Assistant Professor
Research Interest: Acinetobacter pathogenesis
Ph.D.: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Postdoctoral: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Office: 501-686-8155
Lab: 501-686-8153
Email: CJacksonlitteken@uams.edu
Currently accepting new students (Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., M.S.)
Research Description
We are focused on understanding mechanisms of Acinetobacter baumannii pathogenesis in novel infection models with a recent focus on ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Key Publications
Full bibliography at PubMed
- Jackson-Litteken CD, Di Venanzio G, Le NH, Scott NE, Djahanschiri B, Distel JS, Pardue EJ, Ebersberger I, Feldman MF. InvL, an Invasin-Like Adhesin, Is a Type II Secretion System Substrate Required for Acinetobacter baumannii Uropathogenesis. mBio. 2022. 13(3):e0025822. PMID: 35638734; PMCID: PMC9245377.
- Bisaro F, Jackson-Litteken CD, McGuffey JC, Hooppaw AJ, Bodrog S, Jebeli L, Janet-Maitre M, Ortiz-Marquez JC, van Opijnen T, Scott NE, Di Venanzio G, Feldman MF. Diclofenac sensitizes multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii to colistin. PLoS Pathog. 2024. 20(11):e1012705. doi: . PMID: 39571043; PMCID: PMC11620633.
- McGuffey JC, Jackson-Litteken CD, Di Venanzio G, Zimmer AA, Lewis JM, Distel JS, Kim KQ, Zaher HS, Alfonzo J, Scott NE, Feldman MF. The tRNA methyltransferase TrmB is critical for Acinetobacter baumannii stress responses and pulmonary infection. mBio. 2023. 14(5):e0141623. PMID: 37589464; PMCID: PMC10653896.