Christine Jacobs-Wagner, PhD
William H. Fleming, M.D. Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and of Microbial Pathogenesis; HHMI Investigator; Director of Microbial Sciences Institute
Departments & Organizations
Microbial Pathogenesis: Jacobs-Wagner Lab
Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Biochemistry, Quantitative Biology, Biophysics and Structural Biology (BQBS): Cell Cycle and Signal Transduction; DNA Dynamics and Transcriptional Regulation | Microbiology: Bacteria; Molecular Genetics | Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development: Cell Biology; Genetics and Genomics; Imaging (super-resolution); Molecular Mechanisms; Quantitative/Systems Biology; RNA Biology
Education & Training
| PhD | University of Liege, Belgium, Biochemistry (1996) |
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| MS | University of Liege, Belgium, Biochemistry (1991) |
| EMBO Postdoctoral Fellow | Stanford Medical School |
Honors & Recognition
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National Academy of Sciences (2015)
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Ely Lilly AwardAmerican Society of Microbiology (2011)
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WALS lectureNational Institute of Health (2009)
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator appointmentHHMI (2008)
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Finalist, Blatvanik Award for Young ScientistsNew York Academy of Sciences (2008)
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Women in Cell Biology awardAmerican Society of Cell Biology (2007)
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Pew Scholarship Award in the Biomedical SciencesPEW Charitable Trust (2003)
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Grand Prize Winner of the Young Scientist AwardGE & Science (1997)
Activities
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Cell morphogenesis in Caulobacter crescentus Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (2004 - 2013)
1. Investigation of how cytoskeletal elements affect cell wall morphogenesis in bacteria
2. Analysis of peptidoglycan composition in C. crescentus
