HELAINE LAB

WORK IN THE HELAINE LAB IS FOCUSED ON THE HETEROGENOUS BEHAVIOUR OF SALMONELLA DURING INFECTION. INVESTIGATIONS ARE AIMED AT ELUCIDATING HOW BACTERIA ENTER INTO, SURVIVE DURING AND EXIT A NON-GROWING PERSISTER STATE WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO EVADE BOTH THE TREATMENT OF ANTIBIOTICS AND THE HOST IMMUNE RESPONSES.

Primary location: Boston United States