In the Gilk Lab, we focus on how the obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen Coxiella burnetii manipulates host cell processes to cause disease.
RECENT LAB NEWS
It's Award Season!! April/May 2025
Good news comes in threes!
Brigg - American Society for Rickettsiology Travel Award
Arif - Best Comprehensive Exam Performance
Stacey - Outstanding Mentor of Junior Faculty
Charlie Porto, MS
Charlie successfully defended his Masters thesis, and will be joining the PhD program in June. Congrats! April 2025
Arif Sadi, PhD Candidate - March 2025
Arif passed his qualifying exam and is anxious to get back into the lab! Congrats, Arif!
Maggie Sladek, MS
Congratulations to Maggie, whose master's thesis defense was a slam dunk! March 205
Stacey was asked to highlight an exciting new study on Rickettsia and ER contact sites - Feb 2025
Original manuscript from the Lamason Lab
New Papers!
Two new reviews are out:
- Lipid homeostasis and the Coxiella Containing Vacuole
- Pathogen manipulation of ER-LD membrane contact sites
Congrats to Rajendra, Peyton, and Maggie!
Award to Rajendra for Excellence in Research - Oct 2024
Congratulations to Rajendra, who just received the UNMC Postdoctoral Excellence in Research Award!
Paper Published - Oct 2024
Our paper on Coxiella manipulation of ER-lipid droplet contacts has been published in EMBO Reports! Congrats to Rajendra and Arif!
ASR - July 2024
Stacey, Rajendra, and Arif attended the 33rd meeting of the American Society for Rickettisology in Williamsburg, VA. Stacey finished her term as ASR President, Rajendra gave a fantastic talk, and Arif received great feedback during his poster presentation.
Paper published - July 2024
Our paper on MiTF/TFE transcription factors has been published in Journal of Bacteriology! Congrats to Brigg and Emily!
New funding - July 2024
Congrats to Arif, who was awarded a spot on the NIH T32 Fundamental Training Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Paper published - June 2024
Thanks to collaborators Matteo Bonazzi and colleagues for including us on this fascinating project on a new Coxiella effector protein, Vice!
RECENT PAPERS
The novel bacterial effector protein CbEPF1 mediates ER-LD membrane contacts to regulate host lipid droplet metabolism
Coxiella burnetii inhibits nuclear translocation of TFEB,
the master transcription factor for lysosomal biogenesis
Mission Statement
Our mission in the Gilk Lab is to advance the frontiers of knowledge of obligate intracellular pathogens. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and interdisciplinary research environment that encourages the exchange of ideas and the sharing of resources. We strive to produce meaningful results that contribute to the advancement of science, and to train the next generation of scientists who will continue to make important discoveries in the field.
Stacey Gilk
Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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