Lauren Bird
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Lauren Bird
@laurenbird.bsky.social
Postdoc, Lamason lab @ MIT Biology (formerly Newton lab @ Unimelb). Interested in intracellular pathogens 🧫👩🏻‍🔬 (she/her)
Congrats Thomas and team!
July 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
We also show that Coxiella incites the extracellular secretion of lysosomal content in a T4SS independent manner.

A wonderfully enjoyable collaboration with @lauraem-lab.bsky.social & @hayleyjnewton.bsky.social labs (with significant mass spec guidance from @nickescott.bsky.social!)
Coxiella burnetii manipulates the lysosomal protease cathepsin B to facilitate intracellular success - Nature Communications
The zoonotic pathogen Coxiella burnetiiestablishes a unique intracellular niche within a lysosome-derived vacuole. Here Bird et al. undertook proteomic, cell biology and microbiology approaches to cha...
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April 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM