Dr. Tara C. Smith

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University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2004

Mailing Address

Department of Epidemiology
200 Hawkins Drive
C21F GH
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
United States

Qualifications

Postdoctoral fellow, University of Michigan, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, 2004.
Ph.D., Medical College of Ohio, Microbiology, 2002.
B.S., Yale University, Biology, Emphasis in Microbiology and Epidemiology, 1998.

Expertise and Research Interests

Areas of Research Interest/Current Projects
Analysis of hyper-variable genes in Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus)
Identification of potential virulence genes in S. agalactiae
Interaction of microbial pathogens; polymicrobial infections
Infectious causes of chronic disease
Occupational exposure to Streptococcus suis

Other Expertise

Molecular epidemiology
Animal models of disease

Author of two books:

Smith, Tara C. Streptococcus: (Group A). 2004. Chelsea House Publications: Philadelphia, PA.

Smith, Tara C. Ebola. 2005. Chelsea House Publications: Philadelphia, PA.

Smith, Tara C. Group B Streptococcus. 2006. Chelsea House Publications: Philadelphia, PA

Future Research

Investigation of influenza virus transmission by flies

Prevalence of stx in Environmental Samples of Non-O157 serotype Escherichia coli

Investigation of biofilm formation and effect on virulence gene expression in Streptococcus agalactiae

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Animal Models, Epidemiology, Gene Regulation, Infectious Diseases Or Agents, Microbiology, Molecular Epidemiology, Pathogenesis.

Additional Terms:

Infectious Disease, Molecular Epidemiology, Streptococci, Streptococcus Pyogenes.

Memberships

American Association for the Advancement of Science
American College of Epidemiology
American Public Health Association
American Society for Microbiology
Association of Women in Science
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Iowa Academy of Science
Iowa Public Health Association

Previous Positions

2002-2004, Research Fellow, University of Michigan, Public Health, Epidemiology
1998-2002, Research Assistant, Medical College of Ohio, Microbiology
1997-1998, Research Assistant, Yale University, School of Public Health, Epidemiology

Funding Received

  • University of Iowa Undergraduate Research Award: Detection of non-O157 stx-positive E. coli, $3,000, 2006 to .
  • College of Public Health-Carver College of Medicine: 2005-2006 New Investigator Research Award, $10,000, 2005 to 2006.

Publications

  • Batts SA, Anthis NJ, Smith TC (Sep 2008) Advancing science through conversations: bridging the gap between blogs and the academy., PLoS biology, 6 (9), e240 Abstract
  • Smith TC, Novella S (2007) HIV denial in the internet age, PloS Medicine, 4 (8), e256
  • Smith TC, Roehl SM, Pillai P, Li S, Marrs CF, Foxman B (2007) Distribution of putative and established virulence genes in colonizing and invasive isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae, Epidemiology and Infection, 135 (6), 1046-54
  • Smith TC, Smathers SA, Roehl SM, Marrs CF, Foxman B (2006) The surface protein (spb1) of group B streptococcus is not specific to serotype III-3 isolates, Journal of Medical Microbiology, Submitted
  • Smith TC, Sledjeski DD, Boyle MD., Selective biological pressure and expression of S. pyogenes genes: lessons from a mouse model of skin infection, Recent Research Developments in Microbiology, 2005
  • Smith TC, Sledjeski DD, Boyle MD, Streptococcus pyogenes infection in mouse skin leads to a time-dependent up-regulation of protein H expression, Infection and Immunity, 71(10), 6079-82, Oct 2003 Abstract
  • Smith TC, Sledjeski DD, Boyle MD, Regulation of protein H expression in M1 serotype isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes, Fems Microbiology Letters, 219(1), 9-15, Feb 2003 Abstract

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