Mary E. Marquart, PhD

Mary E. Marquart, PhD

Professor

Department:
SOM-Cell and Molecular Biology

Email:
mmarquart@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 815-6934

Education

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Microbiology2003
Louisiana State University Eye Center, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Ophthalmology2000
Saint Louis University, PhD, Biology1997
Saint Louis University, MS, Biology1995
Saint Louis University, BA, Biology1993

Current Positions

Professor, School of Medicine07/2021 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology2009 - 06/2021
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology05/2005 - 2009
Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences, Department of Microbiology08/2003 - 05/2005
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences, Department of Microbiology07/2000 - 07/2003
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Louisiana State University Eye Center, New Orleans, LA, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology1998 - 06/2000
Research Assistant, Saint Louis University, Department of Biology06/1995 - 05/1996
Teaching Assistant, Saint Louis University, Department of Biology06/1993 - 12/1997

Sponsored Program Funding

Extramural, The War Against Biofilms: Bactericidal Efficacy of Intraoperative Bacterial Load Reduction Techniques, AO Trauma North America Fellows Research Support; PI: Dillon O'Neill, UMMC Orthopedic Surgery; Role: Co-investigator03/2024 - 01/2025
Extramural, Mechanisms underlying adhesion and colonization in pneumococcal keratitis, NIH; Role: Co-PI08/2023 - 07/2025
Extramural, iCAP an innovative device to rapidly resolve microbial keratitis, Phase II, 2R44EY026824, NIH (primary), Lynntech, Inc. (recipient organization; PI: Anjal Sharma); Role: Subcontract PI06/2021 - 05/2024
Extramural, iKITT innovative keratitis identity type test, R43EY031610-01A1 (resubmission), NIH (primary), Lynntech, Inc. (recipient organization; PI: Anjal Sharma); Role: Consultant; ended role in 2021 to eliminate perceived COI09/2020 - 09/2022
Extramural, Characterization of viridans group streptococci from endophthalmitis, R21EY028325-01A1, NIH; Role: PI09/2020 - 08/2023
Extramural, Evaluation of the microbiocidal activity of RP557 in a P. aeruginosa rabbit keratitis model, Riptide Bioscience, Inc.; Role: Contract PI12/2019 - 11/2020
Extramural, Improving treatment options and outcomes in fungal keratitis, R41EY030384, NIH (primary), TranZ Biosciences, LLC (recipient organization; PI: Soumyajit Majumdar); Role: Subcontract PI09/2019 - 09/2021
Extramural, Effects of ascorbic acid on intraocular growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae, G2018031593349163, Sigma Xi Grants-In-Aid of Research (Student PI: Angela Benton); Role: Mentor PI06/2018 - 05/2019
Extramural, iCAP an innovative device to rapidly resolve microbial keratitis, R43EY026824, NIH (primary), Lynntech, Inc. (recipient organization; PI: Anjal Sharma); Role: Subcontract PI09/2016 - 09/2019
Extramural, Staph study, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada; Role: Contract PI05/2016 - 05/2017
Extramural, Implementation of titanium anodization to produce an anatase surface layer (PI: Michael Roach), Depuy-Synthes; Role: Collaborating PI (with faculty from Biomedical Materials Science, UMMC)10/2015 - 09/2016
Intramural, IRSP: The impact of ocular sugars in pneumococcal endophthalmitis, University of Mississippi Medical Center; Role: PI11/2012 - 10/2013
Extramural, Antimicrobial Studies, Bausch and Lomb; Role: Contract PI04/2008 - 12/2010
Extramural, Streptococcus pneumoniae ocular pathogenesis and therapy, R01EY016195, NIH; Role: PI03/2007 - 02/2012
Extramural, Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research, Public Health Grant R01EY016195, NIH; Role: PI Mentor03/2007 - 02/2008
Intramural, IRSP: Streptococcus pneumoniae ocular pathogenesis and therapy, University of Mississippi Medical Center; Role: PI05/2006 - 04/2007
Extramural, National Research Service Award F32EY13651, Pseudomonas proteases as ocular virulence factors, NIH; Role: Postdoctoral Recipient08/2001 - 07/2003
Extramural, National Research Service Award F32EY06948, Detection of HSV-1 DNA in tears: proof of reactivation, NIH; Role: Postdoctoral Recipient07/1999 - 06/2000

Publications

U.S. Patent/Canada Patent

M.E. Marquart and R.J. O’Callaghan Cholesterol as an antibiotic for Streptococcus pneumoniae, U.S. Patent #7,906,498, Canadian Patent #2,602,855 Filed April 6, 2005, Attorney Docket Number Marquart 04M20. LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.
U.S. patent issued March 15, 2011.
Canadian patent issued October 11, 2011.
2005

