Tom Denes

Associate prof studying phage-host interactions, microbiology, and genomics. Outdoor enthusiast; loves hiking, backpacking, and observing the natural world.

[Alison Buchan @Buchan_Lab]

In case you were waiting for the combined, three position ad! UTK Microbiology is hiring TTF for Fall 2025. Come join us!!

[Evergreen International Phage Meeting @Evergreen_Phage]

Evergreen 2025 is happening, and for the first time in its 50-year history, we're taking it on the road!🎉🎉

Save the date for the 26th Biennial Evergreen International Phage Meeting, which will be held August 3-8, 2025, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville!

[Alison Buchan @Buchan_Lab]

We're hiring! For Fall 2025, Assistant/Associate Professor in the area of Microbe-Plant Interactions.

[Rob Lavigne @RobLavigne1]

20y of dedication/perseverance by @PaulPirnay , @mmerabish & team to make #phagetherapy a reality. A good moment to say thank you for our 30th joint publication.

[Hany E. Anany Lab @GuelPHage_lab]

Thrilled to announce our latest publication @CMKhursigara led by our outstanding student Stevan Cucic (soon-to-be Dr. Cucic — keep an eye out for an excellent phage biologist joining us) 🙏 @Dozois_CM & ALL reviewers for invaluable comments&feedback(1/4)
https://t.co/wd6pD949ek

[Steven Wilhelm @TN_Marine_Micro]

We are hiring. This time all three ads (abridged) in one place. Please RT and share far and wide!

[David S. Goodsell 🏳️‍🌈 @dsgoodsell]

Close up of the newly-infected bacterial cell from "Bacteriophage T4 Infection." I drew the illustration in Photoshop at a scale of 1 pixel/nanometer.

[Kovac Lab @kovac_lab]

In Runan Yan’s latest study we found that the prevalence of #ciprofloxacin #resistance was significantly higher among #Campylobacter isolates from human clinical compared to poultry meat samples in Pennsylvania (193 isolates from >8,000 samples analyzed):

https://t.co/0BtH6wv0yR

[Vivek Mutalik @vivek_mutalik]

@TomDenes resistance & abiotic factor influence on Listeria phage applications in food safety; & use of directed evolution; starts with data from https://t.co/gcNquxeKhs

#EvergreenPhage2023

[Vivek Mutalik @vivek_mutalik]

#EvergreenPhage2023 Illuminating breakfast chat… with Betty Kutter, Sarah Kuhl, Paul Hyman & @TomDenes

[ASM @ASMicrobiology]

#Phages are used to control bacterial pathogens at every stage of food production, from promoting livestock & crop health to killing pathogens on ready-to-eat foods. What are the benefits & challenges associated with deploying phages in the food industry? https://t.co/tUYtD3RFKX

[Martin J Loessner @MartinLoessner]

A very well written News & Views from @TomDenes about our recent paper on L-form escape as a mechanism for endolysin-mediated phage resistance in Gram-positive bacteria https://t.co/GjimJRlPpE. Seminal work by @jan_wohlfarth, @miki_hannah, and others !
https://t.co/FxKo3pn5L2

[Tom Denes @TomDenes]

@MartinLoessner @jan_wohlfarth @miki_hannah Congratulations to all involved on this fascinating study! It was a pleasure to write about in this News and Views piece.

[Martin Wiedmann @foodsafetyprof]

Public Service announcement: Do NOT use raw cow or goat milk to make your own infant formula; raw milk carries a substantial risk of containing pathogens that can cause serious illness or even death in a baby!

[Tom Denes @TomDenes]

Excited to share an interdisciplinary collaborative effort: Analysis of Derivatized Wall Teichoic Acids Confirms that a Mutation in Phage-Resistant Listeria monocytogenes Impacts Rhamnose Decoration https://t.co/lSsjFYp0vp

[Tom Denes @TomDenes]

Vaccine trifecta complete! JJ boosted with Pfizer boosted with Moderna. Enjoying pandemic stress respite. Now if only my kids were eligible…

[Tom Denes @TomDenes]

@traceyleepeters @MotherOfPhage No… noooo… I guess we’ll be drawing straws for that task

[Tom Denes @TomDenes]

@traceyleepeters @MotherOfPhage That bird needs to work on its aseptic technique

[Kovac Lab @kovac_lab]

Phylogenetic Analysis Reveals Source Attribution Patterns for Campylobacter spp. in Tennessee and Pennsylvania https://t.co/cEl8OCLQbZ #Canpylobacter #sourceattribution @TomDenes @Lauren_Hudson08

[Tom Denes @TomDenes]

@kovac_lab Thank you @Lauren_Hudson08, @jasna_kovac, et al. for the collaboration!