Erin R. Murphy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Bacteriology
Department of Biomedical Sciences
murphy@oucom.ohiou.edu
135 Life Sciences Building
740-597-3061
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PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
   
Jan. 2008-Present: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Athens, Ohio
Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology
Department of Biomedical Sciences
   
EDUCATION:  
   
2002-Dec. 2007: University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Postdoctoral Fellow
Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
   
1997-2002: University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Buffalo, New York
Microbiology Ph.D.
Department of Microbiology
   
1993-1997: State University of New York at Geneseo
Geneseo, New York
Biology B.S.
   
   
AWARDS AND HONORS:
   
Ruth L. Kirschstein Nation Research Service Award Individual Fellowship. September 2003 through August 2006.

NIH Training Grant in Microbial Pathogenesis Graduate Fellow. 1999 through 2001.

Erwin Neter Award, 13th Annual Buffalo Conference on Microbial Pathogenesis, Buffalo, New York, April 2001.

Best Research Poster in the Category of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences at the Sigma Xi-Graduate School Annual Research Day, Buffalo, April 2000.

   
   
TEACHING:  
   
Supervision of three undergraduate students completing research projects in the laboratory of Shelley M. Payne.
Supervision of first year doctoral students during research rotations in the laboratories of Terry D. Connell and Shelley M. Payne.

“Regulation of Shigella virulence by RyhB.” Post-Doctoral Organization Seminar Series, University of Texas at Austin. April, 2005.

“Regulation of bacterial gene expression by small RNA molecules.” Presentation to Dean’s Scholar undergraduate students, University of Texas at Austin. July 2004.

“Regulation of a Shigella virulence determinant by a small RNA.” RNA Club, University of Texas at Austin. October, 2004.

   
   
PRESENTATIONS:  
   
Murphy, E.R., and S.M. Payne. “RyhB-Dependent Repression of Shigella dysenteriae virB is mediated by a Novel Regulatory Mechanism.” Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 2007.

Murphy, E.R., and S.M. Payne. “A Novel Mechanism Governs RyhB Repression of virB, an Essential Shigella Virulence Determinant.” Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, Florida, May 2006.

Murphy, E.R., S.M. Payne. “Repression of Shigella Virulence Determinants by an Iron Regulated Small RNA.” 7th International Symposium on Microbial Iron Transport Storage and Metabolism. Paris France, June 2005.

Oglesby, A.G., E.R. Murphy and S.M. Payne. “RyhB Represses Glutamate-Independent Acid Resistance in Shigella flexneri.” Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, Georgia, June 2005.

Murphy, E.R. and S.M. Payne. “Regulation of virulence determinants by Shigella dysenteriae RyhB.” Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 2004.

Oglesby, A.G., E.R. Murphy and S.M. Payne. “Fur-mediated iron regulation is required for Shigella flexneri acid resistance.” Annual Meeting of the American Society of Microbiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 2004.

Oglesby, A.G., E.R. Murphy, BE Reus, JL Davies, VR Iyer and S.M. Payne. “Microarray analysis of iron-regulated gene expression in Shigella flexneri.” Annual Meeting of the American Society of Microbiology, Washington, D.C., May 2003.

Kirby, A.E., E.R. Murphy, and T.D. Connell. “Heme-dependent uptake of hemoproteins is regulated by BhuR, an outer membrane receptor, and RhuI/RhuR, an ECF sigma factor regulatory cascade.” Gordon Conference on Microbial Toxins and Pathogenesis, Proctor Academy, New Hampshire, July 2002.

Kirby, A.E., E.R. Murphy, D.J. Metzger, R. Sacco and T.D. Connell. “Heme acquisition in Bordetella avium is controlled by a three component regulatory cascade.” Gordon Conference on Microbial Stress Response, Salve Regina, Rhode Island, July 2002.

Murphy, E.R., A.E. Kirby, and T.D. Connell. “A 95KDa Outer-Membrane Protein of Bordetella avium is Involved in Heme and Heme-Protein Utilization.” Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Response, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, October 2001.

Murphy, E.R., A.E. Kirby, D.J. Metzger, and T.D. Connell. “bhuR-dependent heme utilization by Bordetella spp. is regulated by an ECF sigma factor.” Gordon Conference on Microbial Toxins and Pathogenesis, Andover, New Hampshire, July 2000.

Murphy, E.R., A.E. Kirby, A. Dickenson, T.D. Connell. “Genetic Characterization of bhuR, a Gene Required for Heme Utilization by Bordetella spp.” Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Los Angeles, California, May 2000.

Murphy, E.R., A. Dickenson, and T.D. Connell. “Genetic Analysis of Heme Utilization by Bordetella avium.” Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Chicago, Illinois, May 1999.

Sethi, S., E. Murphy, K.A. Muscarella, and T. Murphy. “Dynamics of Respiratory Tract Colonization by Nontypable Haemophilus influenzae in Patients with COPD.” 96th General Meeting of the American Society of Microbiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 1996.

   
   
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
   
1997-Present: American Society of Microbiology
2005-2007: Austin Post-Doctoral Association (Founding Member and Chair)
2002-2003: Texas Chapter American Society of Microbiology
1997-2002: Western New York Chapter American Society of Microbiology
   
   
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