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90
Citations
28098
World Ranking
688
National Ranking
319

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Eric P. Skaar is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on infectious diseases and molecular medicine.

Their work covers several main fields of study including:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields frequently explored in their research are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Genetics
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Molecular Medicine

Eric P. Skaar's research topics include:

  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Gut microbiota and health

Recent publications demonstrate the scope and nature of their research contributions:

  • "Nutritional immunity: the battle for nutrient metals at the host-pathogen interface" (2022) published in Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "Enterococci enhance Clostridioides difficile pathogenesis" (2022) published in Nature
  • "Acinetobacter baumannii can use multiple siderophores for iron acquisition, but only acinetobactin is required for virulence" (2020) published in PLoS Pathogens
  • "Neutrophil extracellular traps enhance macrophage killing of bacterial pathogens" (2021) published in Science Advances
  • "Zn-regulated GTPase metalloprotein activator 1 modulates vertebrate zinc homeostasis" (2022) published in Cell

The scientist collaborates extensively, with frequent co-authors including:

  • William N. Beavers
  • Walter Chazin
  • Jeffrey M. Spraggins
  • Andy Weiss
  • Richard M. Caprioli

Publication venues where Eric P. Skaar has frequently appeared include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • mBio
  • Infection and Immunity
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature

Among recognitions earned, Eric P. Skaar was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Nutritional immunity: transition metals at the pathogen-host interface.

    M. Indriati Hood;Eric P. Skaar

  • Iron in Infection and Immunity

    James E. Cassat;Eric P. Skaar

  • Metal Chelation and Inhibition of Bacterial Growth in Tissue Abscesses

    Brian D. Corbin;Erin H. Seeley;Andrea Raab;Joerg Feldmann

  • The battle for iron between bacterial pathogens and their vertebrate hosts.

    Eric P. Skaar

  • Passage of Heme-Iron Across the Envelope of Staphylococcus aureus

    Sarkis K. Mazmanian;Eric P. Skaar;Andrew H. Gaspar;Munir Humayun

  • Nutritional immunity beyond iron: a role for manganese and zinc

    Thomas E Kehl-Fie;Eric P Skaar

  • Iron-Source Preference of Staphylococcus aureus Infections

    Eric P. Skaar;Munir Humayun;Taeok Bae;Kristin L. DeBord

  • Transition Metals and Virulence in Bacteria

    Lauren D. Palmer;Eric P. Skaar;Eric P. Skaar

  • Nutrient Metal Sequestration by Calprotectin Inhibits Bacterial Superoxide Defense, Enhancing Neutrophil Killing of Staphylococcus aureus

    Thomas E. Kehl-Fie;Seth Chitayat;M. Indriati Hood;Steven Damo

  • Molecular basis for manganese sequestration by calprotectin and roles in the innate immune response to invading bacterial pathogens

    Steven M. Damo;Thomas E. Kehl-Fie;Norie Sugitani;Marilyn E. Holt

  • Molecular mechanisms of staphylococcus aureus iron acquisition

    Neal D. Hammer;Eric P. Skaar

  • Staphylococcus aureus Fur Regulates the Expression of Virulence Factors That Contribute to the Pathogenesis of Pneumonia

    Victor J. Torres;Ahmed S. Attia;William J. Mason;M. Indriati Hood

  • Staphylococcus aureus IsdB Is a Hemoglobin Receptor Required for Heme Iron Utilization

    Victor J. Torres;Gleb Pishchany;Munir Humayun;Olaf Schneewind

  • Zinc Sequestration by the Neutrophil Protein Calprotectin Enhances Salmonella Growth in the Inflamed Gut

    Janet Z. Liu;Stefan Jellbauer;Adam J. Poe;Vivian Ton

  • Overcoming the Heme Paradox: Heme Toxicity and Tolerance in Bacterial Pathogens

    Laura L. Anzaldi;Eric P. Skaar

  • Heme Synthesis and Acquisition in Bacterial Pathogens.

    Jacob E. Choby;Eric P. Skaar;Eric P. Skaar

  • IsdG and IsdI, Heme-degrading Enzymes in the Cytoplasm of Staphylococcus aureus

    Eric P. Skaar;Andrew H. Gaspar;Olaf Schneewind

  • Inactivation of Phospholipase D Diminishes Acinetobacter baumannii Pathogenesis

    Anna C. Jacobs;Indriati Hood;Kelli L. Boyd;Patrick D. Olson

  • Iron-regulated surface determinants (Isd) of Staphylococcus aureus: stealing iron from heme.

    Eric P. Skaar;Olaf Schneewind

  • A Staphylococcus aureus Regulatory System that Responds to Host Heme and Modulates Virulence

    Victor J. Torres;Devin L. Stauff;Gleb Pishchany;Jelena S. Bezbradica

  • Staphylococcus aureus Redirects Central Metabolism to Increase Iron Availability

    David B Friedman;Devin L Stauff;Gleb Pishchany;Corbin W Whitwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter J. Chazin
Walter J. Chazin Vanderbilt University
Richard M. Caprioli
Richard M. Caprioli Vanderbilt University
Victor J. Torres
Victor J. Torres New York University
Kelli L. Boyd
Kelli L. Boyd Vanderbilt University Medical Center
David P. Giedroc
David P. Giedroc Indiana University
Paul M. Dunman
Paul M. Dunman University of Rochester
Olaf Schneewind
Olaf Schneewind University of Chicago
Richard M. Peek
Richard M. Peek Vanderbilt University Medical Center
H. Steven Seifert
H. Steven Seifert Northwestern University
David M. Aronoff
David M. Aronoff Indiana University

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