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Thomas Kim

Michigan State UniversityORCID 0000-0001-6282-0803Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Organism:rat· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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Aretha FiebigiD· 3 shared Sean CrossoniD· 3 shared Andrew Glass· 1 shared Andrew J. OliveiD· 1 shared Ashley A. KeiseriD· 1 shared Benjamin Aaron GarciaiD· 1 shared Bongjin HongiD· 1 shared Desi C. AlexanderiD· 1 shared

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BR-bodies link RNA homeostasis to stress tolerance and intracellular fitness in Brucella

Kaveendya S. Mallikaarachchi, Rosemary Northcote, Thomas Kim, Melene A. Alakavuklar, Vincent A Lawal, Vidhyadhar Nandana, Aretha Fiebig, Jared M. Schrader, Sean Crosson

This paper shows BR-bodies in Brucella regulate RNA stability and virulence by linking phase separation to stress resistance and intracellular fitness.

mBio · Oct 9, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

A genome-wide CRISPR screen defines host determinants of early Brucella infection in human macrophage-like cells

Thomas Kim, Eleanor C. Scheeres, Aretha Fiebig, Andrew J. Olive, Sean Crosson

This study uses a CRISPR screen to identify host genes critical for early Brucella infection in human macrophage-like cells, revealing shared and pathogen-specific dependencies.

Infection and Immunity · Jun 30, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Reversion of a RND transporter pseudogene uncovers latent stress resistance in Brucella ovis

Thomas Kim, Bongjin Hong, Thomas V. O’Halloran, Erika Mathes Lisabeth, Richard R. Neubig, Aretha Fiebig, Sean Crosson

This study identifies dihydropyridines as inhibitors of Brucella ovis growth and shows that pseudogenes like bepE can confer stress resistance through functional restoration.

bioRxiv · May 10, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Targeting acetyl-CoA metabolism attenuates the formation of fear memories through reduced activity-dependent histone acetylation

Desi C. Alexander, Tanya S. Corman, Mariel R. Mendoza, Andrew Glass, Tal Belity, Ranran Wu, Rianne R. Campbell, Joseph Han, Ashley A. Keiser, Jeffrey D. Winkler, Marcelo A. Wood, Thomas Kim, Benjamin Aaron Garcia, Hagit Cohen, Philipp Mews, , Shelley L. Berger

This study shows that inhibiting Acss2 reduces fear memory formation and anxiety in mice and rats by decreasing histone acetylation and gene expression in the hippocampus.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Aug 3, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience