
www.mmpconference2025.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The registration deadline for MMPC 2025 has been extended to Friday September 5!
www.mmpconference2025.com/registration
www.mmpconference2025.com/registration
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Please submit your abstracts by the end of the day!
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MMPC 2025 - Submit an Abstract
Submission Dates
Abstract submission will open on May 1, 2025
Oral abstract submission deadline: July 15, 2025
Poster abstract submission deadline: Extended to August 25!
Instructions for abstract s...
www.mmpconference2025.com
August 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Please submit your abstracts by the end of the day!
www.mmpconference2025.com/submit-an-ab...
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Did you miss the opportunity to submit an abstract to MMPC?
We have extended the deadline to August 25! Please consider sharing your latest and greatest research!
www.mmpconference2025.com/submit-an-ab...
We have extended the deadline to August 25! Please consider sharing your latest and greatest research!
www.mmpconference2025.com/submit-an-ab...
MMPC 2025 - Submit an Abstract
Submission Dates
Abstract submission will open on May 1, 2025
Oral abstract submission deadline: July 15, 2025
Poster abstract submission deadline: Extended to August 25!
Instructions for abstract s...
www.mmpconference2025.com
August 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Did you miss the opportunity to submit an abstract to MMPC?
We have extended the deadline to August 25! Please consider sharing your latest and greatest research!
www.mmpconference2025.com/submit-an-ab...
We have extended the deadline to August 25! Please consider sharing your latest and greatest research!
www.mmpconference2025.com/submit-an-ab...
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Reminder: the deadline for poster abstracts is this Friday, August 15!
MMPC 2025 - Submit an Abstract
Submission Dates
Abstract submission will open on May 1, 2025
Oral abstract submission deadline: July 15, 2025
Poster abstract submission deadline: August 15, 2025
Instructions for abstract submiss...
www.mmpconference2025.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Reminder: the deadline for poster abstracts is this Friday, August 15!
Chris Corcoran was the first student to ask me to be on a PhD thesis committee, so I've been privileged to watch this super cool story unfold over the last couple years! I got to play a small part in helping Chris do some live microscopy of ArcI expression and localization in response to glyoxal.
A glyoxal-specific aldehyde signaling axis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa that influences quorum sensing and infection - Nature Communications
In this study, the authors assess the global response to the toxic aldehyde glyoxal (GO) in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, suggesting that GO controls quorum sensing during infection through a mechanism invo...
www.nature.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Chris Corcoran was the first student to ask me to be on a PhD thesis committee, so I've been privileged to watch this super cool story unfold over the last couple years! I got to play a small part in helping Chris do some live microscopy of ArcI expression and localization in response to glyoxal.
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Reminder: MMPC's abstract deadline to be considered for an oral presentation is July 15!
MMPC 2025 - Submit an Abstract
Submission Dates
Abstract submission will open on May 1, 2025
Oral abstract submission deadline: July 15, 2025
Poster abstract submission deadline: August 15, 2025
Instructions for abstract submiss...
www.mmpconference2025.com
July 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Reminder: MMPC's abstract deadline to be considered for an oral presentation is July 15!
I have accidentally become a marine biologist! (sort of...)
Jeremy Esin from Karen Visick’s lab (@microklv.bsky.social) approached me to develop an imaging-based biofilm dispersal assay of Vibrio fischeri. It provides luminescence for Hawaiian bobtail squid.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Jeremy Esin from Karen Visick’s lab (@microklv.bsky.social) approached me to develop an imaging-based biofilm dispersal assay of Vibrio fischeri. It provides luminescence for Hawaiian bobtail squid.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Calcium signaling controls early stage biofilm formation and dispersal in Vibrio fischeri | Journal of Bacteriology
Biofilm formation and dispersal are critical steps in both symbiotic and pathogenic
colonization. Relative to biofilm formation, the process of dispersal in the model
symbiont Vibrio fischeri, and oth...
journals.asm.org
June 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I have accidentally become a marine biologist! (sort of...)
Jeremy Esin from Karen Visick’s lab (@microklv.bsky.social) approached me to develop an imaging-based biofilm dispersal assay of Vibrio fischeri. It provides luminescence for Hawaiian bobtail squid.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Jeremy Esin from Karen Visick’s lab (@microklv.bsky.social) approached me to develop an imaging-based biofilm dispersal assay of Vibrio fischeri. It provides luminescence for Hawaiian bobtail squid.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
MMPC was the first conference I attended as a new graduate student. Hard to believe I'm serving as a co-chair for it this year! Hoping Jon Allen and the rest of our micro faculty here at Loyola can put on a great event for all of you... and that future MMPC chairs are among the attendees! 😊
Registration for MMPC 2025 opens today! We can’t wait to see you in St. Charles, IL, for the first MMPC hosted by Loyola University Chicago!
www.mmpconference2025.com/registration
www.mmpconference2025.com/registration
MMPC 2025 - Registration
Please click here to visit Loyola's secure site for conference registration!
The following meals will be included with your registration fee:
Dinner, Friday October 3
Lunch, Saturday October 4
Dinner...
www.mmpconference2025.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
MMPC was the first conference I attended as a new graduate student. Hard to believe I'm serving as a co-chair for it this year! Hoping Jon Allen and the rest of our micro faculty here at Loyola can put on a great event for all of you... and that future MMPC chairs are among the attendees! 😊
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Consider a specific example such as merging the National Eye Institute into a larger brain institute. Are eyes part of the brain? Absolutely. Are there different concerns and difficult pools of grantees for eyes compared to other parts of the brain? Most definitely
What are benefits and costs?
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What are benefits and costs?
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What is a good way to explain the impact of the consolidation to laypeople?
April 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Consider a specific example such as merging the National Eye Institute into a larger brain institute. Are eyes part of the brain? Absolutely. Are there different concerns and difficult pools of grantees for eyes compared to other parts of the brain? Most definitely
What are benefits and costs?
1/n
What are benefits and costs?
1/n
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The 2025 Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference, hosted by Loyola University Chicago, will be held October 3-5. We have a website where you can find additional information and begin making your plans! www.mmpconference2025.com
MMPC 2025
Key Information
Registration opens: May 1, 2025
Abstract submission opens: May 1, 2025
Oral abstract submission deadline: July 15, 2025
Poster abstract submission deadline: August 15, 2025
Registratio...
www.mmpconference2025.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The 2025 Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference, hosted by Loyola University Chicago, will be held October 3-5. We have a website where you can find additional information and begin making your plans! www.mmpconference2025.com
First Kroken lab posters! Hope you got a chance to visit Rachel and Adam! #2023MMPC
October 21, 2023 at 7:52 PM
First Kroken lab posters! Hope you got a chance to visit Rachel and Adam! #2023MMPC
I'm still figuring out where my online science community is, and for the time being, will try to crosspost in a few places and see what sticks.
Twitter/X: krokenlab
Blue Sky: akroken.bsky.social
Mastodon: akroken@mstdn.science
Twitter/X: krokenlab
Blue Sky: akroken.bsky.social
Mastodon: akroken@mstdn.science
October 12, 2023 at 10:42 PM
I'm still figuring out where my online science community is, and for the time being, will try to crosspost in a few places and see what sticks.
Twitter/X: krokenlab
Blue Sky: akroken.bsky.social
Mastodon: akroken@mstdn.science
Twitter/X: krokenlab
Blue Sky: akroken.bsky.social
Mastodon: akroken@mstdn.science