Lauren Bakaletz

Lauren O. Bakaletz
Alma materOhio State University
Scientific career
FieldsBacterial pathogenesis
Workplaces

Lauren Opremcak Bakaletz is a Professor of both Pediatrics and Otolaryngology at The Ohio State University and at the Center for Microbe and Immunity Research at The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

Research

The Bakaletz lab studies the molecular mechanisms behind polymicrobial infections - particularly Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis - in a variety of human disease states, including the respiratory tract and infections of the middle ear (otitis media).[1]

Awards

Bakaletz was elected to the American Academy of Microbiology in 2020.[2][3]

References

  1. โ†‘ "Lauren O. Bakaletz". www.nationwidechildrens.org. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  2. โ†‘ "73 Fellows Elected into the American Academy of Microbiology". ASM. 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  3. โ†‘ "Lauren O. Bakaletz". Clarametyx Biosciences. Retrieved 2022-04-11.