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Professor Dominique Missiakas leads a research program at the University of Chicago focused on the study of Gram-positive bacterial pathogens, particularly Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus anthracis. Her scholarly interests include animal disease models, the biology of antibodies, bacterial pathogenesis, envelope assembly, and protein secretion. The Missiakas Lab investigates the intricate mechanisms by which these pathogens sabotage host defenses and contribute to disease, aiming to advance understanding of microbial secretion and virulence factors. Over the years, she has contributed to significant publications exploring various aspects of bacterial biology, including how the Staphylococcus aureus envelope influences virulence and how proteins involved in secretion affect bacterial behavior. Missiakas completed her Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Université Paris XI in 1991, demonstrating a long-standing commitment to the field of microbiology.
Department of Philosophy