Journal Article

Bruni CL, Johnson HA, Ali A, Parekh A, Marquart ME, Janorkar AV, Roach MD. Phosphorus-and-silver-doped crystalline oxide coatings for titanium implant surfaces. Oxygen 2024; 4(4):402-420.2024
Ali A, Polepalli L, Chowdhury S, Carr MA, Janorkar AV, Marquart ME, Griggs JA, Bumgardner JD, Roach MD. Silver-doped titanium oxide layers for improved photocatalytic activity and antibacterial properties of titanium implants J. Funct. Biomater. 2024; 15(6), 163.2024
Johnson HA, Donaho D, Ali A, Parekh A, Williamson RS, Marquart ME, Bumgardner JD, Janorkar AV, Roach MD. Photocatalytic activity and antibacterial properties of mixed-phase oxides on titanium implant alloy substrates Coatings (Basel) 2024; 14(5), 595.2024
Carr MA, Marquart ME, Sanchez M, Saleem W, Wellington OI, Lovell KM, McCallister A, Lightfoot V, Ost EB, Wise HZ, Huang B, Sharma AC. Innovative cold atmospheric plasma (iCAP) decreases corneal ulcer formation and bacterial loads and improves anterior chamber health in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus keratitis Exp. Eye Res. 2023; 237:109692.2023
Ali A, Chowdhury S, Carr MA, Janorkar AV, Marquart M, Griggs JA, Bumgardner JD, Roach MD. Antibacterial and biocompatible polyaniline-doped titanium oxide layers Biomed. Mater. Res. B Appl. Biomater. 2023; 111(5):1100-1111.2023
Ali A, Chowdhury S, Janorkar A, Marquart M, Griggs JA, Bumgardner J, Roach MD. A novel single-step anodization approach for PANI-doping oxide surfaces to improve the photocatalytic activity of titanium implants Biomed. Mater. 2023; 18 0150102022
Kumarihamy M, Tripathi S, Balachandran P, Avula B, Zhao J, Wang M, Bennett MM, Zhang J, Carr MA, Lovell KM, Wellington OI, Marquart ME, Nanayakkara NPD, Muhammad I. Synthesis and inhibitory activity of machaeridiol-based novel anti-MRSA and anti-VRE compounds and their profiling for cancer-related signaling pathways Molecules. 2022;27(19):6604.2022
Oh JH, Martinez AD, Cao H, George GW, Cobb JS, Sharma P, Fassero LA, Arole K, Carr MA, Lovell KM, Shukla J, Saed MA, Tandon R, Marquart ME, Moores LC, Green MJ. Radio frequencing heating of washable conductive textiles for bacteria and virus inactivation. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2022; Epub ahead of print.2022
Carr MA, Marcelo D, Lovell KM, Benton AH, Tullos NA, Norcross EW, Myers B, Robbins MK, Craddieth H, Marquart ME. Absence of Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule increases bacterial binding, persistence, and inflammation in corneal infection. Microorganisms. 2022; 10(4):710.2022
Marquart ME, Hellmann KT, Carr MA, Lovell KM, Robinson DA. Draft genome sequences of viridans Streptococci causing bacterial endophthalmitis in humans Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 2021; 10(42):e0083521.2021
Caballero AR, Tang A, Bierdeman M, O’Callaghan R, Marquart ME. Correlation of Staphylococcus epidermidis phenotype and its corneal virulence Curr. Eye Res. 2021; 46(5):638-647.2021
Johnson H, Williamson R, Marquart M, Bumgardner J, Janorkar A, Roach M. Photocatalytic activity and antibacterial efficacy of UVA-treated titanium oxides J. Biomater. Appl. 2020;35(4-5):500-514.2020
Tang A, Caballero AR, Bierdeman MA, Marquart ME, Foster TJ, Monk IR, O’Callaghan RJ Staphylococcus aureus superantigen-like protein SSL1: a toxic protease Pathogens. 2019; 8(1).pii:E22019
Pal P, Nguyen QC, Benton AH, Marquart ME, Janorkar AV Drug-loaded elastin-like polypeptide-collagen hydrogels with high modulus for bone tissue engineering Macromol. Biosci. 2019; 19(9):e19001422019
Benton AH, Jackson MD, Wong SM, Dees JL, Akerley BJ, Marquart ME A transcriptional activator of ascorbic acid transport in Streptococcus pneumoniae Is required for optimal growth in endophthalmitis in a strain-dependent manner Microorganisms. 2019; 7(9). pii: E2902019
Saleem W, Benton AH, Marquart ME, Wang S, Saleem W, Vigil R, Huang B, Sharma AC Innovative cold atmospheric plasma (iCAP) decreases mucopurulent corneal ulcer formation and edema and reduces bacterial load in Pseudomonas keratitis Clin. Plasma Med. 2019; 16:100093.2019
Jain S, Williamson RS, Marquart M, Janorkar AV, Griggs JA, Roach MD Photofunctionalization of anodized titanium surfaces using UVA or UVC light and its effects against Streptococcus sanguinis J. Biomed. Mater. Res. B Appl. Biomater. 2018; 106:2284-22942018
Jordan CD, Sullivan AL, Marquart ME, Hamadain E, Williamson RS, Haynie LA, Bain JL,Benton AH Hyperbaric oxygen in vitro against MRSA 301 and P. aeruginosa 19660 Journal MSMA. 2018; 59(10):442-4562018
Tang A, Caballero AR, Marquart ME, Bierdeman MA, O’Callaghan RJ Mechanism of Pseudomonas aeruginosa small protease (PASP), a corneal virulence factor Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2018; 59:5993-60022018
Marquart ME, Benton AH, Galloway RC, Stempak LM Antibiotic susceptibility, cytotoxicity, and protease activity profiles of viridans group streptococci causing endophthalmitis PLoS One 2018; 13(12):e02098492018
Benton AH, Fulton LK, Marquart ME Exogenous Streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis in diabetic rabbits Sci. Rep. 2017; 7:461962017
Anderson TR, Marquart ME, Janorkar AV Effective release of a broad spectrum antibiotic from elastin-like polypeptide-collagen composite J. Biomed. Mater. Res. A.2015; 103:782-7902015
Thornton JA, Tullos NA, Sanders ME, Ridout G, Wang Y-D, Taylor SD, McDaniel LS, Marquart ME Differential bacterial gene expression during experimental pneumococcal endophthalmitis Ophthalmic Res. 2015; 53:149-1612015
Sanders ME, Taylor S, Tullos N, Norcross EW, Moore QC, Thompson H, King LB, Marquart ME Passive immunization with Pneumovax®23 and pneumolysin in combination with vancomycin for pneumococcal endophthalmitis BMC Ophthalmol. 2013; 13:82013
Taylor SD, Sanders ME, Tullos NA, Stray SJ, Norcross EW, McDaniel LS, Marquart ME The cholesterol-dependent cytolysin pneumolysin from Streptococcus pneumoniae binds to lipid raft microdomains in human corneal epithelial cells PLoS One. 2013; 8(4):e613002013
Tang A, Caballero AR, Marquart ME, O’Callaghan RJ Pseudomonas aeruginosa small protease (PASP), a keratitis virulence factor Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013; 54:2821-28282013
Tullos NA, Thompson HW, Taylor S, Sanders M, Norcross EW, Tolo I, Moore QC III, Marquart ME Modulation of immune signaling, bacterial clearance, and corneal integrity by Toll-like receptors during Streptococcus pneumoniae keratitis Curr. Eye Res. 2013; 38:1036-10482013
Sanders ME, Moore QC III, Norcross EW, Sanfilippo CM, Hesje CK, Shafiee A, Marquart ME Comparison of besifloxacin, gatifloxacin, and moxifloxacin against strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with different quinolone susceptibility patterns in a rabbit model of keratitis Cornea. 2011; 30:83-902011
Sanders ME, Norcross EW, Robertson ZM, Moore QC III, Fratkin J, Marquart ME The Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule is required for full virulence in pneumococcal endophthalmitis Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2011; 52:865-8722011
Norcross EW, Sanders ME, Moore QC III, Marquart ME Pathogenesis of a clinical ocular strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae and the interaction of pneumolysin with corneal cells J. Bacteriol. Parasitol. 2011; 2:1082011
Thangavel RR, Reed A, Norcross EW, Dixon SN, Marquart ME, Stray SJ "Boom" and "Bust" cycles in virus growth suggest multiple selective forces in influenza A evolution Virol. J. 2011; 8:1802011
Norcross EW, Sanders ME, Moore QC III, Taylor SD, Tullos NA, Caston RR, Dixon SN, Nahm M, Burton R, Thompson H, McDaniel LS, Marquart ME Active immunization with pneumolysin versus 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine for Streptococcus pneumoniae keratitis Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2011; 52:9232-92432011
Norcross EW, Tullos NA, Taylor SD, Sanders ME, Marquart ME Assessment of Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule in conjunctivitis and keratitis in vivo: neuraminidase activity increases in nonencapsulated pneumococci following conjunctival infection Curr. Eye Res. 2010; 35:787-7982010
Norcross EW, Sanders ME, Moore QC III, Sanfilippo CM, Hesje CK, Shafiee A, Marquart ME Comparative efficacy of besifloxacin and other fluoroquinolones in a prophylaxis model of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae rabbit endophthalmitis J. Ocul. Pharmacol. Ther. 2010; 26:237-2432010
Sanders ME, Moore QC III, Norcross EW, Shafiee A, Marquart ME Efficacy of besifloxacin in an early treatment model of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus J. Ocul. Pharmacol. Ther. 2010; 26:193-1982010
Sanders ME, Norcross EW, Moore QC III, Fratkin J, Thompson H, Marquart ME Immunization with pneumolysin protects against both retinal and global damage caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis J. Ocul. Pharmacol. Ther. 2010; 26:571-5772010
Sanders ME, Tullos NA, Taylor SD, Norcross EW, King LB, Tolo I, Marquart ME Moxifloxacin and cholesterol combined treatment of pneumococcal keratitis Curr. Eye Res. 2010; 35:1142-11472010
Moore QC III, McCormick CC, Norcross EW, Onwubiko C, Sanders ME, Fratkin J, McDaniel LS, O’Callaghan RJ, Marquart ME Development of a Streptococcus pneumoniae keratitis model in mice Ophthalmic Res. 2009; 42:141-1462009
Sanders ME, Norcross EW, Moore QC III, Shafiee A, Marquart ME Efficacy of besifloxacin in a rabbit model of MRSA keratitis Cornea. 2009; 28:1055-10602009
Tang A, Marquart ME, Fratkin JD, McCormick CC, Caballero AR, Gatlin HP, O'Callaghan RJ Properties of PASP: a Pseudomonas protease capable of mediating corneal erosions Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2009; 50:3794-38012009
Sanders ME, Norcross EW, Moore QC III, Onwubiko C, King LB, Fratkin J, Marquart ME A comparison of pneumolysin activity and concentration in vitro and in vivo in a rabbit endophthalmitis model Clin. Ophthalmol. 2008; 2:793-8002008
Green SN, Sanders M, Moore QC III, Norcross EW, Monds KS, Caballero AR, McDaniel LS, Robinson SA, Onwubiko C, O’Callaghan RJ, Marquart ME Protection from Streptococcus pneumoniae keratitis by passive immunization with pneumolysin antiserum Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2008; 49:290-2942008
O'Callaghan RJ, McCormick CC, Caballero AR, Marquart ME, Gatlin HP, Fratkin JD Age-related differences in rabbits during experimental Staphylococcus aureus keratitis Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2007; 48:5125-51312007
Marquart ME, Monds KS, McCormick CC, Dixon SN, Sanders ME, Reed JM, McDaniel LS, Caballero AR, O’Callaghan RJ Cholesterol as treatment for pneumococcal keratitis: cholesterol-specific inhibition of pneumolysin in the cornea Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2007; 48:2661-26662007
Thibodeaux BA, Caballero AR, Marquart ME, Tommassen J, O’Callaghan RJ Corneal virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase B and alkaline protease produced by Pseudomonas putida Current Eye Research. 2007; 32:373-3862007
Mills MF, Marquart ME, McDaniel LS Localization of PcsB of Streptococcus pneumoniae and its differential expression in response to stress J. Bacteriol. 2007; 189:4544-45462007
Shah P, Marquart M, Quin LR, Swiatlo E Cellular location of polyamine transport protein PotD in Streptococcus pneumoniae FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 2006; 261:235-2372006
Caballero AR, Marquart ME, O’Callaghan RJ, Thibodeaux BA, Johnston KH, Dajcs JJ Effectiveness of fluoroquinolones against Mycobacterium abscessus in vivo Curr. Eye Res. 2006; 31:23-292006
McCormick CC, Dajcs JJ, Reed JM, Marquart ME, O’Callaghan RJ The effectiveness of lysostaphin therapy for experimental coagulase-negative Staphylococcus endophthalmitis Curr. Eye Res. 2006; 31:225-2302006
Marquart ME, Dajcs JJ, Caballero AR, Thibodeaux BA, O’Callaghan RJ Calcium and magnesium enhance the production of Pseudomonas aeruginosa protease IV, a corneal virulence factor Med. Microbiol. Immunol. 2005; 194:39-452005
Marquart ME, Caballero AR, Chomnawang M, Thibodeaux BA, Twining SS, O’Callaghan RJ Identification of a novel secreted protease from Pseudomonas aeruginosa that causes corneal erosions Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2005; 46:3761-37682005
Reed JM, O’Callaghan RJ, Girgis DO, McCormick CC, Caballero AR, Marquart ME Ocular virulence of capsule-deficient Streptococcus pneumoniae in a rabbit keratitis model Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2005; 46:604-6082005
Girgis DO, Reed JM, Monds KS, Dajcs JJ, Marquart ME, Thibodeaux BA, O’Callaghan RJ Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus in the rabbit anterior chamber Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2005; 46:1371-13782005
Thibodeaux BA, Caballero AR, Dajcs JJ, Marquart ME, Engel LS, O’Callaghan RJ Pseudomonas aeruginosa protease IV: a corneal virulence factor of low immunogenicity Ocul. Immunol. Inflamm. 2005; 13:169-1822005
Dajcs JJ, Thibodeaux BA, Marquart ME, Girgis DO, Traidej M, O’Callaghan RJ Effectiveness of ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, or moxifloxacin for treatment of experimental Staphylococcus aureus keratitis Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2004; 48:1948-19522004
Caballero A, Thibodeaux B, Marquart M, Traidej M, O’Callaghan R Pseudomonas keratitis: protease IV gene conservation, distribution, and production relative to virulence and other Pseudomonas proteases Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2004; 45:522-5302004
Thibodeaux BA, Dajcs JJ, Caballero AR, Marquart ME, Girgis DO, O’Callaghan RJ Quantitative comparison of fluoroquinolone therapies of experimental Gram-negative bacterial keratitis Curr. Eye Res. 200; 28:337-3422004
Traidej M, Marquart ME, Caballero AR, Thibodeaux BA, O’Callaghan RJ Identification of the active site residues of Pseudomonas aeruginosa protease IV: importance of enzyme activity in autoprocessing and activation J. Biol. Chem. 2003; 278:2549-25532003
Traidej M, Caballero AR, Marquart ME, Thibodeaux BA, O’Callaghan RJ Molecular analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa protease IV expressed in Pseudomonas putida Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2003; 44:190-1962003
Marquart M, Bhattacharjee P, Zheng X, Kaufman H, Thompson H, Varnell E, Hill J Ocular reactivation phenotype of HSV-1 strain F(MP)E, a corticosteroid-sensitive strain Curr. Eye Res. 2003; 26:205-2092003
Jarman RG, Loutsch JM, Devi-Rao GB, Marquart ME, Banaszak MP, Zheng X, Hill JM, Wagner EK, Bloom DC The region of the HSV-1 latency-associated transcript required for epinephrine-induced reactivation in the rabbit does not include the 2.0-kb intron Virology 2002; 292:59-692002
Marquart ME, Zheng X, Tran RK, Thompson HW, Bloom DC, Hill JM A cAMP response element within the latency-associated transcript promoter of HSV-1 facilitates induced reactivation in a mouse hyperthermia model Virology 2001; 284:62-692001
Loutsch JM, Sainz B Jr, Marquart ME, Zheng X, Kesavan P, Higaki S, Hill JM, Tal-Singer R Effect of famciclovir on herpes simplex virus type 1 corneal disease and establishment of latency in rabbits Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2001; 45:2044-20532001
Dajcs JJ, Moreau JM, Thibodeaux BA, Traidej M, Austin MS, Marquart ME, Stroman DW, O’Callaghan RJ Effectiveness of ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin in a prophylaxis model of Staphylococcus keratitis Cornea 2001; 20:878-8802001
Caballero AR, Moreau JM, Engel LS, Marquart ME, Hill JM, O’Callaghan RJ Pseudomonas aeruginosa protease IV enzyme assays and comparison to other Pseudomonas proteases Anal. Biochem. 2001; 290:330-3372001
Loutsch JM, Perng G-C, Hill JM, Zheng X, Marquart ME, Block TM, Ghiasi H, Nesburn AB, Wechsler SL An identical 371 basepair deletion mutant in the LAT gene of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) results in different in vivo reactivation phenotypes in HSV-1 strains McKrae and 17syn+ J. Virol. 1999; 73:767-7711999
Zheng X, Marquart ME, Loutsch JM, Shah P, Sainz B, Ray A, O’Callaghan RJ, Kaufman HE, Hill JM HSV-1 migration in latently infected and naive rabbits after penetrating keratoplasty Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 1999; 40:2490-24971999
Zhu J, Kang W, Marquart ME, Hill JM, Zheng X, Block T, Fraser NW Identification of a novel 0.7 kb polyadenylated transcript in the LAT promoter region of HSV-1 that is strain specific and may contribute to virulence Virology 1999; 265:296-3071999
Davis R, Marquart ME, Lucius D, Picking WD Protein-protein interactions in the assembly of Shigella flexneri invasion plasmid antigens IpaB and IpaC into protein complexes Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1998; 1429:45-561998
Picking WL, Mertz JA, Marquart ME, Picking WD Cloning, expression, and affinity purification of recombinant Shigella flexneri invasion plasmid antigens IpaB and IpaC Protein Expr. Purif. 1996; 8:401-4081996
Marquart ME, Picking WL, Picking WD Soluble invasion plasmid antigen C (IpaC) from Shigella flexneri elicits epithelial cell responses related to pathogen invasion Infect. Immun. 1996; 64:4182-41871996
Marquart ME, Picking WL, Picking WD Structural analysis of invasion plasmid antigen D (IpaD) from Shigella flexneri Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 1995; 214:963-9701995

