My research focuses on the identification and characterization of genes responsible for antibiotic tolerance.

Publications:

Onnis-Hayden, A., Weng, H., He, M., Hansen, S, Ilyin, V., Lewis, K. and Gu, A.Z. Prokaryotic Real-Time Gene Expression Profiling for Toxicity Assessment. Environ. Sci. Technol., Articles ASAP (As Soon As Publishable). Publication Date (Web): May 14, 2009 (Article). DOI: 10.1021/es803227z

Schumacher, M.A., Piro, K.M., Xu, W., Hansen, S., Lewis, K., and Brennan, R.G. Molecular Mechanisms of HipA Mediated Multidrug Tolerance and its Neutralization by HipB. Science. 2009 Jan 16;323(5912):396-401.

Hansen S., Lewis K., Vulić M. (2008). Role of global regulators and nucleotide metabolism in antibiotic tolerance in Escherichia coli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Aug; 52(8):2718-26.