User:Kieran B Pechter

I am a graduate student in the Molecular Microbiology program at Tufts University in Abraham L Sonenshein's laboratory. Our lab explores the intersection between metabolism and gene regulation in Bacillus subtilis. My work focuses on the aconitase protein, which is both a metabolic enzyme and an RNA-binding protein that contributes to the regulation of sporulation.

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Kieran B Pechter
Tufts University
136 Harrison Ave
Boston, MA 02111

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Education

• PhD in progress, Molecular Microbiology, Tufts University
• 2004, BA, Biological Sciences, Wellesley College

Research interests

1. Response of bacteria to environment, mediated by regulatory proteins
2. Post-transcriptional regulation
3. Interaction of bacteria with metals

Publications

1. Serio AW, Pechter KB, and Sonenshein AL. Bacillus subtilis aconitase is required for efficient late-sporulation gene expression. J Bacteriol. 2006 Sep;188(17):6396-405. DOI:10.1128/JB.00249-06 |

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