Review Article

Marquart ME. Pathogenicity and virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae: cutting to the chase on proteases Virulence. 2021; 12(1):766-787.2021
Benton AH, Marquart ME The role of pneumococcal virulence factors in ocular infectious diseases Interdiscip. Perspect. Infect. Dis. 2018; 2018:25251732018
Marquart ME, O’Callaghan RJ Infectious keratitis: secreted bacterial proteins that mediate corneal damage J. Ophthalmol. 2013; 2013:3690942013
Marquart ME Animal models of bacterial keratitis J. Biomed. Biotech. 2011; 2011: 6806422011
Sainz B, Loutsch JM, Marquart ME, Hill JM Stress-associated immunomodulation and herpes simplex virus infections Med. Hypotheses 2001; 56:348-3562001

Book Chapter

Marquart ME, Moore QC III, O’Callaghan RJ Novel therapies for bacterial keratitis In: Eye Infections, Blindness and Myopia. Higgins J, Truax D, eds. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY. 2009: 241-252.2009
O’Callaghan RJ, Marquart ME Gram-positive bacterial keratitis In: Chodosh J, Wilhelmus K, editors. Duane’s Foundations of Clinical Ophthalmology. 2007; Volume 2, Chapter 49. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins2007
Marquart ME, Hume EBH, Zheng X, Caballero A, Hill JM, O’Callaghan RJ Bacterial keratitis and management In: Agarwal S, Apple DJ, Agarwal A, Buratto L, Alio JL, Pandey SK, Agarwal A, editors. Ocular Therapeutics; 2002. New Delhi, India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, 176-2292002
Zheng X, Marquart ME, Mitra A, Hill JM Unique ocular drug delivery systems In: Agarwal S, Apple DJ, Agarwal A, Buratto L, Alio JL, Pandey SK, Agarwal A, editors. Ocular Therapeutics. 2002. New Delhi, India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, 57-812002

