New Paper on Plague, Neutrophils, and EV Production

Written By Matthew Lawrenz

APRIL 17, 2025

Katelyn discovered that Y. pestis actively inhibits the production of antimicrobial extracellular vesicles produced by neutrophils. Katelyn’s paper also demonstrated that Y. pestis can be used as a tool to further investigate the nuances of EV biogenesis and their role in responses to bacterial infection.

Check out the paper in the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles.

Congrats to Katelyn and our UofL collaborators!

As is tradition in the Lawrenz Lab, Katelyn got a coffee mug in celebration of her first first-author paper.

Matthew Lawrenz
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