Keith M. Derbyshire
Emeritus Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Education
PhD, Edinburgh University (1983)
Postdoctoral training: Yale University
About
Affiliation: Director of the Division of Genetics, Wadsworth Center
We use the genetically amenable Mycobacterium smegmatis as a model organism for our studies into gene expression, cell-cell-communication, protein secretion and conjugative transfer of chromosomal DNA. We use a combination of standard molecular genetic and genomic approaches, such as RNA-seq, ribo-seq and whole genome sequencing, to provide molecular insight into mechanism and genome architecture. Learn more on the lab’s website.
Learn more about Keith Derbyshire on Wadsworth, Derbyshire and Grey laboratory, Interactive genomics and PubMed.
Research
Research Interests
- Molecular biology of Mycobacteria
- Gene expression and gene architecture
- Cell-cell-communication
- Protein secretion
- Conjugative transfer of chromosomal DNA
Research concentrations
- Infection & Immunity
- Genes & Genomes
- Structural Biology
Additional Information
Service & Outreach
- 2018: Fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science
- 2019: Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology