Matt Cabeen cheers the rest of the lab on and supervises things. He teaches Introductory Microbiology (MICR 2123) and Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance (MICR 4423/5423). He wishes he had more time to work at the bench in the lab but is thankful for a great crew who gets things done!

Matthew Cabeen, PhD | Principal InvestigatorAssociate Professor

Office: 416 LSE | Lab: 419 LSE | Tel 405-744-6652

Stillwater OK 74078

Yashi Batra, hailing from India with a Master's in Medical Microbiology, joined Cabeen Lab in November 2023. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Oklahoma State University, Yashi delves into decoding citrate uptake and utilization in P. aeruginosa. With a Junior Research Fellow background and a commitment to scientific exploration, she's carving her path in microbiological research.

PhD Student 419 LSE Stillwater OK 74078

Niloy is a Ph.D. student from Bangladesh who arrived at OSU in Fall 2022. He joined Cabeen Lab in early December 2022 and started his experiments in the following month. Niloy is studying the stress-sensing nanomachine ofBacillus subtilis—called stressosome—more specifically: Analyzing RsbT kinase protein’s ability to sense stress and modulate the signaling to activate the alternative σ^Bthrough molecular biology, advanced microscopic and microfluidic techniques.

PhD Student 419 LSE
Stillwater OK 74078

Autumn graduated with a BS in Biochemistry from OSU in May 2022 after a long and successful career in the US Army. She fell in love with microbiology research and is now a PhD student in the lab. She has served as the Cabeen lab manager since Fall 2021.

PhD Student
419 LSE Stillwater OK 74078

Autumn graduated with a BS in Biochemistry from OSU in May 2022 after a long and successful career in the US Army. She fell in love with microbiology research and is now a PhD student in the lab. She has served as the Cabeen lab manager since Fall 2021.Autumn Hansen
PhD Student
419 LSE Stillwater OK 74078

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