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Associate Professor at Montana State University. Studying bacteria and their viruses.
Bozeman, Montana
Joined November 2015
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This job ad is now live! Please share or apply here: jobs.montana.edu/postings/52… Screening of applicants begins Sept 15, 2026
I’ll soon be #Hiring a postdoc to join the Secor Lab at Montana State University.
This NIH-funded position will investigate phage biology in Lyme disease spirochetes. The official ad will be available soon. Please share with anyone who might be interested!
Looking for a paid summer research experience? Apply to Montana State Uuniversity’s Extreme Biofilms REU and work on cutting-edge biofilm science in extreme environments. No prior research experience needed.
Patrick R. Secor retweeted
Register NOW for the inaugural Conference on Bacteriophages: Biology, Dynamics, and Therapeutics, October 12–14, 2025, Washington, DC. A 2.5-day program of invited talks, symposia, workshops, and abstracts will highlight the latest advances. For more info: bit.ly/3JUKLYL
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Very proud to have our lab's first work published in @cellhostmicrobe!
In this work, we use functional metagenomics to find phage defenses from human and soil microbiomes!
Congrats to first author @luis840alberto !
cell.com/cell-host-microbe/f…
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My lab’s first preprint!
We used functional metagenomics to identify phage defenses in human and soil microbiomes. We scaled these selections while maintaining accuracy, enabling us to examine 9 habitats for defense elements against 7 phages.
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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🚨New paper!
A prophage-encoded sRNA limits lytic phage infection in adherent-invasive E. coli.
Huge thanks to members of @RoundLabUtah, Duerkop Lab, @WiedenheftLab, and phage legend Sherwood Casjens.
doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.06.6…
Patrick R. Secor retweeted
Job Call: My lab is hiring for a new phase of studies on symbiotic microorganisms and their molecular mechanisms. Candidates with a strong interest in symbiosis, microbiomes, Drosophila, and genetics are well poised to love the work. Know anyone?
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en…
Patrick R. Secor retweeted
Excited to release our latest work, led by PhD student Emily Chen: arxiv.org/abs/2504.02951!
Here, we uncover how the unique rheological properties of wormlike micelles (WLM) influences their flow behavior in tortuous serpentine channels. 🪱💧🌪️
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🚨 The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology at Montana State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor tenure-track faculty position in the field of environmental microbiology.
Happy to answer any questions!
jobs.montana.edu/postings/45…
🚨 The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology at Montana State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor tenure-track faculty position in the field of environmental microbiology.
Happy to answer any questions!
jobs.montana.edu/postings/45…
Patrick R. Secor retweeted
New mechanism of gene transfer! With @CostaT_Lab @CBRB_Imperial, cf-PICIs form tail-less elements that, once released, spread among different bacterial species by hijacking tails from various phages. More exciting news soon! shorturl.at/kRJqE
New paper with @theMaxwellLab :
Phage reprogramming of Pseudomonas aeruginosa amino acid metabolism drives efficient phage replication
doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02466-2…
working link: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128…
Patrick R. Secor retweeted
Pseudomonas superinfection drives Pf phage transmission within airway infections in patients with cystic fibrosis biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_micrbio
🚨The Jennings Lab at Montana State is HIRING! Looking for an exciting lab in a beautiful location? Check out this position 👇
We're hiring a Research Associate/Lab Manager! Join us at Montana State University to work on bacterial pathogenesis research in the Microbiology & Cell Biology Department. Apply here: jobs.montana.edu/postings/44…
Patrick R. Secor retweeted
We are looking for a motivated and energetic post doc to work on our #research team at @ChildrensLA on projects related to bacteriophage, antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial tolerance in #cysticfibrosis and chronic airway infection! lnkd.in/gkJyMYfD
Friends, please help spread the word about our microbiology REU program at Montana State University.
montana.edu/mbi/reu/
Each student receives a stipend ($7000 for 10 wks). Travel compensation, room, and board are also provided.
Details in the attached pic--Feb 13 deadline
It was an absolute pleasure to host Paul @bollyky as our seminar speaker here @MSU_MicroImmuno this week. Phages! Immunology! Infectious disease! His talk had it all
