• Microbial-microbial interactions
• Molecular biology
• Physiology of pathogenic bacteria

Publications:

Osborne MS, Brehm JN, Olivença C, Cochran AM, Serrano M, Henriques AO, Sorg JA. The impact of YabG mutations on C. difficile spore germination and processing of spore substrates. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Jun 10:2024.06.10.598338. doi: 10.1101/2024.06.10.598338. Update in: Mol Microbiol. 2024 Oct;122(4):534-548. doi: 10.1111/mmi.15316. PMID: 38915615; PMCID: PMC11195116

Presentations:

Morgan S. Osborne, Joshua N. Brehm, Alicia M. Cochran, Carmen Olivença, Mónica Serrano, Adriano O. Henriques, and Joseph A. Sorg. The impact of YabG mutations on C. difficile spore germination and processing of spore substrates. 2024. Houston C. diff & Microbiome Conference. Houston, Texas.

Morgan S. Osborne, Joshua N. Brehm, Alicia M. Cochran, Carmen Olivença, Mónica Serrano, Adriano O. Henriques, and Joseph A. Sorg. The impact of YabG mutations on C. difficile spore germination and processing of spore substrates. 2024. Houston C. diff & Microbiome Conference. Houston, Texas.

Morgan S. Osborne, Joshua N. Brehm, Alicia M. Cochran, Carmen Olivença, Mónica Serrano, Adriano O. Henriques, and Joseph A. Sorg. The impact of YabG mutations on C. difficile spore germination and processing of spore substrates. 2025. Student Post-Doc Research Conference. College Station, Texas. **Awarded second place post-prelim* *

Morgan S. Osborne, Joshua N. Brehm, Alicia M. Cochran, Carmen Olivença, Mónica Serrano, Adriano O. Henriques, and Joseph A. Sorg. The impact of YabG mutations on C. difficile spore germination and processing of spore substrates. 2024. ICG+P. Omaha, Nebraska. n C. difficile spore germination and processing of spore substrates. 2024. ICG+P. Omaha, Nebraska.

Morgan S. Osborne, Joshua N. Brehm, Alicia M. Cochran, Carmen Olivença, Mónica Serrano, Adriano O. Henriques, and Joseph A. Sorg. Determining the effect of YabG alleles on the cleavage of C. difficile SleC. 2023. Student Post-Doc Resarch Conference. College Station, Texas.

Morgan R. Smith, Cochran A.M., and Joseph A. Sorg. Determining the effect of YabG alleles on the cleavage of C. difficile SleC. 2023. ClostPath13. Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Morgan R. Smith, Cochran A.M., and Joseph A. Sorg. Determining the effect of YabG alleles on the cleavage of C. difficile SleC. 2023. Student Post-Doc Research Conference. College Station, TX.