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Christina E Baer PhD

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUMass Chan Medical School
DepartmentMicrobiology
AddressUMass Chan Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North S5-216
Worcester MA 01655
Phone508-856-6024
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    InstitutionT.H. Chan School of Medicine
    DepartmentMicrobiology

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    DepartmentNeuroNexus Institute

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    DepartmentRNA Therapeutics Institute

    InstitutionMorningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
    DepartmentImmunology and Microbiology Program

    InstitutionMorningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
    DepartmentNeuroscience


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    Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, United StatesBAPhysics & English
    University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United StatesPHDBiophysics

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    Focus: Director of the Sanderson Center for Optics Experimentation (SCOPE)

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    1. Bazzone LE, Zhu J, King M, Liu G, Guo Z, MacKay CR, Kyawe PP, Qaisar N, Rojas-Quintero J, Owen CA, Brass AL, McDougall W, Baer CE, Cashman T, Trivedi CM, Gack MU, Finberg RW, Kurt-Jones EA. ADAM9 promotes type I interferon-mediated innate immunity during encephalomyocarditis virus infection. Nat Commun. 2024 May 16; 15(1):4153. PMID: 38755212.
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    2. Shakiba S, Haddadi NS, Afshari K, Lubov JE, Raef HS, Li R, Yildiz-Altay ?, Daga M, Refat MA, Kim E, de Laflin JG, Akabane A, Sherman S, MacDonald E, Strassner JP, Zhang L, Leon M, Baer CE, Dresser K, Liang Y, Whitley JB, Skopelja-Gardner S, Harris JE, Deng A, Vesely MD, Rashighi M, Richmond J. Spatial characterization of interface dermatitis in cutaneous lupus reveals novel chemokine ligand-receptor pairs that drive disease. bioRxiv. 2024 Jan 06. PMID: 38260617.
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    3. Smullen M, Olson MN, Reichert JM, Dawes P, Murray LF, Baer CE, Wang Q, Readhead B, Church GM, Lim ET, Chan Y. Reliable multiplex generation of pooled induced pluripotent stem cells. Cell Rep Methods. 2023 09 25; 3(9):100570. PMID: 37751688.
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    4. Shmuel-Galia L, Humphries F, Vierbuchen T, Jiang Z, Santos N, Johnson J, Shklyar B, Joannas L, Mustone N, Sherman S, Ward D, Houghton J, Baer CE, O'Hara A, Henao-Mejia J, Hoebe K, Fitzgerald KA. The lncRNA HOXA11os regulates mitochondrial function in myeloid cells to maintain intestinal homeostasis. Cell Metab. 2023 08 08; 35(8):1441-1456.e9. PMID: 37494932.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    5. Mott D, Yang J, Baer C, Papavinasasundaram K, Sassetti CM, Behar SM. High Bacillary Burden and the ESX-1 Type VII Secretion System Promote MHC Class I Presentation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Infected Macrophages to CD8 T Cells. J Immunol. 2023 05 15; 210(10):1531-1542. PMID: 37000471.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    6. Lotun A, Li D, Xu H, Su Q, Tuncer S, Sanmiguel J, Mooney M, Baer CE, Ulbrich R, Eyles SJ, Strittmatter L, Hayward LJ, Gessler DJ, Gao G. Renewal of oligodendrocyte lineage reverses dysmyelination and CNS neurodegeneration through corrected N-acetylaspartate metabolism. Prog Neurobiol. 2023 Jul; 226:102460. PMID: 37149081.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    7. Olive AJ, Smith CM, Baer CE, Coers J, Sassetti CM. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Evasion of Guanylate Binding Protein-Mediated Host Defense in Mice Requires the ESX1 Secretion System. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Feb 02; 24(3). PMID: 36769182.