John T. Bates, PhD
Associate Professor
Department:
SOM-Cell and Molecular Biology
Email:
jtbates@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-9568
Education
| Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, post-doctoral fellow, Immunology | 2014 |
| Wake Forest University School of Medicine, post-doctoral fellow, Immunology | 2010 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham, PhD, Microbiology | 2005 |
| Mississippi State University, BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 1998 |
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology | 07/2023 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 07/2020 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Cell and Molecular BIology | 07/2022 - 06/2023 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology | 07/2016 - 06/2022 |
| Instructor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology | 10/2015 - 06/2016 |
| Assistant Professor, Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Physiology | 06/2014 - 07/2015 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, Study to Enhance Resilience to Virus Effects with Andrographis, National Institutes of Health | 07/2025 - 06/2030 |
| Extramural, Assessment of the antiviral potential of..., MTTG, LLC | 07/2022 - 06/2023 |
| Extramural, Serology of African Green Monkeys, Behavioural Science Foundation | 07/2017 - 06/2018 |
| Intramural, Rational Design of a Zika Virus Subunit Vaccine., University of Mississippi Medical Center | 02/2017 - 01/2018 |
Presentations
| Poster Presentation, Bates JT, Burnett GC. "Transcriptional landscape in draining lymph nodes following mRNA-LNP vaccination.", Autumn Immunology Conference, Chicago, IL | 11/2024 |
| Platform Presentations, Bates JT, Burnett GC. "Transcriptional landscape in draining lymph nodes following mRNA-LNP vaccination.", Autumn Immunology Conference, Chicago, IL | 11/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Bierdeman MA, Cook CG, McNeely KA, Bain JL, Bates JT. "Prevalence of Fusobacterium nucleatum among various Periodontal Disease States.", 28th Hinman Student Research Symposium, Memphis, TN | 11/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Bates JT, Lirett ST, Farmer AP, Bierdeman MA, Seyfarth KB, Ederer DR, Montgomery DD, Burnett GC, Marshall GD. "Serological assessment of the durability of vaccine-mediated protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection.", American Association of Immunologist, Washington, D.C. | 05/2023 |
| Platform Presentations, Bierdeman MA, Cook CG, McNeely KA, Bain JL, Bates JT. "Variability of Fusobacterium-Specific Antibodies in Gingival Crevicular Fluid of Patients with Periodontal Disease." Michael Bierdeman presented this work and received the Dentsply Sirona SCADA (Student Competition for Advancing Dental Research and its Application) Award., School of Dentistry, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 03/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Bates JT, Bierdeman MA, Farmer AP, Ederer DR, Carney LS, Montgomery D, Marshall GD. "Immunogenicity of mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in healthy weight, overweight, and obese adults.", International Society for Vaccines, virtual | 09/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Bates JT. "SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine-specific Antibody Responses.", Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, MS | 08/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Bates JT. "Naïve CD4+ T Cell Activation in the Nasal Associated Lymphoid Tissue.", American Society for Microbiology, South Central Branch, Jackson, MS | 11/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Mitra D, Hasan MH, Bates JT, Tandon R. "Betaherpesvirus-Conserved Region 2 of Cytomegalovirus Tegument Protein pp150 is Amenable to Targeting by Peptide Inhibitors.", American Society for Microbiology, South Central Branch, Jackson, MS | 11/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Bates JT. "Modular Approaches to Vaccine Design.", Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology Seminar Series, Mississippi State University | 12/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Mousa J, Sauer M, Sevy A, Finn J, Alvarado G, Bates J, King H, Loernic L, Fong R, Doranz B, Correia B, Kalyuzhniy O, Wen X, Jardetzky T, Schief W, Ohi M, Meiler J, Crowe J. "Structural basis for the complexity of site II-mediated neutralization of respiratory syncytial virus.", American Crystallographic Association - 66th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO | 07/2016 |
| Invited online presentation to Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities - Antibody Research Group Virtual Lab Meeting, Bates JT. "Modular Approaches to Vaccine Design.", Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities - Antibody Research Group, virtual | 04/2016 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Gong W, Madera R, Bates J, Burakova Y, Shrestha R, Jia K, Li P, Schlup J, Tu C, Shi J. "Classical Swine Fever: Why should we care about a disease that is not here?", Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute, Kansas City, MO | 08/2015 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Correia BE, Bates JT, Briney B, Finn J, Loomis R, Connell MJ, Baneyx G, Jardine JG, Rupert P, Correnti C, Vittal V, Kalyuzhniy O, MacPherson S, Schroeter A, Stevens E, Baker D, Klevit RE, Strong RK, Johnson PR, Crowe Jr JE, Schief WR. "A Computationally Designed Experimental RSV F Protein Epitope Vaccine that Induces Potent Neutralizing Antibodies in Nonhuman Primates.", 8th International Respiratory Syncytial Virus Symposium, Santa Fe, NM | 09/2012 |
