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Dr Seána Duggan
Early Career Fellow
Geoffrey Pope 323
Geoffrey Pope Building, University of Exeter , Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
Overview
Dr Seána Duggan was recruited as an Early Career Fellow to the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology in 2022. Her research investigates fungal - bacterial co-infections with a focus on Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus.
Qualifications
Dr. rer. nat. Microbiology Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
MSc Biochemistry and Immunology, TU Dublin, Ireland
BSc (Hons) Bioanalytical Science, TU Dublin, Ireland
Career
2018 - 2022 Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Bristol
Links
Research group links
Research
Research projects
- Fungal - Bacterial Biofilms
- Co-infection Biology
Research networks
Microbes & Society
Publications
Key publications | Publications by category | Publications by year
Publications by category
Journal articles
Laabei M, Duggan S (2022). CidA and LrgA: a "Hole" Lot More than Programmed Cell Death. mBio, 13(3).Abstract. Author URL.
Stevens EJ, Morse DJ, Bonini D, Duggan S, Brignoli T, Recker M, Lees JA, Croucher NJ, Bentley S, Wilson DJ, et al (2022). Targeted control of pneumolysin production by a mobile genetic element in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Microb Genom, 8(4).Abstract. Author URL.
Brignoli T, Douglas E, Duggan S, Fagunloye OG, Adhikari R, Aman MJ, Massey RC (2022). Wall Teichoic Acids Facilitate the Release of Toxins from the Surface of Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiology Spectrum, 10(4).Abstract.
Douglas EJA, Duggan S, Brignoli T, Massey RC (2021). The MpsB protein contributes to both the toxicity and immune evasion capacity of Staphylococcus aureus. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM, 167(10). Author URL.
Duggan S, Laabei M, Alnahari AA, O'Brien EC, Lacey KA, Bacon L, Heesom K, Fu C-L, Otto M, Skaar E, et al (2020). A Small Membrane Stabilizing Protein Critical to the Pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus. INFECTION AND IMMUNITY, 88(9). Author URL.
Linde J, Duggan S, Weber M, Horn F, Sieber P, Hellwig D, Riege K, Marz M, Martin R, Guthke R, et al (2015). Defining the transcriptomic landscape of Candida glabrata by RNA-Seq. NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, 43(3), 1392-1406. Author URL.
Duggan S, Leonhardt I, Huenniger K, Kurzai O (2015). Host response to Candida albicans bloodstream infection and sepsis. VIRULENCE, 6(4), 316-326. Author URL.
Duggan S, Essig F, Huenniger K, Mokhtari Z, Bauer L, Lehnert T, Brandes S, Haeder A, Jacobsen ID, Martin R, et al (2015). Neutrophil activation by Candida glabrata but not Candida albicans promotes fungal uptake by monocytes. CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY, 17(9), 1259-1276. Author URL.
Conferences
Herzog S, Aly M, Duggan S, Linde J, Martin R, Kurzai O (2015). A network of heat shock-associated genes is up-regulated during the interaction of Candida glabrata with human neutrophils. Author URL.
Huenniger K, Essig F, Duggan S, Mokhtari Z, Brandes S, Figge MT, Kurzai O (2015). Human neutrophils act differentially on the human fungal pathogens Candida albicans and Candida glabrata. Author URL.
Publications by year
In Press
Duggan S, Laabei M, Alnahari A, O’Brien EC, Lacey KA, Bacon L, Heesom K, Fu C-L, Otto M, Skaar E, et al (In Press). A small membrane protein critical to both the offensive and defensive capabilities of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. Abstract.
Brignoli T, Douglas E, Duggan S, Fagunloye OG, Adhikari R, Aman MJ, Massey RC (In Press). Wall teichoic acids facilitate the release of toxins from the surface of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. Abstract.
2023
Bonini D, Duggan S, Alnahari AA, Brignoli T, Strahl H, Massey RC (2023). Lipoteichoic acid biosynthesis by Staphylococcus aureus is controlled by the MspA protein through competitive interference. Abstract.
2022
Laabei M, Duggan S (2022). CidA and LrgA: a "Hole" Lot More than Programmed Cell Death. mBio, 13(3).Abstract. Author URL.
Stevens EJ, Morse DJ, Bonini D, Duggan S, Brignoli T, Recker M, Lees JA, Croucher NJ, Bentley S, Wilson DJ, et al (2022). Targeted control of pneumolysin production by a mobile genetic element in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Microb Genom, 8(4).Abstract. Author URL.
Brignoli T, Douglas E, Duggan S, Fagunloye OG, Adhikari R, Aman MJ, Massey RC (2022). Wall Teichoic Acids Facilitate the Release of Toxins from the Surface of Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiology Spectrum, 10(4).Abstract.
2021
Douglas EJA, Duggan S, Brignoli T, Massey RC (2021). The MpsB protein contributes to both the toxicity and immune evasion capacity of Staphylococcus aureus. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM, 167(10). Author URL.
2020
Duggan S, Laabei M, Alnahari AA, O'Brien EC, Lacey KA, Bacon L, Heesom K, Fu C-L, Otto M, Skaar E, et al (2020). A Small Membrane Stabilizing Protein Critical to the Pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus. INFECTION AND IMMUNITY, 88(9). Author URL.
Stevens EJ, Morse DJ, Bonini D, Duggan S, Brignoli T, Recker M, Lees JA, Croucher NJ, Bentley S, Wilson DJ, et al (2020). Targeted control of pneumolysin production by a mobile genetic element in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
2015
Herzog S, Aly M, Duggan S, Linde J, Martin R, Kurzai O (2015). A network of heat shock-associated genes is up-regulated during the interaction of Candida glabrata with human neutrophils. Author URL.
Linde J, Duggan S, Weber M, Horn F, Sieber P, Hellwig D, Riege K, Marz M, Martin R, Guthke R, et al (2015). Defining the transcriptomic landscape of Candida glabrata by RNA-Seq. NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, 43(3), 1392-1406. Author URL.
Duggan S, Leonhardt I, Huenniger K, Kurzai O (2015). Host response to Candida albicans bloodstream infection and sepsis. VIRULENCE, 6(4), 316-326. Author URL.
Huenniger K, Essig F, Duggan S, Mokhtari Z, Brandes S, Figge MT, Kurzai O (2015). Human neutrophils act differentially on the human fungal pathogens Candida albicans and Candida glabrata. Author URL.
Duggan S, Essig F, Huenniger K, Mokhtari Z, Bauer L, Lehnert T, Brandes S, Haeder A, Jacobsen ID, Martin R, et al (2015). Neutrophil activation by Candida glabrata but not Candida albicans promotes fungal uptake by monocytes. CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY, 17(9), 1259-1276. Author URL.
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External Engagement and Impact
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Editor Access Microbiology
Teaching
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Postgraduate researchers
- Orlando Ross (Fungal - Bacterial Biofilms)