Elizabeth Mueller, PhD

Current Research

Lizzy is exploring the relationship between the environment, cell growth, and intrinsic antibiotic resistance.

Current Position: Postdoctoral Scientist in the Jacobs-Wagner Lab, Stanford University

2020 Recipient of the Nat Sternberg Thesis Prize for outstanding thesis in prokaryotic molecular biology

2019 Recipient of CSELS Fellowship

2016 Recipient of National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship

Publications

Mueller, E. A., C. S. Westfall and P. A. Levin, Environmental pH impacts division and cell size in Escherichia coli, bioRxiv 747808; doi: https//doi.org/10.1101747808 

Mueller, E. A., A. J. F. Egan, E. Breukink, W. Vollmer, and P. A. Levin (2019) Plasticity in Escherichia coli cell wall metabolism promotes fitness and antibiotic resistance across environmental conditions, eLife, 2019;8:e40754 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.40754

Mueller, E. A. and C. S. Westfall (2019) Blown out of proportion — The role of ppGpp in balanced metabolism. Small Things Considered Blog, March 11, 2019. Link is here.

Mueller, E. A. and P. A. Levin (2018) Evolving to End a Toxic Relationship: ADP Ribosylation in Interbacterial Warfare,Cell, 175(5):1182-1184. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.10.051. PMID: 30445038

Mueller EA, Merriman JA, Schlievert PM. (2015) Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1, not α-toxin, mediated Bundaberg fatalities. Microbiology. 161(12):2361-2368. PMID: 26432699

Schlievert PM, Merriman JA, Salgado-Pabón W, Mueller EA, Spaulding AR, Vu BG, Chuang-Smith ON, Kohler PL, Kirby JR. (2013) Menaquinone analogs inhibit growth of bacterial pathogens. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 57(11):5432-5437. PMID: 23959313

Mueller EA, Schlievert PM. (2015) Non-aqueous glycerol monolaurate gel exhibits antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens. PLoS One. 10(3):e0120280. PMID: 25799455