Presentations

National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, An animal model combined with bacterial proteomics to identify potential therapeutic targets for endophthalmitis. Marquart ME., XXVI Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research (ISER), Buenos Aires, Argentina10/2024
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The relationship between the eye and a classical bacterial virulence factor: it’s complicated. Marquart ME., Illinois Eye Symposium on Inflammation and Infection (IESII): New Perspectives and Solutions, University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Chicago, IL09/2024
Platform Presentations, Evaluation of biocompatibility and antibacterial activity of thiol-ene microparticles. Chapusha C, Carr M, Marquart ME, Janorkar AV., Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Shreveport, LA09/2024
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Innovative cold atmospheric plasma (iCAP) for the treatment of microbial keratitis. Marquart ME., Wayne State University Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences (OVAS), Detroit, MI11/2023
Poster Presentation, Innovative cold atmospheric plasma (iCAP): efficacy for bacterial keratitis and comparison to antibiotics. Carr MA, Lovell KM, Wellington O, Sharma AC, Sanchez M, Saleem W, Marquart ME., Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA04/2023
Poster Presentation, Streptococcus pneumoniae IgA1 protease is not required for virulence in the mouse model of keratitis. Carr M, Lovell M, Marquart M., XXV Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research (ISER), Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia02/2023
Platform Presentations, Streptococcus pneumoniae IgA1 protease host cleavage in vitro. Carr M, Lovell M, Marquart M., South Central Branch of American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, Shreveport, LA10/2022
Platform Presentations, Silver doped titanium oxide layers for improved photocatalytic activity and potential antibacterial properties of titanium implants. Ali A, Janorkar A, Marquart M, Griggs J, Bumgardner J, Roach M., MS&T22: Materials Science & Technology technical meeting and exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA10/2022
Platform Presentations, Streptococcus pneumoniae IgA1 protease requires glycosylation of its substrate, human IgA1, for successful cleavage. Carr MA, Lovell KM, Marquart ME., ASM Microbe, American Society for Microbiology, Washington DC06/2022
Poster Presentation, Non-encapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae is more infective than encapsulated S. pneumoniae in early keratitis. Carr MA, Lovell KM, Benton AH, Robbins MK, Craddieth H, Marquart ME., Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Denver, CO05/2022
Poster Presentation, Antibacterial behavior and osteoblast response of optimized polyaniline-doped titanium oxide surfaces.
Ali A, Carr M, Chowdhury S, Janorkar A, Marquart M, Griggs J, Bumgardner J, Roach M., Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition, Baltimore, MD
04/2022
Platform Presentations, Proper glycosylation of IgA1 is required for cleavage
by Streptococcus pneumoniae IgA1 protease. Carr M, Lovell M, Marquart M., Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, MS
04/2022
Platform Presentations, Genome analysis of viridans group Streptococcus strains from endophthalmitis.
Marquart ME, Showmaker KC, Hellmann KT, Carr MA, Lovell KM, Martin BE, Robinson DA., Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group (OMIG), New Orleans, LA
11/2021
Poster Presentation, Photocatalytic activity and antibacterial behavior of polyaniline-doped titanium oxide layers.
Ali A, Janorkar A, Marquart M, Griggs J, Bumgardner J, Roach M., Academy of Dental Materials, Virtual
10/2021
Poster Presentation, Photocatalytic activity of silver-enhanced crystalline titanium oxide coatings.
Bruni C, Johnson H, Janorkar A, Marquart M, Roach M., International Association for Dental Research (IADR)/American Association for Dental Research (AADR), Virtual
07/2021
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Differential effects of Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence factors in eye infections.
Marquart ME., Department of Biomedical Materials Science Seminar Series, School of Dentistry, University of MS Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
09/2020
Poster Presentation, Enhanced binding of non-encapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae to human corneal epithelial cells and construction of a mutant deficient in a putative adhesin.
Myers B, Marquart ME., Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Anaheim, CA
11/2019
Poster Presentation, Removal of a transcription activator for ascorbic acid transport reduces Streptococcus pneumoniae growth in vitreous humor.
Benton AH, Marquart ME, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada
05/2019
Poster Presentation, Photocatalytic activity and antibacterial efficacy of UVA-treated titanium oxides.
Johnson HA, Janorkar AV, Marquart ME, Williamson RS, Roach MD, Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition, Seattle, WA
04/2019
Platform Presentations, Removal of ascorbic acid operon diminishes Streptococcus pneumoniae growth in vitreous humor.
Benton AH, Marquart ME, Annual Meeting of the South Central Branch of the American Society for Microbiology/Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UMMC, Jackson, MS
11/2018
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Scratching the surface of streptococcal ocular infections.
Marquart ME, Southeastern Regional Pneumococcal Symposium/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
05/2018
Poster Presentation, Bioactive release of doxycycline from extracellular matrix protein based composites.
Nguyen QC, Benton A, Marquart ME, Janorkar AV, Proceedings of the Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition, Atlanta, GA
04/2018
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Streptococcal virulence and fitness: more than meets the eye.
Marquart ME, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
11/2017
Poster Presentation, Pneumococcal genes indicated for fitness in the vitreous humor.
Benton A, Wong S, Akerley B, Marquart ME, American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Conference on Streptococcal Genetics, Washington, DC
08/2016
Poster Presentation, Pneumococcal endophthalmitis leading to bacteremia in diabetic rabbits.
Benton A, Marquart ME, Southeastern Pneumococcal Symposium, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
05/2016
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pathogenesis of bacterial eye infections.
Marquart ME, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
02/2016
Poster Presentation, Toxicity and virulence of viridans group streptococci isolated from endophthalmitis.
Marquart ME, Rice HR, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Denver, CO
05/2015
Poster Presentation, Toxic activity of viridans Streptococcus involved in ocular disease.
Sims CE, Marquart ME, The 66th Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Nashville, TN
10/2014
Poster Presentation, Bactericidal effect of near-ultraviolet anodized titanium.
Williamson RS, Marquart ME, Griggs JA, Roach MD.
Abstract published: Dental Materials 2014; 30 Suppl 1:e169, Academy of Dental Materials Annual Meeting, Bologna, Italy
10/2014
Poster Presentation, A corneal penetrating drug delivery system based on elastin-like polypeptide.
Bidwell GL III, Liu H, Robinson G, Marquart M, George EM.
Abstract published: FASEB J. 28(1):1053.4, Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA
04/2014
Poster Presentation, Isolation of two proteases from Streptococcus pneumoniae that cause corneal erosions.
Marquart ME, Taylor SD, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA
05/2013
Poster Presentation, The lytic role of pneumolysin during Streptococcus pneumoniae keratitis.
Taylor SD, Tullos NA, Sanders ME, Stray SJ, McDaniel LS, Marquart ME, Annual Meeting of the South Central Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, Starkville, MS
10/2012
Poster Presentation, Loss of capsule increases invasion in pneumococcal keratitis.
Tullos N, Taylor S, Sanders M, Marquart M, Annual Meeting of the South Central Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, Starkville, MS
10/2012
Poster Presentation, Efficacy of active immunization with the 13 Valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against pneumococcal endophthalmitis in rabbits.
Sanders ME, Taylor SD, Tullos NA, Marquart ME, One Hundred Twelfth General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, San Francisco, CA
06/2012
Poster Presentation, The effect of site-directed mutations on the interaction of Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumolysin
with corneal epithelial cells.
Taylor SD, Sanders ME, Tullos NA, Norcross EW, Marquart ME, One Hundred Eleventh General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA
05/2011
Poster Presentation, Characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae conjunctivitis isolates.
Norcross EW, Tullos NA, Sanders ME, Marquart ME, One Hundred Eleventh General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA
05/2011
Poster Presentation, Comparison of protection by passive immunization with antiserum to Pneumovax 23, pneumolysin, or a combination of both in a pneumococcal endophthalmitis rabbit model.
Sanders ME, Taylor SD, Tullos NA, Norcross EW, Marquart ME, One Hundred Eleventh General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA
05/2011
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pneumococcal eye infections.
Marquart ME, Pneumococcal Symposium, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
10/2010
Poster Presentation, Assessment of Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule in conjunctivitis and keratitis in vivo: neuraminidase activity increases in nonencapsulated pneumococci following conjunctival infection.
Norcross EW, Tullos NA, Taylor SD, Sanders ME, Marquart ME, Sixth International Conference on the Tear Film & Ocular Surface, Florence, Italy
09/2010
Poster Presentation, Moxifloxacin and cholesterol combined treatment of pneumococcal keratitis.
Sanders ME, Tullos NA, Taylor SD, Norcross EW, King LB, Tolo I, Marquart ME, Sixth International Conference on the Tear Film & Ocular Surface, Florence, Italy
09/2010
Poster Presentation, Specific site-directed mutations in the Streptococcus pneumoniae corneal virulence factor pneumolysin abrogate lytic activity and corneal erosions.
Taylor S, Thornton J, McDaniel L, Sanders ME, Marquart ME, Sixth International Conference on the Tear Film & Ocular Surface, Florence, Italy
09/2010
Poster Presentation, Toll-like receptor 2 is involved in corneal disease severity of Streptococcus pneumoniae keratitis in the absence of pneumolysin.
Tullos N, Norcross E, Taylor S, Moore Q, Sanders M, Marquart ME, Sixth International Conference on the Tear Film & Ocular Surface, Florence, Italy
09/2010
Poster Presentation, Protection against pneumococcal endophthalmitis in rabbits by active immunization with Pneumovax(R) 23 and pneumolysin.
Sanders ME, Taylor SD, Norcross EW, Tullos NA, Moore QC III, Marquart ME, One Hundred Tenth General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, San Diego, CA
05/2010
Poster Presentation, Comparative efficacy of besifloxacin in a prophylaxis model of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae rabbit endophthalmitis.
Norcross EW, Sanders ME, Moore QC III, Sanfilippo CM, Hesje CK, Shafiee A, Marquart ME, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2010
Platform Presentations, Toll-like receptor 4, but not Toll-like receptor 2, is necessary for protection against corneal damage during pneumococcal keratitis.
Tullos NA, Norcross E, Taylor S, Moore QC III, Sanders ME, Marquart ME, Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2010
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The viridans streptococci as ocular pathogens.
Marquart ME, School of Dentistry Dean’s Lecture Series, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
04/2010
Poster Presentation, Age dependent susceptibility of C57BL/6 mice to pneumococcal keratitis.
Moore QC III, Sanders ME, King LB, Marquart ME, One Hundred Ninth General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Philadelphia, PA
05/2009
Poster Presentation, Protection against pneumococcal endophthalmitis in rabbits by active immunization with Pneumovax(R) 23.
Sanders ME, Moore QC III, Norcross EW, Marquart ME, One Hundred Ninth General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Philadelphia, PA
05/2009
Poster Presentation, Active immunization against pneumolysin protects the cornea during Streptococcus pneumoniae keratitis infection.
Norcross EW, Dixon SN, Sanders ME, Moore QC III, McDaniel LS, Marquart ME, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2009
Poster Presentation, Anti-pneumolysin immunoglobulin as adjunctive treatment for Streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis in rabbits.
Ghate DA, Sanders M, Robertson ZM, Fratkin J, Smith A, Marquart M, Chen C, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2009
Poster Presentation, Efficacy of besifloxacin in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus keratitis.
Marquart ME, Sanders ME, Norcross EW, Moore QC III, Shafiee A, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2009
Poster Presentation, Efficacy of besifloxacin in the treatment of quinolone-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis.
Moore QC III, Sanders ME, Norcross EW, Shafiee A, Marquart ME, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2009
Platform Presentations, Protection from pneumococcal endophthalmitis by active immunization with pneumolysin in a rabbit model.
Sanders ME, Norcross EW, Moore QC III, Marquart ME, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2009
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Streptococcus pneumoniae ocular pathogenesis and therapy.
Marquart ME, Department of Ophthalmology Seminar/University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
02/2009
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Mechanisms and therapy of pneumococcal ocular infections.
Marquart ME, Department of Biological Sciences Seminar/Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
01/2009
Platform Presentations, The Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule is required for full virulence in pneumococcal endophthalmitis.
Sanders M, Norcross E, Moore Q III, Marquart ME, Joint Meeting of the Texas and South Central Branches of the American Society for Microbiology, Austin, TX
11/2008
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Ocular pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae: roles of capsule and pneumolysin and implications for therapy.
Marquart ME, Joint Meeting of the Texas and South Central Branches of the American Society for Microbiology, Austin, TX
11/2008
Platform Presentations, Development of a mouse model of Streptococcus pneumoniae keratitis.
Moore QC III, McCormick CC, Norcross EW, Onwubiko C, Sanders ME, Marquart ME, International Congress of Eye Research, Beijing, China
09/2008
Platform Presentations, Effect of capsule on the pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a rabbit endophthalmitis model.
Sanders ME, Norcross EW, Moore QC III, Marquart ME, International Congress of Eye Research, Beijing, China
09/2008
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Mechanisms and therapy of Streptococcus pneumoniae keratitis.
Marquart ME, International Congress of Eye Research/International Society of Eye Research, Beijing, China
09/2008
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pathogenesis and therapy of pneumococcal ocular infections.
