I'm a cell biologist that trained in fungal pathogenesis. The main focus of my lab is to elucidate mechanisms of infection by the environmental yeast Cryptococcus neoformans and the commensal fungi Candida albicans. For C. neoformans we are interested on mechanisms that promote intracellular survival and dissemination. We are also interested in the unique cell biology of this fungus. For C. albicans we focus on how it takes advantage of urinary catheter-dependent host changes to cause disease.