Lucas Bishop
Lab Manager since 2018
Research areas
- Colorectal cancer
- Clostridium difficile
Education
- BS: University of Nevada, Reno (2016)
- MS: University of Nevada, Reno (2018)
Background
As lab manager, I handle most sequencing related lab work and day-to-day operations of the Schloss lab. My duties include: assisting grad students/post docs with bench work, supply procurement and coordination with external vendors, general lab maintenance, and keeping the lab in compliance with university, state, and federal guidelines.
Papers from time in Schloss lab
Tomkovich S, Lesniak NA, Li Y, Bishop L, Fitzgerald MG, Schloss PD.
2019.
The proton pump inhibitor omeprazole does not promote
Clostridium difficile colonization in a murine model.
mSphere.
4:
e00693-19.
DOI:
10.1128/mSphere.00693-19.
Tomkovich S, Stough JMA, Bishop L, Schloss PD.
2020.
The initial gut microbiota and response to antibiotic perturbation influence
Clostridioides difficile colonization in mice.
mSphere.
5:
e00869-20.
DOI:
10.1128/mSphere.00869-20.
Hagan AK, Lesniak NA, Balunas MJ, Bishop L, Close WL, Doherty MD, Elmore AG, Flynn KJ, Hannigan GK, Koumpouras CC, Jenior ML, Kozik AJ, McBride K, Rifkin SB, Stough JMA, Sovacool KL, Sze MA, Tomkovich S, Topçuoğlu BD, Schloss PD.
2020.
Ten simple rules to increase computational skills among biologists with Code Clubs.
PLOS Computational Biology.
16:
e1008119.
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008119.
Tomkovich S, Taylor A, King J, Colovas J, Bishop L, McBride K, Royzenblat S, Lesniak NA, Bergin IL, Schloss PD.
2021.
An osmotic laxative renders mice susceptible to prolonged
Clostridioides difficile colonization and hinders clearance.
mSphere.
6:
e00629-21.
DOI:
10.1128/mSphere.00629-21.
Lesniak NA, Tomkovich S, Henry A, Taylor A, Colovas J, Bishop L, McBride K, Schloss PD.
2022.
Diluted fecal community transplant restores
Clostridioides difficile colonization resistance to antibiotic perturbed murine communities.
mBio.
13:
e01364-22.
DOI:
10.1128/mbio.01364-22.