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  • 1998 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley, United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant presence also in Medicine. They have contributed extensively to subfields including Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology, Endocrinology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The core topics of Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig's work emphasize the ocular surface and contact lenses, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, research on Vibrio bacteria, connexins and lens biology, immune response and inflammation, ion channels and receptors, as well as antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • David J. Evans
  • Naren Gajenthra Kumar
  • Eric Jedel
  • Ananya Datta
  • Vincent Nieto

The scientist has published papers in a variety of venues, most notably in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • mBio
  • The Ocular Surface
  • Scientific Reports

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Pseudomonas aeruginosa Can Diversify after Host Cell Invasion to Establish Multiple Intracellular Niches," 2022, mBio
  • "Exotoxin S secreted by internalized Pseudomonas aeruginosa delays lytic host cell death," 2022, PLoS Pathogens
  • "Nerve-associated transient receptor potential ion channels can contribute to intrinsic resistance to bacterial adhesion in vivo," 2021, The FASEB Journal
  • "Resistance of the murine cornea to bacterial colonization during experimental dry eye," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "TRPA1 and TPRV1 Ion Channels Are Required for Contact Lens-Induced Corneal Parainflammation and Can Modulate Levels of Resident Corneal Immune Cells," 2023, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig was recognized as a Hellman Fellow in 1998.

Best Publications

  • ExoU expression by Pseudomonas aeruginosa correlates with acute cytotoxicity and epithelial injury.

    Viviane Finck-Barbançon;Joanne Goranson;Lei Zhu;Teiji Sawa

  • The adult cystic fibrosis airway microbiota is stable over time and infection type, and highly resilient to antibiotic treatment of exacerbations.

    Anthony A. Fodor;Erich R. Klem;Deirdre F. Gilpin;J. Stuart Elborn

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa-mediated cytotoxicity and invasion correlate with distinct genotypes at the loci encoding exoenzyme S.

    S. M. J. Fleiszig;J. P. Wiener-Kronish;H. Miyazaki;V. Vallas

  • Relationship between cytotoxicity and corneal epithelial cell invasion by clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    S M Fleiszig;T S Zaidi;M J Preston;M Grout

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa invasion of and multiplication within corneal epithelial cells in vitro.

    S. M. J. Fleiszig;T. S. Zaidi;G. B. Pier

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa invades corneal epithelial cells during experimental infection.

    S. M. J. Fleiszig;T. S. Zaidi;E. L. Fletcher;M. J. Preston

  • Epithelial cell polarity affects susceptibility to Pseudomonas aeruginosa invasion and cytotoxicity.

    S. M. J. Fleiszig;D. J. Evans;N. Do;V. Vallas

  • Twitching motility contributes to the role of pili in corneal infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Irandokht Zolfaghar;David J. Evans;David J. Evans;Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig

  • Cytokeratins mediate epithelial innate defense through their antimicrobial properties.

    Connie Tam;James J. Mun;David J. Evans;Suzanne M.J. Fleiszig

  • Ocular surface epithelia express mRNA for human beta defensin-2.

    Nancy A McNAMARA;Rajana Van;Oren S Tuchin;Suzanne M.J Fleiszig

  • The pathogenesis of bacterial keratitis: studies with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Suzanne M J Fleiszig;David J Evans;David J Evans

  • Mutation of lasA and lasB reduces Pseudomonas aeruginosa invasion of epithelial cells.

    Brigitte A. Cowell;Sally S. Twining;Jeffrey A. Hobden;Mary S. F. Kwong

  • Modulation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa adherence to the corneal surface by mucus.

    S. M. J. Fleiszig;T. S. Zaidi;R. Ramphal;G. B. Pier

  • Extended contact lens wear enhances Pseudomonas aeruginosa adherence to human corneal epithelium.

    Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig;Nathan Efron;Gerald B. Pier

  • Identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa genes required for epithelial cell injury.

    Pil Jung Kang;Alan R. Hauser;Gerard Apodaca;Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig

  • Rapid and sensitive method for evaluating Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factors during corneal infections in mice

    M. J. Preston;S. M. J. Fleiszig;T. S. Zaidi;J. B. Goldberg

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa Induces Membrane Blebs in Epithelial Cells, Which Are Utilized as a Niche for Intracellular Replication and Motility

    Annette A. Angus;Amanda Ackerman Lee;Danielle K. Augustin;Ellen J. Lee

  • Microbial flora in eyes of current and former contact lens wearers.

    Suzanne M. Fleiszig;Nathan Efron

  • ExoT of Cytotoxic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Prevents Uptake by Corneal Epithelial Cells

    Brigitte A. Cowell;David Y. Chen;Dara W. Frank;Amy J. Vallis

  • Surfactant protein D is present in human tear fluid and the cornea and inhibits epithelial cell invasion by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Minjian Ni;David J. Evans;Samuel Hawgood;E. Margot Anders

  • Contact lens-related corneal infection: Intrinsic resistance and its compromise.

    Suzanne M.J. Fleiszig;Abby R. Kroken;Vincent Nieto;Melinda R. Grosser

  • Lipopolysaccharide Outer Core Is a Ligand for Corneal Cell Binding and Ingestion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Tanweer S. Zaidi;Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig;Michael J. Preston;Joanna B. Goldberg

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Evans
David J. Evans Touro University California
Nathan Efron
Nathan Efron Queensland University of Technology
David S. Evans
David S. Evans University College London
Gerald B. Pier
Gerald B. Pier Brigham and Women's Hospital
Erica L. Fletcher
Erica L. Fletcher University of Melbourne
Keith E. Mostov
Keith E. Mostov University of California, San Francisco
Samuel Hawgood
Samuel Hawgood University of California, San Francisco
Clayton J. Radke
Clayton J. Radke University of California, Berkeley
Frank V. Bright
Frank V. Bright University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Dara W. Frank
Dara W. Frank Medical College of Wisconsin

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