Research Interests:
Bacterial pathogensis

Education

Ph.D. (December 1999) Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Dissertation title: Characterization and genetic regulation of FetA, the gonococcal siderophore receptor
Dissertation advisor: Dr. P. Frederick Sparling

B.S. (May 1992) Biotechnology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Honors thesis title: Microbial Degradation of Nitroaromatic Compounds
Thesis advisor: Dr. Gerben J. Zylstra .

Selected Publications:

Carson, S and D Robertson. Manipulation and Expression of Recombinant DNA: A Laboratory Manual, Second Edition. Academic Press. 2005.

Mozdziak, PE, JN Petitte, and SD Carson, 2004. An Introductory Undergraduate Course Covering Animal Cell Culture Techniques. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education 32:319-322.

Carson, S, R Devery, S Kathariou, M McIntyre. 2004. O Bt e a Propriedade Intelectual: Um case de estudo sobre propriedade intellectual em biotecnologia. In Bioetica Para As Ciencias Naturais. Fundacao Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento.Rashotte AM,

Carson SD, To JP, Kieber JJ. 2003. Expression profiling of cytokinin action in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. 132(4):1998-2011. http://www.plantphysiol.org/cgi/content/full/132/4/1998

Carson, SDB, B Stone, J Fu, M Beucher, and PF Sparling. 2000. Phase variation of the gonococcal siderophore receptor FetA. Molecular Microbiology 36:585-593.

Carson, SDB, PE Klebba, SMC Newton, and PF Sparling. 1999. Ferric enterobactin binding and utilization by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Bacteriol. 181:2895-2901.

Carson, SDB, CE Thomas, and C Elkins. 1996. Cloning and sequencing of a Haemophilus ducreyi fur homolog. Gene. 176:125-129.

Zylstra, GJ, RL Sandoli, EJ Basham, SD Biegel, and VA Didolkar. 1993. Isolation and characterization of microbial strains with aromatic dioxygenase pathways. J. Cellular Biochem. 17C:194.

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

S. Carson, M. Cox, A. Douglas. 2005. A New Laboratory Course in the Manipulation and Expression of Recombinant DNA. 105th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA. accepted.

SDB Carson, SMC Newton, PE Klebba, and PF Sparling. 1998 Gonococcal FrBO operon mediates ferric enterobactin utilization. Eleventh International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference, Nice, France.

SMC Newton, P Thulasiraman, SB Carson, PF Sparling, and PE Klebba. 1998 Selectivity of ferric enterobactin binding and transport in Gram-negative bacteria. 11th International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference, Nice, France.

SDB Carson, SMC Newton, PE Klebba, and PF Sparling. 1998. Ferric enterobactin binding by gonococcal FrBO. 98th 95th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA.

SD Biegel Carson and PF Sparling. 1996. Gonococcal FrBO: a possible role in siderophore uptake. 10th International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference, Baltimore, MD.

PF Sparling, CN Cornelissen, GD Biswas, JE Anderson, SB Carson, C Elkins, C-J Chen, and M Kashkari. 1996. Neisserial iron regulated stress proteins: What do they do? What can we do with them? 10th International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference, Baltimore, MD.

SD Biegel, CS Thomas, and C Elkins. Cloning and sequencing of a Haemophilus ducreyi fur homolog. May 1995. 95th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC.