Cabeen Lab
We are the Cabeen Lab.
Welcome to the Cabeen Lab at Oklahoma State University! Thanks for visiting our website.
We try to think big ideas about tiny little bacteria.
Because bacterial cells are so small, they often have to team up in communities to
build colonies and cause infections. We study how they do that. They have to find
the right foods and compete with other bacteria. We study how they do that. Bacteria
also have to deal with stress in their environment, just like the rest of us. We study
how they sense and respond to stress to survive in a harsh world. We are interested
not only in the basic biology of bacteria but also how we can use what we learn to
fight bacterial infections in human patients.
In the Cowboy spirit, we are committed to maintaining a stimulating, instructive,
and fun lab environment characterized by teamwork and involvement in every aspect
of the scientific process. We work hard and are proud of our large and active group
of scholars. Are you inquisitive and enthusiastic? We are always on the lookout for
talented students. Please check out the links above to learn more about our work and
who we are. And follow us on Twitter (though we seldom post)!
People
This amazing video was made by undergraduate researcher Sam Shafer before she went
on to study for her MD/PhD and do other great things in the wide world! Thank you
Sam!