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Chemical Microbiology Group @ChemistryUVA, University of Virginia | Account managed by members of the group.

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We present "The mycomembrane differentially and heterogeneously restricts antibiotic permeation" a fantastic collaboration led by @siegristpalmore
https://t.co/c2Zu6YwWDm

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Congratulations to our advisor Dr. Marcos Pires on being named a Dean's Research Fellow by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at UVA! https://t.co/ap5pTHqnA7 @ChemistryUVA
#UVA #Pireslab #Science

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Congratulations to 4th year graduate student Rachita Dash on receiving the Littleton Glover Endowed Graduate fellowship for the 2024-2025 academic year. @ChemistryUVA @___Rachita___ #UVA #UVAchemistry #UVA

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Some of our graduate students learning about the latest advances in peptide science & presenting their work at the #37thEPS European #Peptide Symposium & 14th international peptide symposium in Florence, 🇮🇹. #peptide #EPS2024 #research #UVAchemistry #UVA

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Our summer undergraduate researchers enjoying #ACSFall2024. #ACSDenver #UVAChemistry #UVA

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Out in @AmerChemSociety chemical biology " A Chemical Approach to Assess the Impact of Post-translational Modification on MHC Peptide Binding and Effector Cell Engagement" https://t.co/7lYqnD2L6N
Congratulations to all the authors.

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Out in @PNASNews a collaboration led by David Weiss & Craig Ellermeier
"Identification of a family of peptidoglycan transpeptidases reveals that Clostridioides difficile requires noncanonical cross-links for viability" https://t.co/58hTyriqNy
Congratulations to all the authors!

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Out in @ChemMedChem a collaboration led by @TheveninLab "Selective Recruitment of Antibodies to Cancer Cells and Immune Cell-mediated Killing via In Situ Click Chemistry" Congratulations to all the authors.
https://t.co/5r2MU7bRyO

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This study in #ACSInfectiousDiseases presents a method to assess the accumulation of antibiotics real-time in live bacteria using bioluminescence. @PiresChemBioLab

https://t.co/q9qIVIa1VA

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🎉Congratulations to third year graduate student Rachita Dash on winning the third year poster competition 🏆 @ChemistryUVA @___Rachita___

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With our wonderful collaborators led by the Kana group in South Africa 🇿🇦 in @eLife " A modified BCG with depletion of enzymes associated with peptidoglycan amidation induces enhanced protection against tuberculosis in mice" https://t.co/9s29bn7lTP

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Out in @BioconjChem A study focused on the intestinal microbiota entitled “Noninvasive Analysis of Peptidoglycan from Living Animals” a story led by @ScienceavecKarl. We thank our wonderful collaborators @RutkowskiLab and @jutraslab https://t.co/Xtv4MLqpty

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Out in @FrontImmunol we present "Targeted acidosis mediated delivery of antigenic MHC-binding peptides" a story in a wonderful collaboration with @TheveninLab led by @Joeykelly510
https://t.co/CS3HeLWAAC

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Check out our latest paper out in @ACS_Infectious led by @___Rachita___ We present a method to assess the accumulation of antibiotics, in real-time, in bacteria using bioluminescence! https://t.co/jTxnTkfJ9g

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Check out this recent preprint identifying a novel L,d transpeptidase in C. difficile. This collaboration was led by our fantastic collaborators form the university of Iowa
https://t.co/BFJVjKFkh3

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Check out our latest paper with our wonderful collaborators led by @AlisonCrissUVA group "Neisseria gonorrhoeae scavenges host sialic acid for Siglec-mediated, complement-independent suppression of neutrophil activation" Congratulations to the authors! https://t.co/6ZTTw3tRcS

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🎉Congratulations to Rachita Dash and Liora Wittle for securing the 2024 stepped-up and newly-arrived UVA Chemistry departmental service awards! 🏆 @___Rachita___ @ChemistryUVA

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🎓Congrats to our graduate students Joey Kelly and Karl Ocius for clinching the 2024 Hunt and Hecht UVA Chemistry departmental research awards! 🏆@joeykelly510 @ScienceavecKarl @ChemistryUVA

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🎉Exciting news from our lab! Karl has been awarded the Merck Underrepresented Chemists of Color award🏆. This recognition is well-deserved and highlights Karl's dedication and talent. Congratulations,
@ScienceavecKarl! 🌟@ChemistryUVA @Merck

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Our latest manuscript "Measurement of Accumulation of Antibiotics to Staphylococcus aureus in Phagosomes of Live Macrophages" is live in @angew_chem https://t.co/JTblixIFJl
Congratulations to all the authors!
#UVAchemistry #Antibiotics #Permeability