The Walker Lab at UTHealth are microbiologists studying the mechanisms bacteria use to cause chronic infections.

Houston, Tx
Joined November 2019
Do you or someone you love experience recurrent urinary tract infections? Join us for an interactive virtual workshop hosted by Helen Lake RN, UTI Nurse Specialist at The Urology Foundation. To register, email [email protected]. For details: ow.ly/NyZA50U2h7x
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Funding opportunity for our UK researchers 👇👇👇
We're delighted to invite applications for the first grant call of our Urinary Tract Infections Research Initiative - worth up to £250,000. Deadline for expressions of interest is 15 November 2024. For more details visit: ow.ly/mKlq50TqH1n #Urology #UTIs #R&D #Research
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#PublicationAnnouncement from the laboratory of Nicole Gilbert @washumedicine identified a new potential drug target that reduces intracellular bacteria. Visit the blog on utiga.org for more information.
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Don't forget to join us Monday October 21 at 11 AM New York time for "Stones and UTIs". Visit utiga.org/upcoming for webinar link. Can't watch live? Revisit the site for a link to the recording, available for 3 months.
Thrilled for this opportunity be contribute to @GlobalUti Don't forget to take advantage of the #UTIhour nomination portal: utiga.org/about and of course join us now: utiga.org/join-now membership is free!
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If you are interested in a graduate degree in Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, come visit us during our zoom session with our program directors, Monday November 11, 6-7pm. Scan below or register here: forms.gle/UcNyAkuS4tYW7cG18
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Did you miss us during our late-summer break? We sure missed you! And we're coming back with a bang for next #UTIhour OCTOBER 21st! Click the link in our website (UTIGA.org) at 11am Eastern to watch a fabulous series of talks from 🐈🐕🐖🐒🐬🐭🐰🐦 #UTI experts
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I am very excited to announce the Pountain Lab is hiring a postoc in bacterial single cell gene expression and pathogenesis! Please retweet to put the word out. See here for the details: uth.edu/postdocs/open-postdo…
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Donor generosity allowed us to fund multiple travel awards, allowing early-career #UTI researchers from across the globe to form connections with and receive input from their peers at our conference 💖
Replying to @GlobalUti
(2/3) Travel awardees: 🏆🏅 Ramon Garcia-Maset @masetramon🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏅 Arthika Manoharan @Arthiii_M🇦🇺 🏆🏅 Benjamin Sellner🇨🇭 🏅 Surbhi Gupta🇺🇲 🏅 Benjamin Hunt @labgoblin🇺🇲 🏅 Bishnu Joshi @joshibishnu🇺🇲 🏅 Michael Nugent @MikeNeug🇺🇲 🏅 Zongsen Zou🇺🇲 🏆= Also abstract award winners
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If everyone who had a #UTI donated $1 to our nonprofit, we'd have more than enough to support our researchers, clinicians, and ultimately patients through research grants & programs. Please consider donating to our society 💖 utiga.org/how-you-can-help
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Announcing our 2026 meeting in Nashville, hosted by @BacterialTalk !
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Microbe of the month: Enterococcus faecalis! cell.com/trends/microbiology…
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Excited to see all my UTI people in July!
The "5th annual Clinical and Scientific Advancements in UTI" conference is coming up! Register today! - Jul 19-32, 2024 - Columbus, OH ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND TRAVEL AWARD APPLICATION DEADLINES ARE 4/12!!! bit.ly/3INVwbt
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#PublicationAnnouncement A collaboration of International experts determined a reference standard for #UTI diagnosis for research led by @ManuBilsen and published in @TheLancetInfDis visit utiga.org for more information.
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It's our last Visitation Day of 2024! Please join us at the Friday Afternoon Club in the TMC Commons (waterwall parking garage, 6550 Bertner Avenue, 1st floor near Subway) at 5 p.m. to meet this last cohort! #WeAreGSBS #endcancer #UTHealthHouston
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Registration is now open for the 34th Buffalo Conference on Microbial Pathogenesis! Abstract submission deadline is Monday, April 29th. medicine.buffalo.edu/departm…
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#UTIHour blog post for February with an overview of the issues with #UTI from the perspective of @GSKUS. Visit Utiga.org for more information.
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📣📣 ATTENTION #UTI CLINICIANS AND RESEARCHERS! If you haven't registered for FREE to become a #UTIGA member, make sure to do so before our special #utihour with @GSKUS on 2/24, 12 eastern! Don't miss this peek behind the curtain into the #industry perspective on UTIs!! 🦠👩🏿‍🔬
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Please join the GSBS community in welcoming our prospective students at a social hour following Visitation on Fri., Feb. 2, 5-6:30 p.m. All faculty, staff, and students are invited to FAC in the TMC Commons (6550 Bertner - waterfall building next to the Mitchell Building/BSRB).
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