Marquart ME, Pneumococcal Symposium, University of Alabama at Birmingham
07/2008
Platform Presentations, The effect of Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumolysin on primary rabbit corneal epithelial cells.
Norcross EW, Moore QC III, Sanders ME, Marquart ME, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
04/2008
Poster Presentation, Further analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa small protease (PASP): a corneal virulence factor.
Tang A, Fratkin JD, McCormick CC, Marquart ME, Caballero AR, O’Callaghan RJ, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
04/2008
Poster Presentation, A comparison of pneumolysin activity and concentration in vitro and in vivo in a rabbit endophthalmitis model.
Sanders ME, Norcross EW, Moore QC III, Marquart ME, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
04/2008
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The roles of pneumolysin and capsule in the pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae ocular infections.
Marquart ME, Departmental Seminar/Department of Biochemistry, University of Mississippi Medical Center
09/2007
Poster Presentation, Analysis of proteolytic activity among conjunctivitis and endophthalmitis Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates.
Dixon SN, Sanders ME, Marquart ME, One Hundred Seventh General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
05/2007
Poster Presentation, Pneumococcal endophthalmitis: prevalence of serotype 6 in human endophthalmitis isolates and comparison to a non-type 6 isolate in a rabbit endophthalmitis model.
Sanders ME, Dixon SN, Robinson SA, Marquart ME, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2007
Poster Presentation, A comparison of capsular and non-typeable pneumococcal clinical isolates in a rabbit conjunctivitis model.
Green SN, Sanders ME, Robinson SA, Marquart ME, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2007
Poster Presentation, Distribution and further characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa small protease.
Tang A, Marquart ME, McCormick CC, Caballero AR, O’Callaghan RJ, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2007
Poster Presentation, Neutralization of Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumolysin by anti-pneumolysin immunoglobulin G.
Sanders ME, Dixon SN, McDaniel LS, Marquart ME, Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Mississippi State, MS
02/2007
Poster Presentation, Passive immunization with pneumolysin antiserum as treatment for Streptococcus pneumoniae keratitis.
Robinson SA, Dixon SN, Sanders ME, Monds KS, Caballero AR, McDaniel LS, Marquart ME, Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Mississippi State, MS
02/2007
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pneumolysin as a target in the treatment of Streptococcus pneumoniae keratitis.
Marquart ME, International Congress of Eye Research, Buenos Aires, Argentina
11/2006
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pneumococcal eye infections.
Marquart ME, Pneumococcal Symposium, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
08/2006
Poster Presentation, A newly discovered toxicity of Staphylococcus aureus active in experimental keratitis.
Caballero AR, Denard BS, Joshi S, Marquart ME, O’Callaghan RJ. 2006, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2006
Poster Presentation, Alpha-toxin susceptibility impacts age-related differences in experimental S. aureus keratitis.
Monds KS, Marquart ME, Reed JM, Caballero AR, O’Callaghan RJ, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2006
Platform Presentations, Passive immunization of rabbits with pneumolysin antiserum to treat Streptococcus pneumoniae keratitis.
Marquart ME, Monds KS, Caballero AR, McDaniel LS, O’Callaghan RJ, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2006
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Virulence factors and corneal pathogenesis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Marquart ME, Department of Pharmacology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
12/2005
Platform Presentations, Topical cholesterol as an effective treatment for pneumococcus keratitis.
Marquart ME, Reed JM, Caballero AR, Joshi S, Weathersby DC, McCormick CC, Monds KS, O’Callaghan RJ, Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group Meeting, Chicago, IL
10/2005
Platform Presentations, Species distribution of the gene encoding PASP, a Pseudomonas protease that causes corneal damage.
Marquart ME, Caballero AR, O’Callaghan RJ, Molecular Pathogenesis of Infectious and Inflammatory Eye Research Meeting, Cleveland, OH
09/2005
Poster Presentation, Pseudomonas aeruginosa small protease (PASP) causes corneal epithelial erosions.
Marquart ME, Caballero AR, O’Callaghan RJ, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2005
Poster Presentation, Virulence contribution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase and alkaline protease in a Pseudomonas putida model of rabbit keratitis.
Thibodeaux BA, Caballero AR, Marquart ME, Tommassen J, Lazdunski A, O’Callaghan RJ, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2005
Poster Presentation, Virulence of Staphylococcus epidermidis strains in the rabbit cornea.
Caballero AR, Thibodeaux BA, Reed JM, Marquart ME, McCormick CC, Monds KS, O’Callaghan RJ, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2005
Platform Presentations, Corneal virulence of non-capsular Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Marquart ME, Reed JM, O’Callaghan RJ, Girgis DO, McCormick CC, Caballero AR, Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group, New Orleans, LA
10/2004
Platform Presentations, Passive immunization therapy for experimental Staphylococcal keratitis.
Caballero AR, Bush JT, Dajcs JJ, Marquart ME, Thibodeaux BA, O’Callaghan RJ, Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group, New Orleans, LA
10/2004
Poster Presentation, Experimental Staphylococcus keratitis: passive immunization with alpha-toxin antibody.
Bush JT, Dajcs JJ, Marquart ME, Thibodeaux BA, O’Callaghan RJ, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
04/2004
Poster Presentation, Isolation and identification of a secreted protease from Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Marquart ME, Caballero AR, Thibodeaux BA, O’Callaghan RJ, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
04/2004
Poster Presentation, Ocular virulence of capsule-deficient Streptococcus pneumoniae strain R6.
Reed JM, O’Callaghan RJ, Marquart ME, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
04/2004
Platform Presentations, Effectiveness of fluoroquinolone antibiotics for experimental Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis.
Caballero AR, Thibodeaux BA, Dajcs JJ, Marquart ME, Johnston KH, O’Callaghan RJ, Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group, Anaheim, CA
11/2003
Poster Presentation, Enhancement of Pseudomonas aeruginosa protease IV and pyoverdine production.
Marquart ME, Caballero AR, Dajcs JJ, Girgis DO, Thibodeaux BA, O’Callaghan RJ, Pseudomonas 2003, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
09/2003
Poster Presentation, Corneal pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus gamma-toxin.
Dajcs JJ, Girgis DO, Thibodeaux BA, Sloop GD, Marquart ME, Caballero AR, O’Callaghan RJ, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2003
Poster Presentation, The effectiveness of moxifloxacin for gram-negative bacterial keratitis.
Thibodeaux BA, Dajcs JJ, Caballero AR, Marquart ME, Girgis DO, O’Callaghan RJ, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2003
Poster Presentation, Molecular cloning and expression analysis of a lysine specific proteinase, protease IV from Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Traidej M, Caballero AR, Marquart ME, Thibodeaux BA, O’Callaghan RJ, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2002
Poster Presentation, Pseudomonas protease and corneal virulence.
Caballero AR, Thibodeaux B, Marquart M, Traidej M, O’Callaghan R, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2002
Poster Presentation, Sequence, structure and immunogenicity of protease IV, and extracellular lysine-specific protease of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Thibodeaux B, Caballero A, Traidej M, Marquart M, O’Callaghan R, Pseudomonas Conference, Federation of European Microbiological Societies, Brussels, Belgium
09/2001
Poster Presentation, A rabbit model of Staphylococcus keratitis for measuring the effectiveness of prophylactic antibiotics.
Moreau JM, Dajcs JJ, Stroman DW, Schlech BA, Ke TL, Thibodeaux BA, Marquart ME, O’Callaghan RJ, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2001
Poster Presentation, Cloning of P. aeruginosa protease IV gene and expression of active form in E. coli.
Caballero A, Thibodeaux B, Marquart M, Moreau J, Traidej M, O’Callaghan R, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2001
Poster Presentation, Deregulated expression of the LAT ORF enhances reactivation of HSV-1 in the rabbit eye model.
Higaki S, Marquart ME, Alexander J, Loutsch JM, Coffin RS, Thomas SK, Hill JM, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2001
Poster Presentation, Phospholipase A2 in rabbit tears is a host defense against Staphylococcus aureus.
Girgis DO, Moreau JM, Dajcs JJ, Austin MS, Marquart ME, O’Callaghan RJ, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/2001
Oral presentation by RJ O'Callaghan (first author), Effectiveness of ciprofloxacin in a new prophylaxis rabbit model of Staphylococcus keratitis.
O’Callaghan R, Dajcs J, Stroman D, Schlech B, Ke T, Moreau J, Thibodeaux B, Marquart M, Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group, Dallas, TX
10/2000
Poster Presentation, The effect of Famvir(TM)(FCV) on the establishment of latency and reactivation in the rabbit eye model of HSV-1.
Loutsch JM, Sainz B Jr., Marquart ME, Zheng X, Kesavan P, Hill JM, Tal-Singer R, Twenty-fifth International Herpesvirus Workshop, Portland, OR
07/2000
Poster Presentation, A cAMP response element (CRE) is essential for ocular herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) reactivation in mice.
Marquart ME, Zheng X, Tran RK, Hill JM, Bloom DC, One Hundredth General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Los Angeles, CA
05/2000
Poster Presentation, The effect of Famciclovir (FCV) on herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) corneal disease, latency and reactivation in the rabbit eye model.
Loutsch JM, Sainz B Jr, Marquart ME, Zheng X, van der Key HK, Hill JM, Tal-Singer R, Thirteenth International Conference on Antiviral Research, Baltimore, MD
04/2000
Poster Presentation, A recombinant HSV-1 that expresses EGFP has the high induced reactivation frequency like that of the parental strain McKrae.
Loutsch JM, Marquart ME, Zheng X, Wilcox K, Hill JM, Twenty-fourth International Herpesvirus Workshop, Boston, MA
07/1999
Poster Presentation, Transcription of HSV-1 genes following reactivation from latency.
O’Brien WJ, Tsao L-S, Loutsch JM, Marquart ME, Zheng X, Taylor JL, Hill JM, Twenty-fourth International Herpesvirus Workshop, Boston, MA
07/1999
Poster Presentation, Viral latency and ocular reactivation of a recombinant HSV-1 that expresses enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP).
Marquart ME, Foster TP, Kousoulas KG, Zheng X, Loutsch JM, Gebhardt BM, Hill JM, Ninety-ninth General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Chicago, IL
06/1999
Poster Presentation, HSV-1 migration in latent and naive rabbits following penetrating keratoplasty.
Zheng X, Marquart ME, Loutsch JM, O’Callaghan RJ, Kaufman HE, Hill JM, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/1999
Poster Presentation, Induction of HSV-1 gene expression by transcorneal iontophoresis of epinephrine.
Taylor JL, Tsao L-S, Hill J, Marquart ME, Loutsch JM, Zheng X, Varnell ED, O’Brien WJ, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/1999
Poster Presentation, Adrenergic agonists and antagonists: roles in ocular HSV-1 reactivation.
Marquart ME, Gebhardt BM, Zheng X, Loutsch JM, Garza HH Jr, Varnell ED, Hill JM, Kaufman HE, Twenty-third International Herpesvirus Workshop, York, United Kingdom
08/1998
Poster Presentation, In vitro assembly of protein complexes consisting of IpaB and IpaC from Shigella flexneri.
Davis R, Marquart M, Lucius D, Picking WD, Ninety-eighth General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA
05/1998
Poster Presentation, Molecular analysis of HSV-1 following penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) in latently infected rabbits.
Zheng X, Loutsch JM, Marquart ME, Ray A, Hill JM, Tenth Annual Neuroscience Center Retreat, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
1998
Poster Presentation, Sequences between the 2.0 kb LAT intron splice sites are not necessary for induced HSV-1 reactivation.
Marquart ME, Zheng X, Loutsch JM, Corbett N, Hill JM, Tenth Annual Neuroscience Center Retreat, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
1998
Poster Presentation, Shigella IpaC and Salmonella SipC bind epithelial cells to promote uptake of Shigella flexneri.
Picking WL, Edgar DW, Marquart ME, Lucius DA, Picking WD, Ninety-seventh General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Miami, FL
05/1997
Platform Presentations, Molecular and biochemical analysis of invasion plasmid antigens C (IpaC) and D (IpaD) in the uptake of Shigella flexneri by epithelial cells.
Marquart ME, Picking WD, Joint Annual Meeting of the Missouri Valley and Missouri Branches of the American Society for Microbiology, Lawrence, KS
03/1997
Poster Presentation, Structural and functional properties of invasion
plasmid antigen C (IpaC) of Shigella flexneri.
Picking WD, Marquart ME, Meeting on Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Response, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
1997
Poster Presentation, Highly purified invasion plasmid antigen C (IpaC) from Shigella flexneri 2a elicits responses in epithelial cells that are related to pathogen invasion.
Picking WD, Marquart ME, Third Annual Midwest Pathogenesis Conference, Madison, WI
10/1996
Poster Presentation, Effects of purified invasion plasmid antigen C (IpaC) from Shigella flexneri on Henle 407 cells.
Marquart ME, Picking WL, Picking WD, Ninety-sixth General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA
05/1996
Poster Presentation, Invasion plasmid antigen C (IpaC) of Shigella flexneri induces changes in intestinal epithelial cells that are related to bacterial invasion.
Marquart ME, Picking WL, Picking WD, Second Annual Saint Louis University Graduate Student Association Research Day, St. Louis, MO
1996
Platform Presentations, IpaC from Shigella flexneri promotes bacterial invasion of intestinal cells.
Marquart ME, The Central States Universities, Incorporated Annual Conference, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
1996
Poster Presentation, Structure and function analysis of Shigella flexneri invasion plasmid antigen D.
Marquart ME, Picking WD, First Annual Saint Louis University Graduate Student Association Research Day, St. Louis, MO
1995
Poster Presentation, Invasion plasmid antigen D involvement in multiprotein complexes in water extracts of Shigella flexneri.
Marquart ME, Picking WL, Picking WD, Ninety-fourth General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Las Vegas, NV
05/1994
Poster Presentation, Structural features of Shigella flexneri invasion plasmid antigen D.
Marquart ME, Picking WL, Oaks EV, Agarwal R, Picking WD, Ninety-fourth General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Las Vegas, NV
05/1994
Poster Presentation, IpaD as a major virulence plasmid-mediated adhesin for Shigella flexneri 2a.
Picking WD, Picking WL, Marquart ME, Kim T, Ninety-third General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA
05/1993

