Luis Vega, PhD | McGovern Medical School

Education

BA: Rice University, Houston, TX. 2005
PhD: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. 2012
Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Maryland, College Park, MD. 2017
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX 2018
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern Medical School, Houston TX. Present

Publications

Vega, L.A., Mukherjeee P, Bui D, Guy M, Sanson-Iglesias, M.A., Flores, A.R.: Serotype-specific LiaFSR polymorphisms contribute to virulence phenotypes of Group A Streptococcus. ASM Microbe 2023 Conference, Houston, TX (June 15-19, 2023).

Vega, L.A., Sanson, M.A., Regmi, S., Shah, B.J., Cubria, M.B., Alamarat, Z., Flores, A.R.: Contribution of a Mobile Genetic Element to Adherence, Invasion and Pathogenesis of Emergent Antimicrobial Resistant Group A Streptococcus. 4^th Annual Texas Medical Center Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Conference, Virtual conference (January 26-28, 2021).

Vega, L.A., Sanson, M.A., Regmi, S., Shah, B.J., Cubria, M.B., Alamarat, Z., Flores, A.R.: Association of Antimicrobial Resistance-encoding Mobile Genetic Elements with Enhanced Bacterial Pathogen Fitness and Transmissibility. 30^th Annual Keck Research Conference, Virtual conference, (October 29-30, 2020).

Vega, L.A., Sanson, M.A., Regmi, S., Shah, B.J., Cubria, M.B., Alamarat, Z., Flores, A.R.: Association of Antimicrobial Resistance-encoding Mobile Genetic Elements with Enhanced Bacterial Pathogen Fitness and Transmissibility. 3^rd Annual Texas Medical Center Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Conference, Houston, TX (January 22-24, 2020)