| Poster Presentation, Correia BE, Bates JT, Jardine JG, Vittal V, Kalyuzhniy O, Schroeter A, Klevit RE, Strong RK, Baker D, Crowe JE Jr, Schief WR. "Precise structural stabilization of a functional site through folding and design of a novel protein.", The European Symposium of the Protein Society | 06/2011 |
| Poster Presentation, Bates JT, Graff AH, and Mizel SB. "Flagellin does not promote a CD8+ T cell response to the SIINFEKL epitope.", American Association of Immunologists, Baltimore, MD | 05/2010 |
| Poster Presentation, Bates JT and Mizel SB. "Flagellin induces a robust innate respiratory immune response in aged mice.", American Association of Immunologists, Boston, MA | 05/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Bates JT and Bucy RP. "CD4+ T Cell memory in vivo is associated with qualitative changes in individual cells rather than an increase in the absolute number of cells.", American Association of Immunologists, Denver, CO | 05/2003 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| COVID Research Hero Award, University of Missisippi Medical Center | 2020 |
| UAB Immunologic Diseases and Basic Immunology (T32) support, University of Alabama at Birmingham | 2003 |
| Academic Scholarship (partial), Mississippi State University | 1994 |
Professional Membership and Service
| International Society for Vaccines, Member | 2015 - Present |
| American Society for Microbiology, Member | 2015 - Present |
| American Association of Immunologists, Member | 2012 - Present |
Committee Service
| Master's in Biomedical Sciences Program awards committee, Member | 2022 - Present |
| Faculty Salary Coverage Task Force, Member | 2021 - 2021 |
| External Requests Review Committee, Chair | 2021 - Present |
| Master's in Biomedical Sciences Program admissions committee, Member | 2019 - Present |
Other Service
| manuscript review for NPJ Vaccines | 12/2024 - 12/2024 |
| manuscript review for Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology | 10/2024 - 10/2024 |
| manuscript review for Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology | 10/2024 - 10/2024 |
| ad hoc reviewer for Vaccines | 09/2024 - 09/2024 |
| ad hoc reviewer for Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology | 08/2024 - 08/2024 |
| ad hoc reviewer for Journal of Virology | 07/2024 - 07/2024 |
| ad hoc reviewer for Vaccine | 07/2024 - 07/2024 |
| IRSP application review | 06/2024 - 06/2024 |
| ad hoc reviewer for International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 05/2024 - 05/2024 |
| Department of Medicine Scholarship Day Poster Session - poster judge, poster judge | 05/2024 - 05/2024 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology | 04/2024 - 04/2024 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Innate Immunity | 04/2024 - 04/2024 |
| ad hoc reviewer for International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 03/2024 - 03/2024 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Libyan Journal of Medicine | 02/2024 - 02/2024 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Vaccines | 02/2024 - 02/2024 |
| Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research Pilot Project application reviewer | 02/2024 - 02/2024 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology | 02/2024 - 02/2024 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Anaerobe | 12/2023 - 12/2023 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Microbiology Spectrum | 11/2023 - 11/2023 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for ImmunoHorizons | 11/2023 - 11/2023 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Frontiers in Immunology | 10/2023 - 10/2023 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology | 10/2023 - 10/2023 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology | 08/2023 - 08/2023 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Frontiers in Plant Science | 07/2023 - 07/2023 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Vaccines | 07/2023 - 07/2023 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology | 06/2023 - 06/2023 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Scientific Reports | 05/2022 - 05/2022 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 05/2022 - 05/2022 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Scientific Reports | 05/2022 - 05/2022 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Vaccines | 04/2022 - 04/2022 |
| Ad hoc Reviewer for International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 04/2022 - 04/2022 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Vaccines | 03/2022 - 03/2022 |
| Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research Pilot Project application reviewer | 03/2022 - 05/2022 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for ImmunoHorizons | 03/2022 - 03/2022 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for ImmunoHorizons | 02/2022 - 02/2022 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for COVID | 01/2022 - 01/2022 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for COVID | 12/2021 - 12/2021 |
