Keith M. Derbyshire
Professor
School of Public Health
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.
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
Affiliations:
- 2018: Fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science
- 2019: Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology