I first became interested in bacteria in elementary school, incubating plates in the water heater closet for science fair projects. I rediscovered that love as an undergraduate at MIT, in Alan Grossman’s lab. In the Wang lab, I am interested in characterizing how the stress signaling nucleotide (p)ppGpp regulates bacteria genome integrity and evolution through direct interactions with DNA replication and repair enzymes. Outside of lab, I like to run, to cook and bake unhealthy goodies, to play games, and to snuggle with my cat Macie, who loves to ‘help’ me work at home.
Publications
- England KA, Trinquier A, McKinney LK, Wang JD, Feaga HA (2026) The alarmone pGpp inhibits translation through GTP depletion. Nucleic Acids Res. 54(17):gkag858 PMC13563095 · Pubmed · DOI
- Krypotou E, Ruff KM, McKinney LK, Townsend GE, Wang JD, Pappu RV, Groisman EA (2026) Short autoinhibitory sequences control phase separation of an essential bacterial transcription termination factor. EMBO J. 45(12):4124-4152 PMC13269538 · Pubmed · DOI