| School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences Research Day poster competition judge, poster competition judge | 10/2021 - 10/2021 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Biomedicines | 10/2021 - 10/2021 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Microbiology Spectrum | 10/2021 - 10/2021 |
| Ad hoc Reviewer for Diagnostics | 09/2021 - 09/2021 |
| Ad hoc Reviewer for The Journal of Immunology | 08/2021 - 08/2021 |
| Ad hoc Reviewer for Diagnostics | 08/2021 - 08/2021 |
| Ad hoc Reviewer for Vaccines | 07/2021 - 07/2021 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Viruses | 06/2021 - 06/2021 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Vaccines | 05/2021 - 05/2021 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 03/2021 - 03/2021 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for The Journal of Immunology | 02/2021 - 02/2021 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Vaccines | 02/2021 - 02/2021 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for The Journal of Immunology | 01/2021 - 01/2021 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Vaccines | 12/2020 - 12/2020 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for The Journal of Immunology | 12/2020 - 12/2020 |
| NIH Study Section - Rapid Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 (ZAI1 JHM-X (J2)) | 12/2020 - 12/2020 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for The Journal of Immunology | 11/2020 - 11/2020 |
| NIH Study Section - Small Business Innovative Immunology Research (IMM-M10) | 11/2020 - 11/2020 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for The Journal of Immunology | 10/2020 - 10/2020 |
| NIH Study Section - Rapid Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 (ZAI1 IS-W) | 08/2020 - 08/2020 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 07/2020 - 07/2020 |
| NIH Study Section - Small Business Innovative Immunology Research (IMM-M10) | 07/2020 - 07/2020 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for The Journal of Immunology | 06/2020 - 06/2020 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Vaccines | 05/2020 - 05/2020 |
| COVID-19 Diagnostic Team, team member | 03/2020 - 02/2022 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Vaccines | 02/2020 - 02/2020 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Innate Immunity | 12/2019 - 12/2019 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Viruses | 12/2019 - 12/2019 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Innate Immunity | 10/2019 - 10/2019 |
| NIH Study Section - Cellular and Molecular Immunology A (CMIA) | 10/2019 - 10/2019 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Vaccines | 08/2019 - 08/2019 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for The Journal of Immunology | 08/2019 - 08/2019 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Viruses | 07/2019 - 07/2019 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for BMC Veterniary Research | 07/2019 - 07/2019 |
| UMMC InterProfessional Education Panel on Breastfeeding member, panel member | 07/2019 - 06/2020 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Pharmaceutics | 06/2019 - 06/2019 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Journal of Clinical Medicine | 05/2019 - 05/2019 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Viruses | 04/2019 - 04/2019 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Pharmaceutics | 03/2019 - 03/2019 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for Journal of Clinical Medicine | 01/2019 - 01/2019 |
| American Society for Microbiology South Central Branch Meeting poster competition judge, poster competition judge | 11/2018 - 11/2018 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Viruses | 10/2018 - 10/2018 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Diseases | 10/2018 - 10/2018 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for PLOS One | 09/2018 - 09/2018 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Frontiers in Immunology | 08/2018 - 08/2018 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Vaccine | 08/2018 - 08/2018 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 03/2018 - 03/2018 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Viruses | 01/2018 - 01/2018 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Vaccine | 12/2017 - 12/2017 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for The Journal of Virology | 12/2017 - 12/2001 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Viruses | 12/2017 - 12/2017 |
| School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences Research Day poster competition judge, poster competition judge | 10/2017 - 10/2017 |
