Anna Johannesman

Program: Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Current advisor: Michele LeRoux, PhD

Undergraduate university: Washington University, 2022

Enrollment year: 2024

Research summary

Graduate publications
Johannesman A, Awasthi LC, Carlson N, LeRoux M. 2025 Phages carry orphan antitoxin-like enzymes to neutralize the DarTG1 toxin-antitoxin defense system. Nat Commun, 16(1):1598. PMCID: PMC11825919

McCalla AJ, Walker FC, Bisaro F, Rodriguez-Anavitate M, Johannesman A, Di Venanzio G, Feldman MF, LeRoux M. 2025 Acinetobacter phages use distinct strategies to breach the capsule barrier. PLoS Pathog, 21(9):e1013536. PMCID: PMC12507263