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    8. Derr AG, Arowosegbe A, Satish B, Redick SD, Qaisar N, Guo Z, Vanderleeden E, Trombly MI, Baer CE, Harlan DM, Greiner DL, Garber M, Wang JP. An Early Islet Transcriptional Signature Is Associated With Local Inflammation in Autoimmune Diabetes. Diabetes. 2023 Feb 01; 72(2):261-274. PMID: 36346618.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    9. Colbert JD, Cruz FM, Baer CE, Rock KL. Tetraspanin-5-mediated MHC class I clustering is required for optimal CD8 T cell activation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 10 18; 119(42):e2122188119. PMID: 36215490.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    10. Wang IH, Murray E, Andrews G, Jiang HC, Park SJ, Donnard E, Dur?n-Laforet V, Bear DM, Faust TE, Garber M, Baer CE, Schafer DP, Weng Z, Chen F, Macosko EZ, Greer PL. Spatial transcriptomic reconstruction of the mouse olfactory glomerular map suggests principles of odor processing. Nat Neurosci. 2022 04; 25(4):484-492. PMID: 35314823.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    11. Liao H, Sheridan T, Cosar E, Owens C, Zuo T, Wang X, Akalin A, Kandil D, Dresser K, Fogarty K, Bellve K, Baer C, Fischer A. Deconvolution microscopy: A platform for rapid on-site evaluation of fine needle aspiration specimens that enables recovery of the sample. Cytopathology. 2022 05; 33(3):312-320. PMID: 35102620.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Lu P, Chen J, Zhang C, Saur D, Baer CE, Lifshitz LM, Fogarty KE, ZhuGe R. Oscillating calcium signals in smooth muscle cells underlie the persistent basal tone of internal anal sphincter. J Cell Physiol. 2021 08; 236(8):5937-5952. PMID: 33452672.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    13. Mondo E, Becker SC, Kautzman AG, Schifferer M, Baer CE, Chen J, Huang EJ, Simons M, Schafer DP. A Developmental Analysis of Juxtavascular Microglia Dynamics and Interactions with the Vasculature. J Neurosci. 2020 08 19; 40(34):6503-6521. PMID: 32661024.
      Citations: 40     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    14. Lee J, Boyce S, Powers J, Baer C, Sassetti CM, Behar SM. CD11cHi?monocyte-derived macrophages are a major cellular compartment infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PLoS Pathog. 2020 06; 16(6):e1008621. PMID: 32544188.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    15. Lovewell RR, Baer CE, Mishra BB, Smith CM, Sassetti CM. Granulocytes act as a niche for Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth. Mucosal Immunol. 2021 01; 14(1):229-241. PMID: 32483198.
      Citations: 27     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    16. Brown CW, Amante JJ, Chhoy P, Elaimy AL, Liu H, Zhu LJ, Baer CE, Dixon SJ, Mercurio AM. Prominin2 Drives Ferroptosis Resistance by Stimulating Iron Export. Dev Cell. 2019 12 02; 51(5):575-586.e4. PMID: 31735663.
      Citations: 196     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    17. Elaimy AL, Wang M, Sheel A, Brown CW, Walker MR, Amante JJ, Xue W, Chan A, Baer CE, Goel HL, Mercurio AM. Real-time imaging of integrin ?4 dynamics using a reporter cell line generated by Crispr/Cas9 genome editing. J Cell Sci. 2019 07 31; 132(15). PMID: 31262785.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    18. Murphy KC, Nelson SJ, Nambi S, Papavinasasundaram K, Baer CE, Sassetti CM. ORBIT: a New Paradigm for Genetic Engineering of Mycobacterial Chromosomes. mBio. 2018 12 11; 9(6). PMID: 30538179.
      Citations: 54     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    19. Mishra BB, Lovewell RR, Olive AJ, Zhang G, Wang W, Eugenin E, Smith CM, Phuah JY, Long JE, Dubuke ML, Palace SG, Goguen JD, Baker RE, Nambi S, Mishra R, Booty MG, Baer CE, Shaffer SA, Dartois V, McCormick BA, Chen X, Sassetti CM. Nitric oxide prevents a pathogen-permissive granulocytic inflammation during tuberculosis. Nat Microbiol. 2017 May 15; 2:17072. PMID: 28504669.
