Shawna Carlyn Oswald Reed
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Shawna Carlyn Oswald Reed
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Shawna Reed is an Assistant Professor and currently teaches BMS 370 (General Microbiology).
She loves to use active learning and conceptual frameworks to teach students about the fascinating world of microbes. As a scientist, she is passionate about uncovering the molecular interactions between host cells and intracellular bacteria. She has studied primate parasites (undergraduate), papillomavirus genome tethering (post-baccalaureate at NIH), Rickettsia and Listeria actin-based intracellular motility (PhD research at UC Berkeley) and Coxiella genetics and host interactions (Post-doc at Yale).
In her laboratory, she looks forward to creating research projects for undergraduates curious about intracellular pathogens, bacterial genetics, interactions with host immune sensing pathways, and how individual bacterial effector proteins might contribute to virulence by hijacking host cell functions. Specifically, she hopes to explore the function of secreted bacterial effectors, the sensing of Coxiella infection by Drosophila (fruit fly) immune pathways, and bio-engineer Coxiella for future research.
Her goal is to mentor students as independent scientists who present their work at regional or national conferences as well as become authors on published research papers.
She loves to use active learning and conceptual frameworks to teach students about the fascinating world of microbes. As a scientist, she is passionate about uncovering the molecular interactions between host cells and intracellular bacteria. She has studied primate parasites (undergraduate), papillomavirus genome tethering (post-baccalaureate at NIH), Rickettsia and Listeria actin-based intracellular motility (PhD research at UC Berkeley) and Coxiella genetics and host interactions (Post-doc at Yale).
In her laboratory, she looks forward to creating research projects for undergraduates curious about intracellular pathogens, bacterial genetics, interactions with host immune sensing pathways, and how individual bacterial effector proteins might contribute to virulence by hijacking host cell functions. Specifically, she hopes to explore the function of secreted bacterial effectors, the sensing of Coxiella infection by Drosophila (fruit fly) immune pathways, and bio-engineer Coxiella for future research.
Her goal is to mentor students as independent scientists who present their work at regional or national conferences as well as become authors on published research papers.
Education
- BS, Randolph-Macon Womans College
- PHD, University of California Berkeley
Areas of Expertise
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Pathogenic Microbiology
- Virology
Organization
- Biomedical Sciences
Office Location
- Tator Hall 221D
Mail Drop
- EC-BMS
Quinnipiac Today
Experience
Quinnipiac University
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Science
Hamden, CT
2019 - Present
Yale University School of Medicine
Post-doctoral fellow
New Haven, CT, USA
2013 - 2019
University of California, Berkeley
Graduate Student Instructor
Berkeley, CA
2007 - 2010
Selected Publications
Peer Reviewed Presentations
N2A, MCF7, and HepG2 Cells Support Coxiella burnetii Replication
Stephen M. Kotfila, Sarah J. Leduc, Genna M. Mullen, and Shawna Reed
ASCB/EMBO 2024, San Diego, CA, American Society for Cell Biology (2024)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
The Coxiella effector CBU0122 modulates host cell membrane fusion and recycling
Genna Mullen, Isabella V Diaz, Jaydeen Sewell, Nicholas C Shiner, Renee Pontbriant, Kerryan Ashley, Shawna C O Reed
Pioneer Valley Microbiology Symposium, Amherst, MA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2024)
Peer Reviewed Journal
The Coxiella burnetii effector EmcB is a deubiquitinase that restricts RIG-I signaling
Duncan-Lowey J, Crabill E, Jarrett A, Reed SC, Roy CR
120(11) Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences e2217602120 March (2023)
Invited Speaker
Exploring Coxiella biology: from molecules to multicellular infection
Reed, Shawna
Hamilton, MT, NIH, NIAID, Rocky Mountain Laboratories (2023)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Paired and Compared Lessons for the Microbiology Flipped and Hybrid Classroom
Shawna Reed
ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators, Online (2022)
Peer Reviewed Poster
The Coxiella effector CvpG modulates fusion properties of the Coxiella containing vacuole
Kerryan Ashley1, Jaydeen Sewell1, Nicholas C Shiner1, Isabella V Diaz1, Mia Grzywinski1, Evan T Gundling1, Laura Mason1, Shami-Iyabo K Mitchell2, Craig R Roy2, Shawna C O Reed1,2*
American Society For Rickettsiology, Greenville, SC (2022)
Peer Reviewed Poster
The IMPACT of Coxiella: Learning from a pathogen during a pandemic
Alex T Jacoby, Emily A Beltz, Robyn S Roznitsky, Laura Mason, Evan T Gundling, Andres Ariza, Mia K Grzywinski, Vincent G Pedulla, Lauren Sweeney, Parker D Jack, Oveen M Joseph, Melissa Solomon, Michael Santos, Shannon Cisse, Shawna C O Reed*
American Society for Rickettsiology, Greenville, SC (2022)
Peer Reviewed Poster
Prediction, analysis and expression of a Coxiella Type IV effector library
Emily A Beltz; Alex T Jacoby; Robyn S Roznitsky; Laura Mason; Evan T Gundling; Andres Ariza; Mia K Grzywinski; Vincent G Pedulla; Lauren Sweeney; Parker D Jack; Oveen M Joseph; Melissa Solomon; Michael Santos; Shawna C O Reed
Boston Bacterial Meeting, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University (2022)
Peer Reviewed Poster
The Coxiella effector CvpG modulates fusion of the bacterial vacuole with endolysosomal compartments
Shawna C O Reed; Kerryan Ashley; Jaydeen Sewell; Nicholas C Shiner; Isabella V Diaz; Evan T Gundling; Laura Mason; Shami-Iyabo K Mitchell; Craig R Roy
Boston Bacterial Meeting, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University (2022)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
The effector protein CBU0122 modulates fusion properties of the Coxiella containing vacuole
Shawna C. O. Reed*, Jaydeen Sewell*, Kerryan Ashley*, Shami-Iyabo K. Mitchell, David Arteaga, Craig R. Roy
Boston Bacteria Meeting 2021, (Online) Cambridge, MA, Harvard University (2021)
Academic Awards, Fellowships and Grants
2024-2025 AAUW Research Publication Grant in Engineering, Medicine and Science
Grant | 2023-2024
25,000 Award for research project and publication. American Association for University Women