Laty Cahoon

Laty Cahoon is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, specializing in Gram-positive bacterial pathogenesis and protein secretion mechanisms.

Education:

• Ph.D., Northwestern University (2012)
• Postdoctoral Research, University of Illinois at Chicago

Her research focuses on post-translocation secretion chaperones in Listeria monocytogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae, investigating their roles in virulence factor secretion, protein folding, and antibiotic susceptibility.

Recent publications highlight trends in bacterial secretion systems, virulence regulation, and host interactions across Gram-positive pathogens, with specific emphasis on chaperone networks and stress response mechanisms.

She utilizes human trophoblast stem cells to model placental susceptibility to congenital infections, bridging microbial pathogenesis with developmental biology.