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Dr. Stephanie Bishop is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at Western University. Her research focuses on developing analytical tools to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying bacterial infections and microbial community metabolism. The Bishop lab employs liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) based metabolomics and innovative experimental platforms to understand the metabolic mechanisms that enable microbes to colonize and survive in complex environments. Key research themes include mapping host-microbe metabolomes, understanding antimicrobial resistance mechanisms in pathogenic bacteria, and investigating metabolic cross-talk in microbial communities. The lab aims to develop a semi-targeted LC-MS metabolomics pipeline for quantifying known metabolites and discovering unidentified metabolites in biological matrices. Additionally, they explore the mechanisms through which drug-resistant strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae acquire antimicrobial resistance and the role of metabolic exchange in diverse ecological systems, such as the vaginal microbiome.
Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.