Susana Chavez-bueno MD

Dr. Susana Chavez-Bueno’s current research work focuses on the pathogenesis of E. coli sepsis in newborns. Her overall research goal is to identify novel virulence factors relevant to the pathogen’s ability to traverse the gut and invade the bloodstream, causing neonatal sepsis. Her studies utilize in vitro and animal models designed to characterize the bacterial components that determine invasion and trafficking across intestinal epithelium and interact with gut-specific immune regulators as potential therapeutic targets to decrease life-threatening neonatal E. coli disease. Dr. Chavez-Bueno is an elected member of the Society for Pediatric Research and a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.