      Citations: 130     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    20. Prigozhin DM, Papavinasasundaram KG, Baer CE, Murphy KC, Moskaleva A, Chen TY, Alber T, Sassetti CM. Structural and Genetic Analyses of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Protein Kinase B Sensor Domain Identify a Potential Ligand-binding Site. J Biol Chem. 2016 10 28; 291(44):22961-22969. PMID: 27601474.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    21. Boutte CC, Baer CE, Papavinasasundaram K, Liu W, Chase MR, Meniche X, Fortune SM, Sassetti CM, Ioerger TR, Rubin EJ. A cytoplasmic peptidoglycan amidase homologue controls mycobacterial cell wall synthesis. Elife. 2016 06 15; 5. PMID: 27304077.
      Citations: 45     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    22. Hayashi JM, Luo CY, Mayfield JA, Hsu T, Fukuda T, Walfield AL, Giffen SR, Leszyk JD, Baer CE, Bennion OT, Madduri A, Shaffer SA, Aldridge BB, Sassetti CM, Sandler SJ, Kinoshita T, Moody DB, Morita YS. Spatially distinct and metabolically active membrane domain in mycobacteria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 May 10; 113(19):5400-5. PMID: 27114527.
      Citations: 37     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    23. Kieser KJ, Boutte CC, Kester JC, Baer CE, Barczak AK, Meniche X, Chao MC, Rego EH, Sassetti CM, Fortune SM, Rubin EJ. Phosphorylation of the Peptidoglycan Synthase PonA1 Governs the Rate of Polar Elongation in Mycobacteria. PLoS Pathog. 2015 Jun; 11(6):e1005010. PMID: 26114871.
      Citations: 51     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    24. Baer CE, Rubin EJ, Sassetti CM. New insights into TB physiology suggest untapped therapeutic opportunities. Immunol Rev. 2015 Mar; 264(1):327-43. PMID: 25703570.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    25. Baer CE, Iavarone AT, Alber T, Sassetti CM. Biochemical and spatial coincidence in the provisional Ser/Thr protein kinase interaction network of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Biol Chem. 2014 Jul 25; 289(30):20422-33. PMID: 24928517.
      Citations: 32     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    26. Meniche X, Otten R, Siegrist MS, Baer CE, Murphy KC, Bertozzi CR, Sassetti CM. Subpolar addition of new cell wall is directed by DivIVA in mycobacteria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Aug 05; 111(31):E3243-51. PMID: 25049412.
      Citations: 93     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    27. Hatzios SK, Baer CE, Rustad TR, Siegrist MS, Pang JM, Ortega C, Alber T, Grundner C, Sherman DR, Bertozzi CR. Osmosensory signaling in Mycobacterium tuberculosis mediated by a eukaryotic-like Ser/Thr protein kinase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Dec 24; 110(52):E5069-77. PMID: 24309377.
      Citations: 30     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    28. Gee CL, Papavinasasundaram KG, Blair SR, Baer CE, Falick AM, King DS, Griffin JE, Venghatakrishnan H, Zukauskas A, Wei JR, Dhiman RK, Crick DC, Rubin EJ, Sassetti CM, Alber T. A phosphorylated pseudokinase complex controls cell wall synthesis in mycobacteria. Sci Signal. 2012 Jan 24; 5(208):ra7. PMID: 22275220.
      Citations: 91     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    29. Sharma AK, Ye L, Baer CE, Shanmugasundaram K, Alber T, Alper SL, Rigby AC. Solution structure of the guanine nucleotide-binding STAS domain of SLC26-related SulP protein Rv1739c from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Biol Chem. 2011 Mar 11; 286(10):8534-8544. PMID: 21190940.
      Citations: 16     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    30. Greenstein AE, MacGurn JA, Baer CE, Falick AM, Cox JS, Alber T. M. tuberculosis Ser/Thr protein kinase D phosphorylates an anti-anti-sigma factor homolog. PLoS Pathog. 2007 Apr; 3(4):e49. PMID: 17411339.
      Citations: 38     Fields:    Translation:Cells
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