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Grace Spatafora

Dean of Curriculum; Heinz/Given Professor of Biology and Pre-Medical Sciences

Middlebury College

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Department Of Biology

Grace Spatafora is currently serving as a Biology Dean of Curriculum; Heinz/Given Professor of Biology and Pre-Medical Sciences at Middlebury College.

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Grace Spatafora

Middlebury College

Dean of Curriculum; Heinz/Given Professor of Biology and Pre-Medical Sciences

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microbiology molecular biology microbial pathogenesis bacteria gene expression applied microbiology streptococcus mutans clinical microbiology bacteriology biochemistry molecular microbiology immunology virology metalloproteins nucleic acids microorganisms environmental microbiology biological chemistry infection control medical microbiology oral microbiology microbial physiology biological inorganic chemistry microbial consortium biofilms veterinary medicine molecular cell biology microbial genetics biofilm formation bioproducts bioresource technology waste management sustainable production cleaner production applied phycology algal research plo biology cellular biochemistry microbial diversity evolutionary microbiology gene regulation gene characterization membrane transport protein transport veterinary microbiology mutagenesis host specificity reactive oxygen species redox signaling quantitative microbiology virulence factors rna biology protein expression dental caries genetic competence oxidative stress tolerance orphan response regulator intracellular polysaccharide manganese uptake gram-positive pathogenesis dtxr family dtxr homologue acid tolerance response gcrr response regulator slor modulation metal ion effectors metalloregulatory protein slor biosystems legal medicine neuroethics open science genome editing medical sociology science and technology studies biotechnology advance forensic genetics human biology animal biotechnology ethics genetic engineering medical history genetics research ethics public health ethics academic ethic nursing ethics research policy biotechnology gene therapy microbial cell factory scientific communication biological engineering pathogenesis bioethics biology synthetic biology regulatory toxicology nature method translational research health law medical ethics

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Slor-Sre Binding to the S. Mutans Mnth Promoter is Cooperative. Journal of Bacteriology (2025)

mutagenesis (molecular biology technique)transcription factorstranscription (biology)molecular biologysystems biologyslor-sre bindinggene expression

How Do Small Regulatory Rnas Promote Tooth Decay?. (2024)

nucleic acidsoral biologydevelopmental biologytranscription (biology)molecular biologygene expressiontranscriptome

Multiple Factors Regulate the Expression of Sufcdsub in Streptococcus Mutans. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2024)

Kassapa EllepolaLauren C. GuillotBradley ComeauxYiran HanJessica K. KajfaszJacob P. BitounGrace SpataforaJose A. LemosZezhang T. Wen

protein expressioninfectious diseasesstreptococcus mutansmicrobiologygene expression

The Evolving Microbiome of Dental Caries. Microorganisms (2024)

Grace SpataforaYihong LiXuesong HeAnnie CowanAnne C. R. Tanner

microbial consortiumapplied microbiologyenvironmental microbiologyevolutionary microbiologymicroorganismsmicrobiologydental cariesmicrobial diversityoral microbiologymicrobiomemicrobial ecology

Small Regulatory Rnas Are Mediators of the Streptococcus Mutans Slor Regulon. Journal of Bacteriology (2023)

rna biologymolecular microbiologynucleic acidsmicrobiologybacteriatranscription (biology)molecular biologybacteriologygene expressionapplied microbiology

Regulatory Involvement of the Perr and Slor Metalloregulators in the Streptococcus Mutans Oxidative Stress Response. Journal of Bacteriology (2021)

Talia R. RuxinJulia A. SchwartzmanCleo R. DavidowitzZachary PetersAndrew HoltzRobert A. HaneyGrace A. Spatafora

public healthclinical microbiologymedical microbiologyvirologymolecular microbiologyimmunologymicrobial physiologymicrobiologyoxidative stressslor metalloregulatorsbacteriologyregulatory involvement

Author Response for"the I S. Mutans Mnte /I Gene Encodes a Manganese Efflux Transporter". (2020)

nucleic acidsmolecular geneticsbiochemical sciencesmolecular biologymetalloproteinsgene expressiongeneticsbiological inorganic chemistry

Manganese Uptake, Mediated by Sloabc and Mnth, is Essential for the Fitness of Streptococcus Mutans. mSphere (2020)

Jessica K. KajfaszCallahan KatrakTridib GangulyJonathan VargasLogan WrightZachary T. PetersGrace A. SpataforaJacqueline AbranchesJosé A. Lemos

public healthclinical microbiologyvirologymanganese uptakestreptococcus mutansmicrobiologyglobal health

