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Hire Dr. Alexis R.

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Expert in Bacterial Stress Resistance & Host-Pathogen Interactions | Scientific Writing & Experimental Consulting

Profile Summary

I am a molecular microbiologist with a passion for understanding how bacteria cause disease, interact with their host, and survive immune responses and antibiotic treatment. My research has focused on Extraintestinal Pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC), a leading cause of urinary tract infections, sepsis, and meningitis worldwide. During my PhD at the University of Utah under Dr. Matthew Mulvey, I developed expertise in host-pathogen interactions, real-time infection models using zebrafish embryos, bacterial stress responses, and mechanistic studies of persistence. In my current role as an SRI Fellow, I continue to study ExPEC while gaining valuable experience in BSL-2 laboratory practices, IACUC-compliant animal protocols, and scientific teaching and mentorship, further broadening my experimental and communication skills. I provide remote consulting, scientific writing, manuscript and grant editing, experimental design, protocol development, and data analysis for companies, researchers, and startups in microbiology, biotechnology, and life sciences. I combine mechanistic expertise with clear digestible communication to help clients produce high-quality scientific outputs efficiently. I am flexible and eager to support your project—please feel free to reach out so we can discuss how I can help achieve your goals.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Bacteriology
• ★ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiological Assays
• ☆ Gram-Negative Bacteria
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Biochemical Assays
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ Microinjection
• ☆ Mutagenesis
• ☆ Recombinant DNA
• ☆ Plasmid DNA
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Gene Regulation
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Recombinant Protein Expression
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Study Design
• ☆ Food Microbiology
• ☆ Pathogenesis
• ☆ Clinical Microbiology
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Blotting
• ☆ Infectious Disease
• ☆ Antibiotic Stewardship
• ☆ Clinical Laboratory Science
• ☆ Clinical Pathology
• ☆ Molecular Pathology
• ☆ Occupational Health & Safety
• ☆ Biohazard Waste Management
• ☆ Inflammation
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Product Development Concept Development

Work Experience

Science Research Initiative Fellow

University of Utah

August 2025 - Present

Science Research Initiative Fellow

University of Utah

August 2025 - Present

Education

PhD in Molecular Microbiology

University of Utah

August 2020 - June 2025

PhD (Biological Sciences)

University of Utah

August 2020 - June 2025

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Lewis AJ, Richards AC, Mendez AA, Dhakal BK, Jones TA, Sundsbak JL, Eto DS, Rousek AA, Mulvey MA (2024). Plant phenolics inhibit focal adhesion kinase and suppress host cell invasion by uropathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> . Infection and immunity.

Fleming BA, Blango MG, Rousek AA, Kincannon WM, Tran A, Lewis AJ, Russell CW, Zhou Q, Baird LM, Barber AE, et al. (2022). A tRNA modifying enzyme as a tunable regulatory nexus for bacterial stress responses and virulence . Nucleic acids research.

Meng F, Fleming BA, Jia X, Rousek AA, Mulvey MA, Ward DM (2022). Lysosomal iron recycling in mouse macrophages is dependent upon both LcytB and Steap3 reductases . Blood advances.