College of Medicine
Moonah Lab
Led by Shannon Moonah · Medicine
What we study
The Moonah Lab studies intestinal health, focusing on how the gut barrier repairs after injury and how to reduce antibiotic use. They explore anti-virulence strategies and cell-based drug delivery.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Clinical
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Mucosal Inflammation, Healing, and Repair
Investigating how the gut barrier repairs after injury to improve treatments.
Alternatives Approaches to Reduce our Dependence on Antibiotics
Exploring anti-virulence strategies and host-directed therapies to reduce antibiotic use.
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Drug Delivery Technology
Developing a cell-based drug delivery system for medical applications.
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Recent papers, explained
- A single amino acid substitution determines susceptibility of Clostridioides difficile toxin B variants to monoclonal antibody neutralization
2026 · Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Identifies a key amino acid change that weakens a drug's ability to block a toxin.
- Amebiasis as a neglected tropical disease: Current knowledge gaps and future directions
2026 · PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Reviews gaps in knowledge about amebiasis, a global parasitic disease.
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- CRISPR genome editing using a combined positive and negative selection system
2025 · PLoS ONE
Tests CRISPR for editing single nucleotide changes in unknown disease-linked DNA variants.
- Ertapenem Combined With Anti-Staphylococcal Beta-Lactam Therapy for the Treatment of Persistent Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia in a Child With Vertebral Osteomyelitis
2025 · The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Describes a treatment for persistent S. aureus infection in a child with bone infection.
- The gut microbiome as a major source of drug-resistant infections: emerging strategies to decolonize and target the gut reservoir
2025 · Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Explores how gut microbes contribute to antibiotic-resistant infections.
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