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Bryn Baxter, B.S.

Pronouns: she, her, hers

Doctoral Student

SDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Cell and Molecular Biology

San Diego

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BSCI 4200
5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego, CA, 92182
Mail Code
4614
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Areas of Expertise

Microbiology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Host-Pathogen Interactions

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Bio

My research project is investigating the role of motility on Trichomonas vaginalis pathogenesis. I am specifically interested in kinesin-2 proteins which are known to mediate anterograde intraflagellar transport, a process crucial for flagellar assembly. I am currently in the process of knocking these proteins out in T. vaginalis using CRISPR/Cas9 to determine if motility mutants can still infect the host and bacteria found in the vaginal microbiome.

mentors

Angelica Riestra, Ph.D.

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Education
  1. B.S. Microbiology
    San Diego State University
Publications
  1. Alker, A. T., Hern, N. A., Ali, M. A., Baez, M. I., Baswell, B. C., Baxter, B. I., Blitz, A., Calimlim, T. M., Chevalier, C. A., Eguia, C. A., Esparza, T., Fuller, A. E., Gwynn, C. J., Hedin, A. L., Johnson, R. A., Kaur, M., Laxina, R. T., Lee, K., Maguire, P. N., Martelino, I. F., … Shikuma, N. J. (2022). Draft Genome Sequence of Nereida sp. Strain MMG025, Isolated from Giant Kelp. Microbiology resource announcements, 11(6), e0012222. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00122-22
Presentations
  1. International Conference on Anaerobic Protists-Oral Presentation- New Zealand August 26-29, 2024 “Investigating the role of motility in Trichomonas vaginalis pathogenesis”
  2. Southern California Eukaryotic Pathogen Symposium-Poster presentation- Riverside November 8, 2023 “Investigating the role of motility in Trichomonas vaginalis pathogenesis”
  3. S3 SDSU Student Symposium -Oral Presentation- San Diego March 3-4, 2023 “Investigating the role of motility in Trichomonas vaginalis pathogenesis”
  4. West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference-Poster Presentation-San Diego April 9, 2023 “Investigating the role of motility in Trichomonas vaginalis pathogenesis”
  5. SDSU Student Research Symposium-Poster Presentation- March 2-5, 2022 “Investigating the role of motility in Trichomonas vaginalis pathogenesis”
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Awards & Honors
  1. 2024: International Conference of Anaerobic Protists Travel Scholarship recipient
  2. 2024: Association for Women in Science Scholarship Recipient
  3. 2023: Southern California Eukaryotic Pathogen Symposium 2nd place best poster presentation
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