| NIH Study Section - Rapid Assessment of ZIKV Complications, Special Emphasis Panel | 04/2017 - 04/2017 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for BMC Veterinary Research | 04/2017 - 04/2017 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Scientific Reports | 03/2017 - 03/2017 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Scientific Reports | 01/2017 - 01/2017 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for BMC Veterinary Research | 12/2016 - 12/2016 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Scientific Reports | 08/2016 - 08/2016 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for BMC Veterinary Research | 07/2015 - 07/2015 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Vaccine | 05/2015 - 05/2015 |
| Phi Zeta Research Day poster competition judge - Kansas State Univ. College of Veterinary Medicine, poster competition judge | 04/2015 - 04/2015 |
Teaching Experience
| MSCI-721, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Biomarkers, Bioimaging, and Bioinformatics | Fall 2024-2025 |
| MICRO-701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Foundational Concepts in Microbiology and Immunology | Fall 2024-2025 |
| MICRO-741, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental Microbiology | Spring 2023-2024 |
| MICRO-611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Microbiology | Spring 2023-2024 |
| SOM-614, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, The Hematologic, Lymphatic, & Immune Systems | Spring 2023-2024 |
| MICRO-611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Microbiology | Spring 2022-2023 |
| MICRO-741, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental Microbiology | Spring 2022-2023 |
| MICRO-702, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Molecular and Cellular Virology | Spring 2022-2023 |
| MICRO741, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Fundamental Microbiology | Spring 2021-2022 - 2022 |
| MICRO611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical Microbiology | Fall 2021-2022 - 2021 |
| MICRO611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Microbiology | Spring 2020-2021 - 2021 |
| MICRO702, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Molecular and Cellular Virology | Spring 2020-2021 - 2021 |
| MICRO741, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Fundamental Microbiology | Spring 2020-2021 - 2021 |
| MICRO 741, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Fundamentals Microbiology | Spring 2019-2020 - 2020 |
| MICRO 611, Medicine, Course, Facilitator, Medical Microbiology | Fall 2019-2020 - 2019 |
| MICRO 611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Microbiology | Spring 2018-2019 - 2019 |
| MICRO 741, Graduate, Course, Course Co-director, Fundamental Microbiology | Spring 2018-2019 - 2019 |
| MICRO 611, Medicine, Course, Facilitator, Medical Microbiology | Fall 2018-2019 - 2018 |
| MICRO 742, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Molecular and Cellular Virology | Spring 2018-2019 - 2019 |
| DENT 641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental Microbiology | Spring 2017-2018 - 2018 |
| MICRO 611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Microbiology | Spring 2017-2018 - 2018 |
| MICRO741, Graduate, Course, Course Co-director, Fundamental Microbiology | Spring 2017-2018 - 2018 |
| MICRO 611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical Microbiology | Fall 2017-2018 - 2017 |
| MICRO 741, Graduate, Course, Course Co-director, Fundamental Microbiology | Spring 2016-2017 - 2017 |
| MICRO 611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Microbiology | Spring 2016-2017 - 2017 |
| MICRO 611, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical Microbiology | Fall 2016-2017 - 2016 |
| MICRO 702, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Molecular and Cellular Virology | Spring 2016-2017 - 2017 |
| MICRO 733, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Experimental Immunochemistry and Immunobiology | Spring 2015-2016 - 2016 |
| MICRO 741, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental Microbiology | Spring 2015-2016 - 2016 |
Directed Student Learning
| Research Advisor, Advised: Christian Owusu | 2024 - 2024 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Reanna Hales | 2024 - 2024 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Madamazel Quartey | 2024 - 2024 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Priya Ray | 2023 - 2023 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Amanda Pham | 2023 - 2023 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Michael Bierdeman | 2021 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Lauren Carney | 2021 - 2021 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Joseph Alef | 2020 - 2020 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Lauren Fassero | 2020 - 2020 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Dallas Ederer | 2020 - 2024 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Charlie Cook | 2019 - 2020 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Bethany Tillman | 2019 - 2019 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Kristianna Saelens | 2019 - 2019 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Charles Kuhlmann | 2018 - 2018 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Jonathan Crider | 2017 - 2017 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Jessica Finn | 2011 - 2011 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Garrett Sauter | 2011 - 2011 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Jessica Miller | 2009 - 2009 |