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Recognition for Exceptional Review (2 times), Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science2024
Fellow (Silver), Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology2019
Certificate of Appreciation for service on the ARVO Annual Meeting Program Committee, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology2019
Recognition for Exceptional Review, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science2019
Recognition for Exceptional Review, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science2018
Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Reviewer, Elsevier, Experimental Eye Research2017
Laboratory profile highlight, ISER Newsletter, International Society for Eye Research2013
Research recognition, EyeWorld magazine, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery2011
Charles C. Randall Lectureship Award, South Central Branch of the American Society for Microbiology2008
Excellence in Research Award, Gold Level, University of Mississippi Medical Center2007
Harry Hirsch Leiter Award for Best Presentation, Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group Meeting2005
Travel award, Molecular Pathogenesis of Infectious and Inflammatory Eye Research Meeting2005
Cora Downs Award for Best Senior Graduate Student Presentation, Joint Annual Meeting of the Missouri Valley and Missouri Branches of the American Society for Microbiology1997
Dissertation Fellowship, Saint Louis University1997
Dean’s Merit Scholarship, Saint Louis University1989

Professional Membership and Service

Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group (OMIG), Member2021 - Present
Group of Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS), UMMC Chapter, Member2014 - Present
Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society, Member2010 - Present
International Society for Eye Research, Member2006 - Present
American Society for Microbiology, Member2000 - Present
Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology, Member1998 - Present

Committee Service

Dissertation committee, Member2024 - Present
External dissertation committee, Member2023 - 2023
Microbiology and Immunology Program PhD Qualifying Exam Committee, Member2023 - 2023
Dissertation committee, Member2022 - Present
Dissertation committee, Member2022 - 2024
Microbiology and Immunology Program PhD Qualifying Exam Committee, Member2022 - 2022
Dissertation committee, Member2022 - Present
Cell and Molecular Biology Promotion and Tenure Committee, Member2022 - Present
Microbiology and Immunology Program PhD Qualifying Exam Committee, Member2021 - 2021
Dissertation Committee, Member2021 - 2023
Awards Committee, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Member2021 - Present
Dissertation Committee, Member2021 - 2022
Dissertation Committee, Member2019 - 2021
Microbiology and Immunology Program PhD Qualifying Exam Committee, Member2019 - 2019
Dissertation Committee, Member2018 - 2021
Dissertation Committee, Member2018 - 2020
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-FACULTY APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND TENURE, Member2018 - 2022
Annual Meeting Program Committee, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Chair2018 - 2019
Microbiology and Immunology Department Seminar Committee, Member2018 - 2022
Microbiology and Immunology Program PhD Qualifying Exam Committee, Member2017 - 2017
Annual Meeting Program Committee, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Member2016 - 2019
Dissertation Committee, Member2016 - 2017
Dissertation Committee, Member2016 - 2017
Dissertation Committee, Member2016 - 2016
Thesis Committee, Member2016 - 2017
Dissertation Committee, Member2015 - 2018
Dissertation Committee, Member2015 - 2018
Microbiology and Immunology Program PhD Qualifying Exam Committee, Member2015 - 2015
Dissertation Committee, Member2014 - 2016
Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences Recruitment Day Planning Committee, Member2013 - 2014
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-FACULTY APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND TENURE, Member2013 - 2014
Medical Center Research Compliance Subcommittee, Member2013 - 2016
MEDICAL CENTER-ANIMAL CARE AND USE, Chair2013 - 2016
Dissertation Committee, Member2013 - 2015
Departmental Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) Committee, Member2013 - 2013
Departmental Faculty Search Committee, Member2013 - 2013
Microbiology and Immunology Program PhD Qualifying Exam Committee, Member2012 - 2012
Dissertation Committee, Member2011 - 2012
Dissertation Committee, Member2011 - 2014
Faculty Advisory Council - Lawson Integrated Network Connection (LINC), Member2010 - 2011
Dissertation Committee, Member2010 - 2011
Dissertation Committee, Member2009 - 2011
Dissertation Committee, Member2008 - 2011
Dissertation Committee, Member2008 - 2009
Microbiology and Immunology Program PhD Qualifying Exam Committee, Member2007 - 2007
MEDICAL CENTER-ANIMAL CARE AND USE, Member2007 - 2011
MEDICAL CENTER-FACULTY SENATE, Secretary2007 - 2008
Dissertation Committee, Member2007 - 2009
Microbiology and Immunology Program PhD Qualifying Exam Committee, Member2006 - 2006
MEDICAL CENTER-FACULTY SENATE, Member2006 - 2009
Dissertation Committee, Member2006 - 2009

Community Service

March of Dimes Walk, Participant
MS Blood Services, Blood and Platelet Donor
MS Balloon Race Walk for the Good Samaritan Center, Participant
Heart Walk, Participant
Walk to End Diabetes, Participant

