Gracen R. Gerbig

This paper investigates how calcium triggers Cryptococcus neoformans aggregation through coordination bonds with glucuronoxylomannan, revealing its role in capsule structure and host interaction.

This study isolates and characterizes cryptococcal phagosomes from different host cells, revealing conserved fungal responses and suggesting host metabolism as a target for survival.

The paper shows that environmental Cryptococcus neoformans strains undergo genomic and phenotypic changes during mammalian infection, suggesting animal virulence drives genetic adaptation.