Shekina Gonzalez-Ferrer, PhD

  • Director of Clinical Microbiology & Molecular Labs, University of Missouri-Columbia

Why did you choose the University of Pittsburgh?

Specialized program in microbiology and immunology, opportunity for microbial research, great collaborative environment, and the welcoming atmosphere of Pittsburgh

Education & Training

  • BS in Industrial Microbiology, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, 2018
  • PhD in Microbiology and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2024

Research Interests

Host-pathogen interactions; microbial pathogenesis; microbiology/immunology

Publications

Gonzalez-Ferrer, S., Peñaloza, H. F., Budnick, J. A., Bain, W. G., Nordstrom, H. R., Lee, J. S., & Van Tyne, D. (2021). Finding Order in the Chaos: Outstanding Questions in Klebsiella pneumoniae Pathogenesis. Infection and Immunity, 89(4), e00693-20. 

Olonisakin, T. F., Suber, T., Gonzalez-Ferrer, S., Xiong, Z., Peñaloza, H. F., van der Geest, R., Xiong, Y., Osei-Hwedieh, D. O., Tejero, J., Rosengart, M. R., Mars, W. M., Van Tyne, D., Perlegas, A., Brashears, S., Kim-Shapiro, D. B., Gladwin, M. T., Bachman, M. A., Hod, E. A., St. Croix, C., … Lee, J. S. (2021). Stressed erythrophagocytosis induces immunosuppression during sepsis through heme-mediated STAT1 dysregulation. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 131(1).

Lopez Corcino, Y., Gonzalez Ferrer, S., Mantilla, L. E., Trikeriotis, S., Yu, J., Kim, S., Hansen, S., Portillo, J. C., & Subauste, C. S. (2019). Toxoplasma gondii induces prolonged host epidermal growth factor receptor signalling to prevent parasite elimination by autophagy: Perspectives for in vivo control of the parasite. Cellular Microbiology, 21(10), e13084.