Other Service

Oral session co-chair, Ocular immune mechanisms and infection, XXVI Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oral session co-chair10/2024 - 10/2024
Ocular Immunology Section Co-Chair, XXVI Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research, Buenos Aires, Argentina10/2024 - 10/2024
External Reviewer, faculty promotion applicant, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI07/2024 - 07/2024
External Reviewer, faculty promotion applicant, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK07/2024 - 07/2024
National Science Foundation I-Corps 101 Virtual Training, Jackson State University Regional Cohort, Participant06/2024 - 07/2024
South Central Branch, American Society for Microbiology; student poster/paper judge, Student poster/paper judge11/2023 - 11/2023
External Reviewer, faculty promotion and tenure applicant, Auburn University, Auburn, AL08/2023 - 08/2023
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); International conference oral session moderator, Oral session moderator04/2023 - 04/2023
Oral session co-chair, Ocular Microbiology, XXV Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Oral session co-chair02/2023 - 02/2023
NIH Standing Study Section Member, PED2 (3 meetings per year)07/2022 - Present
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); International conference minisymposium moderator, Minisymposium moderator05/2022 - 05/2022
NIH; grant reviewer02/2022 - 02/2022
Medical Research Council (MRC), United Kingdom, Grant Reviewer12/2021 - 12/2021
NIH; grant reviewer, PED1 Study Section10/2021 - 10/2021
NIH; grant reviewer, PED1 Study Section02/2021 - 02/2021
Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Microbiology; Carbapenemases in Gram-negative Bacteria: A Global Health Threat and Therapeutic Challenge01/2021 - Present
University of New South Wales, Australia; international dissertation reviewer, International dissertation reviewer, Mahjabeen Kahn11/2020 - 12/2020
AAMC Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) mentor, UMMC chapter, Mentor10/2020 - Present
Online Education Tools Workshop, School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences, Workshop Attendee07/2020 - 07/2020
Guest Editor, Journal of Visualized Experiments; Methods Collection: Models to Study Ocular Infectious Diseases, Guest Editor2020 - Present
South Central Branch, American Society for Microbiology; student poster/paper judge, Student poster/paper judge11/2019 - 11/2019
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Organizer for 1 symposium, 1 mini-symposium, 2 oral sessions, and 3 poster sessions for international ARVO conference05/2019 - 05/2019
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); poster session moderator, International conference poster session moderator05/2019 - 05/2019
Medical Research Council (MRC), United Kingdom, Grant Reviewer, Reviewer, Grant Proposal03/2019 - 03/2019
Guardian Society, Explorers Circle, Member12/2018 - Present
South Central Branch meeting, American Society for Microbiology; conference co-organizer, Conference co-organizer, hosted at the UMMC SOM with approximately 170 participants. Organized email communications to members and participants, sorted student abstracts into categories, solicited and organized poster and oral session judges and score tallies, obtained supplies, oversaw volunteer duties, arranged award dissemination, arranged professional development session11/2018 - 11/2018
UMMC Professional Development; Preparing for Success series of classes; achieved Mastery certificate, Mastery, Preparing for Success Series (4 levels)10/2018 - 12/2018
NIH; grant reviewer, Study Section Special Emphasis Panel ZRG1 BDCN-R (02)08/2018 - 08/2018
University of New South Wales, Australia; international dissertation reviewer, International Dissertation Reviewer, Ananya Datta06/2018 - 06/2018
Scientific Reports Editorial Board, Editorial Review Board05/2018 - Present
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); Mentor, ARVO Leadership Development Program, Mentor, ARVO Leadership Development Program05/2018 - 05/2019
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); Organizer for 1 mini-symposium, 2 oral sessions, and 2 poster sessions for international ARVO conference, Organizer for 1 mini-symposium, 2 oral sessions, and 2 poster sessions for international ARVO conference05/2018 - 05/2018
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); International conference mini-symposium moderator, International conference mini-symposium moderator05/2018 - 05/2018
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); International conference oral session moderator, International conference oral session moderator05/2018 - 05/2018
NIH; grant reviewer, Study Section Special Emphasis Panel ZRG1 BDCN-R (04)04/2018 - 04/2018
School of Medicine Career Fair; invited lecturer, Invited lecturer, UMMC School of Medicine Career Fair03/2018 - 03/2018
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC), United Kingdom, Grant Reviewer, Reviewer, Grant Proposal01/2018 - 01/2018
Wayne State University School of Medicine; External reviewer, promotion and tenure applicant, External reviewer, promotion and tenure applicant06/2017 - 06/2017
Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Intramural Grant Reviewer, Reviewer, Grant Proposal06/2017 - 06/2017
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); Organizer of 1 symposium, 4 oral sessions, and 2 poster sessions for international ARVO conference, Organizer of 1 symposium, 4 oral sessions, and 2 poster sessions for international ARVO conference05/2017 - 05/2017
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); Dr. Raniyah Ramadan Foundation Young Investigator Award in Microbiology judge, Dr. Raniyah Ramadan Foundation Young Investigator Award in Microbiology judge05/2017 - 05/2017
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); International conference oral session moderator, International conference oral session moderator05/2017 - 05/2017
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Reviewed approximately 900 abstracts for 3 annual international ARVO conferences12/2016 - 01/2019
NIH; grant reviewer, Study Section Special Emphasis Panel ZRG1 BDCN-J (91)10/2016 - 10/2016
NIH; grant reviewer, Study Section Special Emphasis Panel ZRG1 BDCN-J (91)06/2016 - 06/2016
Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Intramural Grant Reviewer, Reviewer, Grant Proposal06/2016 - 06/2016
Fight for Sight United Kingdom, Grant Reviewer, PhD Studentship Award; Proposal Reviewer12/2015 - 12/2015
NIH; grant reviewer, Diseases and Pathophysiology of the Visual System (DPVS) Study Section06/2015 - 06/2015
Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Intramural Grant Reviewer06/2015 - 06/2015
NIH; grant reviewer, Study Section Special Emphasis Panel ZRG1 IDM-S (02) M07/2014 - 07/2014
University of New South Wales, Australia; international dissertation reviewer, International Dissertation Reviewer, Debarun Dutta03/2014 - 03/2014
Fight for Sight United Kingdom, Grant Reviewer, PhD Studentship Award12/2013 - 12/2013
South Central Branch, American Society for Microbiology; student poster/paper session judge, Student poster/paper judge11/2013 - 11/2013
Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW); IACUC Training Workshop, IACUC Training Workshop, San Antonio, TX09/2013 - 09/2013
Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Intramural Grant Reviewer, Reviewer, Grant Proposal06/2013 - 06/2013
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); Dr. Raniyah Ramadan Foundation Young Investigator Award in Microbiology judge, Dr. Raniyah Ramadan Foundation Young Investigator Award in Microbiology judge05/2013 - 05/2013
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); International conference poster session moderator, International conference poster session moderator05/2013 - 05/2013
AAMC; Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar, Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar, Austin, TX12/2012 - 12/2012
South Central Branch, American Society for Microbiology; student poster/paper session judge, Student poster/paper judge11/2012 - 11/2012
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; external tenure applicant reviewer, Tenure applicant reviewer10/2012 - 10/2012
NIH; grant reviewer, Study Section Special Emphasis Panel ZRG1 BDCN-Q (02) M06/2012 - 06/2012
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); Dr. Raniyah Ramadan Foundation Young Investigator Award in Microbiology judge, Dr. Raniyah Ramadan Foundation Young Investigator Award in Microbiology judge05/2012 - 05/2012
University of New South Wales, Australia; international dissertation reviewer, International Dissertation Reviewer, Thein Zaw Oo01/2012 - 01/2012
South Central Branch, American Society for Microbiology; student poster/paper session judge, Student poster/paper judge11/2011 - 11/2011
Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Intramural Grant Reviewer, Reviewer, Grant Proposal06/2011 - 06/2011
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases Editorial Board, Editorial Review Board04/2011 - 09/2021
Medical Research Council (MRC), United Kingdom, Grant Reviewer, Reviewer, Grant Proposal03/2011 - 03/2011
Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Intramural Grant Reviewer, Reviewer, Grant Proposal06/2010 - 06/2010
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); International conference mini-symposium moderator, International conference mini-symposium moderator05/2010 - 05/2010
University of New South Wales, Australia; international dissertation reviewer, International Dissertation Reviewer, Shamila Khan10/2009 - 10/2009
Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences Research Day; poster session judge, Poster session judge10/2008 - 10/2012
NIH; grant reviewer, Study Section Special Emphasis Panel ZRG1 BDCN-J (91) S06/2008 - 06/2008
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); international conference oral session moderator, International conference oral session moderator05/2008 - 05/2008
University of New South Wales, Australia; international dissertaion reviewer, International Dissertation Reviewer, Tracy Schubert01/2008 - 01/2008
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); international conference poster session moderator, International conference poster session moderator05/2007 - 05/2007
Ad hoc peer-reviewed journal reviewer, 30+ journals, Analytical Chemistry Insights--Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials--Biofouling--BMC Infectious Diseases--British Journal of Ophthalmology--British Journal of Pharmacology--Cell Calcium--Cellular Microbiology--Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology--Contact Lens and Anterior Eye--Current Eye Research--Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease--Experimental Eye Research--Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy--Expert Review of Ophthalmology--The FASEB Journal--Infection, Genetics and Evolution--Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences--Journal of Immunology Research-- Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics--Journal of Oral Microbiology--Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases--Journal of Visualized Experiments--Microbiology--Microbiology Spectrum--Microorganisms--Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal--Pharmaceutical Biology--PLoS One--Progress in Retinal and Eye Research--Proteomes--Retina--Scientific Reports--Translational Vision Science and Technology (approx. 5-8 reviews per year)2002 - Present
Employee Giving, Donation via payroll deduction

Teaching Experience

Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental MicrobiologySpring 2025
Graduate, Course, Course Director, Bacterial Structure and FunctionSpring 2025
Graduate, Course, Course Director, Seminar in Microbiology & ImmunologySpring 2024
Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental MicrobiologySpring 2024
Graduate, Course, Course Director, Seminar in Microbiology & ImmunologyFall 2024
SOM 620, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, The Gastrointestinal SystemFall 2024
SOM 612, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, The Musculoskeletal and Integumentary SystemsSpring 2024
MICRO 725, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Bacterial Structure and FunctionSpring 2023
Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental MicrobiologySpring 2023
MICRO 703, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Seminar in Microbiology & ImmunologyFall 2023
Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2023
Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2023
Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2023
DENT 641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologyFall 2023
MICRO741, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental MicrobiologySpring 2022
DENT 641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologyFall 2022
Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2022
Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2022
Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2022
MICRO741, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental MicrobiologySpring 2021
MICRO725, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Bacterial Structure and FunctionSpring 2021
MICRO611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2021
MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2021
MICRO611, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2021
DENT641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologyFall 2021
MICRO741, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental MicrobiologySpring 2020
MICRO611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2020
MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2020
DENT641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologyFall 2020
MICRO611, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2020
MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2019
DENT641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2019
DENT641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologyFall 2019
MICRO725, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Bacterial Structure and FunctionSpring 2019
MICRO725, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Bacterial Structure and FunctionSpring 2019
MICRO741, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental MicrobiologySpring 2019
MICRO611, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2019
MICRO611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2019
DENT641, Dentistry, Lab, Facilitator, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2019
DENT641, Dentistry, Lab, Facilitator, Dental MicrobiologyFall 2019
MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2018
MICRO741, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental MicrobiologySpring 2018
MICRO611, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2018
MICRO611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2018
MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2017
DENT641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2017
MICRO725, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Bacterial Structure and FunctionSpring 2017
MICRO725, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Bacterial Structure and FunctionSpring 2017
MICRO741, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental MicrobiologySpring 2017
Formerly ID727, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Current Issues in Biomedical Research and Translational MedicineSpring 2017
Formerly ID727, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Current Issues in Biomedical Research and Translational MedicineFall 2017
MICRO611, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2017
MICRO611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2017
MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2016
DENT641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2016
MICRO741, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental MicrobiologySpring 2016
MICRO611, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2016
MICRO611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2016
MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2015
DENT641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2015
MICRO725, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Bacterial Structure and FunctionSpring 2015
MICRO725, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Bacterial Structure and FunctionSpring 2015
Formerly ID727, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Current Issues in Biomedical Research and Translational MedicineSpring 2015
MICRO611, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2015
MICRO611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2015
MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2014
DENT641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2014
MICRO611, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2014
MICRO611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2014
MICRO747, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Advanced BacteriologySummer 2013
MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2013
DENT641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2013
MICRO725, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Bacterial Structure and FunctionSpring 2013
MICRO725, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Bacterial Structure and FunctionSpring 2013
MICRO611, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2013
MICRO611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2013
DENT641, Dentistry, Lab, Facilitator, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2013
MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2012
DENT641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2012
MICRO715, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Special Topics in Microbiology: MethodsSpring 2012
Formerly ID727, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Current Issues in Biomedical Research and Translational MedicineSpring 2012
MICRO611, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2012
MICRO611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2012
DENT641, Dentistry, Lab, Facilitator, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2012
MICRO725, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Bacterial Structure and FunctionSpring 2011
DENT641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2011
MICRO702, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Molecular and Cellular VirologySpring 2011
MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2011
MICRO611, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2011
MICRO611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2011
DENT641, Dentistry, Lab, Facilitator, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2011
DENT641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2010
MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2010
MICRO611, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2010
MICRO611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2010
DENT641, Dentistry, Lab, Facilitator, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2010
MICRO725, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Bacterial Structure and FunctionSpring 2009
DENT641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2009
MICRO702, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Molecular and Cellular VirologySpring 2009
MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2009
MICRO611, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2009
MICRO611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2009
Graduate, Lecture, Guest Presenter, SURE Seminar SeriesSummer 2009 - 2014
DENT641, Dentistry, Lecture, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2008
MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2008
MICRO611, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2008
MICRO611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2008
DENT641, Dentistry, Small Group, Facilitator, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2008
DENT641, Dentistry, Lab, Facilitator, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2008
MICRO747, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Advanced BacteriologySummer 2007
MICRO725, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Bacterial Structure and FunctionSpring 2007
DENT641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental MicrobiologySpring 2007
MICRO702, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Molecular and Cellular VirologySpring 2007
MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2007
MICRO611, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2007
MICRO611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2007
MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2006
MICRO611, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical MicrobiologyFall 2006
Voluntary journal club, Small Group, Attendee and participant, Pathogenesis journal club 2006 - 2014