The S. Mutans Mnte Gene Encodes a Manganese Efflux Transporter. Molecular Oral Microbiology (2020)

molecular and cellular biologymutagenesis (molecular biology technique)molecular metabolismnucleic acidscellular physiologybiochemistrymolecular geneticsmolecular cell biologymolecular physiologytranscription (biology)molecular biologybiological chemistrybiochemical sciencesgene expressiontranscriptomegeneticscell and molecular biology

Autoregulation of the Streptococcus Mutans Slor Metalloregulator is Constitutive and Driven by an Independent Promoter. Journal of Bacteriology (2018)

independent promotermicroorganismsbiochemistrymicrobiologybacteriamolecular biologymetalloproteinsapplied microbiology

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Grace Spatafora

Dean of Curriculum; Heinz/Given Professor of Biology and Pre-Medical Sciences

Middlebury College

Affiliations

Department Of Biology

Grace Spatafora is currently serving as a Biology Dean of Curriculum; Heinz/Given Professor of Biology and Pre-Medical Sciences at Middlebury College.

Honors

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Grace Spatafora

Middlebury College

Dean of Curriculum; Heinz/Given Professor of Biology and Pre-Medical Sciences

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Slor-Sre Binding to the S. Mutans Mnth Promoter is Cooperative. Journal of Bacteriology (2025)

mutagenesis (molecular biology technique)transcription factorstranscription (biology)molecular biologysystems biologyslor-sre bindinggene expression

How Do Small Regulatory Rnas Promote Tooth Decay?. (2024)

nucleic acidsoral biologydevelopmental biologytranscription (biology)molecular biologygene expressiontranscriptome

Multiple Factors Regulate the Expression of Sufcdsub in Streptococcus Mutans. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2024)

Kassapa EllepolaLauren C. GuillotBradley ComeauxYiran HanJessica K. KajfaszJacob P. BitounGrace SpataforaJose A. LemosZezhang T. Wen

protein expressioninfectious diseasesstreptococcus mutansmicrobiologygene expression

The Evolving Microbiome of Dental Caries. Microorganisms (2024)

Grace SpataforaYihong LiXuesong HeAnnie CowanAnne C. R. Tanner

microbial consortiumapplied microbiologyenvironmental microbiologyevolutionary microbiologymicroorganismsmicrobiologydental cariesmicrobial diversityoral microbiologymicrobiomemicrobial ecology

Small Regulatory Rnas Are Mediators of the Streptococcus Mutans Slor Regulon. Journal of Bacteriology (2023)

rna biologymolecular microbiologynucleic acidsmicrobiologybacteriatranscription (biology)molecular biologybacteriologygene expressionapplied microbiology

Regulatory Involvement of the Perr and Slor Metalloregulators in the Streptococcus Mutans Oxidative Stress Response. Journal of Bacteriology (2021)

Talia R. RuxinJulia A. SchwartzmanCleo R. DavidowitzZachary PetersAndrew HoltzRobert A. HaneyGrace A. Spatafora

public healthclinical microbiologymedical microbiologyvirologymolecular microbiologyimmunologymicrobial physiologymicrobiologyoxidative stressslor metalloregulatorsbacteriologyregulatory involvement

Author Response for"the I S. Mutans Mnte /I Gene Encodes a Manganese Efflux Transporter". (2020)

nucleic acidsmolecular geneticsbiochemical sciencesmolecular biologymetalloproteinsgene expressiongeneticsbiological inorganic chemistry

Manganese Uptake, Mediated by Sloabc and Mnth, is Essential for the Fitness of Streptococcus Mutans. mSphere (2020)

Jessica K. KajfaszCallahan KatrakTridib GangulyJonathan VargasLogan WrightZachary T. PetersGrace A. SpataforaJacqueline AbranchesJosé A. Lemos

public healthclinical microbiologyvirologymanganese uptakestreptococcus mutansmicrobiologyglobal health

The S. Mutans Mnte Gene Encodes a Manganese Efflux Transporter. Molecular Oral Microbiology (2020)

Autoregulation of the Streptococcus Mutans Slor Metalloregulator is Constitutive and Driven by an Independent Promoter. Journal of Bacteriology (2018)

independent promotermicroorganismsbiochemistrymicrobiologybacteriamolecular biologymetalloproteinsapplied microbiology

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