Shahad Alqahtani
Defended the Thesis: April 19, 2024
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Shaun Brinsmade
Thesis Title: EXPLORING MECHANISMS BY WHICH CODY REGULATES THE ACTIVITY OF THE SAE-TWO COMPONENT SYSTEM TO CONTROL VIRULENCE IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS
AUREUS
Shahad Alqahtani comes to us from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She earned her B.S. in Microbiology from King Abdulaziz University in 2012 and subsequently her M.S. in Cellular and Molecular Regulation at St. Louis University. Her M.S. thesis research focused on Group B streptococcus (GBS) and its reliance on glutathione to defend itself against reactive oxygen species (ROS). Shahad recently received a scholarship from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to pursue her Ph.D. in the Brinsmade lab, where she will focus on CodY’s role in activating the SaeR/S Two Component System.