College of Medicine
Iovine Lab
Led by Nicole M Iovine · Medicine
What we study
The lab studies how the body's innate defenses fight Gram-negative bacteria, focusing on autophagy and proteins like BPI. They use bacterial mutagenesis and assays to understand resistance mechanisms.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Clinical
- Bacteria & microbes
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 2
Current projects
Novel virulence factors in enteric bacteria
Finding bacterial factors that help gut bacteria escape autophagy-based killing.
Neutrophil-derived cationic protein in bacterial killing
Testing a neutrophil protein's ability to kill multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria.
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Recent papers, explained
- Impact of Fostamatinib on Inflammatory Biomarkers in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19
2026 · Critical Care Explorations
Measures how fostamatinib affects inflammation in severe COVID-19 patients.
- Molecular Epidemiology of Candidozyma auris Within a Case Cluster in North-Central Florida: Diverse Origins and Long-term Persistence of Strains
2026 · Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Analyzes genetic diversity of fungal infections in Florida patients.
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