Current Lab Members
- Serap Aksoy, Ph.D.
- Geoffrey Attardo, Ph.D.
- Michelle Bailly, M.S.
- Josh Benoit, Ph.D.
- Oleg Kruglov
- Laura Cronin
- Michele Maltz, Ph.D.
- Veronika Michalkova
- Amy Savage, Ph.D.
- Thiago Luiz Alves e Silva
- Erich Telleria, Ph.D.
- Jingwen Wang, Ph.D.
- Brian Weiss, Ph.D.
- Xin Zhao, Ph.D.
- Yineng Wu, M.Sc.
Past Lab Members
- Leyla Akman, Ph.D.
- Uzma Alam, Ph.D.
- Corey Brelsfoard, Ph.D.
- Xiao-ai Chen, Ph.D.
- Quing Cheng, Ph.D.
- Nurper Guz
- Zhengrong Hao, Ph.D.
- Changyun Hu, Ph.D.
- Youjia Hu, Ph.D.
- Song Li, Ph.D.
- Claudia Lohs
- Dana Nayduch, Ph.D.
- Roshan Pais, Ph.D.
- Sarah Perkin, Ph.D.
- Sandesh Regmi, Ph.D.
- Rita Rio, Ph.D.
- Patricia Strickler-Dinglasan Ph.D.
- Guangxiao Yang, Ph.D.
- Jian Yang, Ph.D.
- Suleyman Yildirim, Ph.D.
Michele Maltz
Postdoctoral Fellow
Lab Phone: (203) 737-4134
Cell Phone: (203) 464-2027
Fax: (203) 785-4782
Email: michele.maltz@yale.edu
Background
My research interests are exploring interactions between beneficial microbes and there host. I started my career exploring the symbiotic functions of Aeromonas veronii within the medicinal leech gut, Hirudo verbana. Currently, I am investigating how the symbiont, Sodalis glossinidius, interacts with the tsetse fly, focusing on type three secretion. I am also interested in studying microbial diversity within the tsetse fly, to try to understand susceptibility of flies infected with Trypanosomes vs non infected flies.
Education
- Ph.D. Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut
- B.S Department of Biology, Iona College
Awards, Honors and Grants
- 2010 Departmental Predoctoral Fellowship; Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
- 2006 Travel Grant Award, American Society for Microbiology
- 2006 Student Travel Grant, Title: "Two Distinct Iron-Utilization Mechanisms in Aeromonas veronii Biovar Sobria." American Society For Microbiology
- 2004 T. Polgar Fellowship, Title: "Assessment of Genetic Variation in Phragmites australis populations Along the Hudson River using Inter Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) Analysis." Hudson River Society
- 2002 Research Scholarships, TriBeta National Biological Honor Society
- Beta Beta Beta, National Biological Science Honor Society, Iona College(2002-2004
- 2000-2004 Dean's list, Iona College
Curriculum vitae
Publications
Weiss BL, Maltz M, Aksoy S. Obligate symbionts activate immune system development in the tsetse fly. J Immunol. 2012 Apr 1;188(7):3395-403. Epub 2012 Feb 24. PubMed PMID: 22368278; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3311772.
Maltz M, Graf J. The type II secretion system is essential for erythrocyte lysis and gut colonization by the leech digestive tract symbiont Aeromonas veronii. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Jan;77(2):597-603. Epub 2010 Nov 19. PubMed PMID: 21097598; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3020562.
Bomar L, Maltz M, Colston S, Graf J. Directed culturing of microorganisms using metatranscriptomics. MBio. 2011 Apr 5;2(2):e00012-11. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00012-11. Print 2011. PubMed PMID: 21467263; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3069634.
Bomar L, Maltz M, Colston S, Graf J. Directed culturing of microorganisms using metatranscriptomics. MBio. 2011 Apr 5;2(2):e00012-11. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00012-11. Print 2011. PubMed PMID: 21467263; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3069634.
Rio RV, Maltz M, McCormick B, Reiss A, Graf J. Symbiont succession during embryonic development of the European medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Nov;75(21):6890-5. Epub 2009 Jul 31. PubMed PMID: 19648363; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2772434.
Silver AC, Rabinowitz NM, Küffer S, Graf J. Identification of Aeromonas veronii genes required for colonization of the medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana. J Bacteriol. 2007 Oct;189(19):6763-72. Epub 2007 Jul 6. PubMed PMID: 17616592; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2045196.