Directed Student Learning

Supervised Research, Advised: Kayla Ryan2024 - 2025
Supervised Research, Advised: George (Beau) Azar2024 - 2024
Supervised Research, Advised: Kayla Carter2021 - 2021
Supervised Research, Advised: Hayley Craddieth2021 - 2021
Supervised Research, Advised: Marcus Robbins2021 - 2021
Dissertation Committee Member, DESIGNING IMPLANT MATERIALS FOR IMPROVING BACTERIAL INFECTION RESISTANCE AND CELLULAR RESPONSE
Advised: Aya Ali
2021 - 2023
Dissertation Committee Member, Optimization of Surface Modification Techniques to Enhance Biomedical Implant Applications of Polyetheretherketone. ( In addition to serving on Ms. Nobles' dissertation committee, Dr. Marquart trained and worked alongside her in the laboratory for all of the microbiology experiments described in her dissertation.)
Advised: Kadie Nobles
2021 - 2022
Supervised Research, Advised: Catie Lee Bruni2020 - 2021
Supervised Research, Advised: Walter (Sam) Rose2020 - 2020
Supervised Research, Advised: Dani Block2020 - 2020
Supervised Research, Advised: Sam Chafin2020 - 2020
Supervised Research, Advised: Sarah Grace Sobiesk2020 - 2020
Supervised Research, Advised: MariMac Collins2020 - 2020
Supervised Research, Advised: Chase Warren2020 - 2020
Dissertation Committee Chair, Streptococcus pneumoniae Zinc Metalloprotease IgA1 Protease: Substrate Cleavage In Vitro and Role in the Mouse Model of Keratitis
Advised: Mary Carr
2020 - 2024
Dissertation Committee Member, Surface Modification of Titanium to Enhance Photocatalytic and Antimicrobial Properties. ( In addition to serving on Mr. Johnson's dissertation committee, Dr. Marquart trained and worked alongside Mr. Johnson in the laboratory for all of the microbiology experiments described in his dissertation.)
Advised: Haden Johnson
2019 - 2021
Supervised Research, Advised: Amira Abbas2019 - 2019
Supervised Research, Advised: Daniel McClung2019 - 2019
Supervised Research, Advised: Jack Friend2019 - 2019
Supervised Research, Advised: Tony Tang2019 - 2019
Supervised Research, Advised: Osasu Adah2019 - 2019
Supervised Research, Advised: Aaron Schwartz2019 - 2019
Supervised Research, Advised: Brandon Myers2019 - 2019
Supervised Research, Advised: John Culbertson2019 - 2022
Dissertation Committee Member, Genomics of Pathogenic Staphylococcus epidermidis from Infants
Advised: Kathryn Hellman
2018 - 2021
Dissertation Committee Member, Sialic Acid-Mediated Protection of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae from Immune Defenses Targeting Cell Surface Glycans
Advised: Mary Darby Jackson
2018 - 2020
Supervised Research, Advised: Charles Davis2016 - 2016
Dissertation Committee Member, The Efficacy of Hyperbaric Oxygen In Vitro on Select Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria ( In addition to serving on Dr. Jordan's dissertation committee, Dr. Marquart trained and worked alongside Dr. Jordan in the laboratory for the microbiology experiments described in her dissertation.)
Advised: Christina Jordan
2016 - 2017
Dissertation Committee Member, Excision, Conjugation, and Diversity of the Integrative Conjugative Element, ICE6013, in Staphylococcus aureus
Advised: Emily Sansevere
2016 - 2017
Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Isaiah Tolo2016 - 2016
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Surface Modification of Titanium using Anodization to Enhance Antimicrobial Properties and Osseointegration ( In addition to serving on Ms. Jain's thesis committee, Dr. Marquart trained and worked alongside Ms. Jain in the laboratory for all of the microbiology experiments described in her thesis.)
Advised: Sakshi Jain
2016 - 2017
Dissertation Committee Member, Virulence Determinants of Nonencapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae and the Consequences of Intra-Species Genetic Exchange
Advised: Haley Pipkins
2015 - 2018
Dissertation Committee Member, Mechanisms Enhancing Persistence and Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Impact on Mucosal Infections and Invasive Potential
Advised: Jessica Bradshaw
2015 - 2018
Dissertation Committee Chair, Metabolic and Genetic Factors Impacting Intraocular Growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Advised: Angela Benton
2015 - 2019
Supervised Research, Advised: Elizia Thomas2015 - 2015
Supervised Research, Advised: Courtney Sims Gomelia2015 - 2015
Supervised Research, Advised: Charles Davis2015 - 2016
Supervised Research, Advised: Brenden Davis2015 - 2016
Supervised Research, Advised: Courtney Sims Gomelia2014 - 2014
Supervised Research, Advised: Anna Marie Dulaney2014 - 2014
Supervised Research, Advised: Dennis Marcelo2014 - 2015
Dissertation Committee Member, Role of Human Cytomegalovirus Essential Protein pUL93 in Virus Maturation and a Novel Nanobiotechnology Approach to Inhibit Virus Infection
Advised: Bernadette DeRussy
2014 - 2016
Pre-clinical advisor for M1 and M2 medical students2013 - Present
Dissertation Committee Member, PspK of Nonencapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae: Mechanisms of Virulence and Immunization Potential
Advised: Lance Keller
2013 - 2015
DiscoveryU Program for Clinton High School students2013 - 2013
Supervised Research, Advised: Charles Martin2012 - 2012
Supervised Research, Advised: Jennifer Wong2011 - 2011
Supervised Research, Advised: Justin Moreira2011 - 2011
Supervised Research, Advised: Frankie Fetto2011 - 2011
Dissertation Committee Member, Pseudomonas aeruginosa Small Protease (PASP) : a Corneal Virulence Factor
Advised: Aihua Tang
2011 - 2012
Dissertation Committee Member, Implementation of Titanium Anodization to Produce an Anatase Surface Layer (In addition to serving on Dr. Williamson's dissertation committee, Dr. Marquart trained and worked alongside Dr. Williamson in the laboratory for all of the microbiology experiments described in his dissertation.)
Advised: Randall Scott Williamson
2011 - 2013
Supervised Research, Advised: Isaiah Tolo2010 - 2010
Supervised Research, Advised: Rhonda Caston2010 - 2010
Dissertation Committee Member, Determinants of Ranavirus Gene Function using an Antisense Morpholino-mediated Approach
Advised: Dexter Whitley
2010 - 2011
Dissertation Committee Chair, The Importance of Host-bacterial Interactions in the Pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae Keratitis
Advised: Nathan Tullos
2009 - 2013
Dissertation Committee Chair, The Mechanistic Role of Pneumolysin during Streptococcus pneumoniae Keratitis
Advised: Sidney Taylor
2009 - 2013
Supervised Research, Advised: Anna Oguhebe2009 - 2009
Supervised Research, Advised: Isaiah Tolo2009 - 2009
Dissertation Committee Chair, Characterization of Virulence Factors and Treatments of Pneumococcal Ocular Infections
Advised: Melissa Sanders
2009 - 2012
Dissertation Committee Member, Experimental Staphylococcus aureus Endophthalmitis: Animal Model of Infection, Role of Alpha-toxin, Treatment, and Possible Host Defenses
Advised: Charles Balzli
2009 - 2011
Supervised Research, Advised: Rhonda Caston2009 - 2010
Supervised Research, Advised: Tennisha Buckner2008 - 2008
Dissertation Committee Member, Pathogenesis and Immune Evasion of Acinetobacter baumanii
Advised: Lauren King
2008 - 2011
Dissertation Committee Member, Pathogenesis and Therapy of Ocular Microbial Infections
Advised: Clare McCormick
2008 - 2009
Dissertation Committee Chair, The Roles of Streptococcus pneumoniae Virulence Factors in Ocular Infections
Advised: Erin Norcross
2007 - 2011
Dissertation Committee Member, Ecological Niche of Streptococcus pneumoniae : Factors Associated with Survival and Pathogenesis within the Human Host
Advised: Chinwendu Onwubiko
2007 - 2009
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, The Role of Capsule and Pneumolysin in Pneumococcal Ocular Infections
Advised: Melissa Sanders
2006 - 2008
Dissertation Committee Member, Characterization of PcsB of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Localization, Conservation and Immunogenicity
Advised: Megumi Mills
2006 - 2009
Supervised Research, Advised: Sherrina Robinson2006 - 2007

Fellows supervised

Postdoctoral Fellowship (Quincy Moore), Post-Doc Advisor, 1 fellows supervised05/2007 - 08/2009