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Kaeli Bryant
Indiana University
Timothy Cover lab
I study the assembly and function of the Cag Type IV secretion system (T4SS) in Helicobacter pylori. I am particularly interested in understanding how it recruits and secretes the bacterial oncoprotein CagA. I am also interested in the genetic variation of T4SSs within and between species.