Janet C. and Jeffrey A. Hawk Collegiate Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences University of Notre Dame. Microbial pathogenesis, catheter-associated UTIs, inflammation and immunologyhttps://bsky.app/profile/afloresmireles.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/afloresmireles.bsky.social/post/3mu6j4uaeq225I am so proud of the newly Dr. Ellsa Wongso!!! You did a phenomenal job! Join me in congratulating her!!28 Aug 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:x5tyuloswpsdxnta2btvdnfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6j4uaeq225https://bsky.app/profile/afloresmireles.bsky.social/post/3mrqbtex6rs2cIntroducing Dr. Alyssa La Bella!!🎓✨ Felipe and I couldn’t not be prouder of you!! You’ve done such an incredible work throughout your PhD studies, and your research has been crucial to advancing our understanding of fungal urinary tract infections!!! Congratulations, Doctor! @felipehst.bsky.social28 Jul 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:x5tyuloswpsdxnta2btvdnfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqbtex6rs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/afloresmireles.bsky.social/post/3mr43tokowc2fEver wonder how fungal infections take hold in the bladder? 🔬. Our new research sheds light on fungal virulence in human and mouse models during catheterization! alabella14.bsky.social, @nickgervais.bsky.social, @felipehst.bsky.social, @shapirorebecca.bsky.social https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.253330912320 Jul 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:x5tyuloswpsdxnta2btvdnfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr43tokowc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/afloresmireles.bsky.social/post/3mm34rvbcfc2kThe most rewarding accomplishment as a PI is too see my students get their PhD degree and succeed!! I am so proud of you guys, Kurt Kohler and Christopher Gager!!!17 May 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:x5tyuloswpsdxnta2btvdnfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm34rvbcfc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/afloresmireles.bsky.social/post/3ml27a7skt227Well deserved it!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:x5tyuloswpsdxnta2btvdnfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml27a7skt227https://bsky.app/profile/afloresmireles.bsky.social/post/3mjl7oa7zq22yFighting back against superbugs! 🥊 Check out our latest study on how liquid-infused silicone catheters are slashing C. auris infections. 🦠🛡️ 👇 Thanks to Alyssa La Bella, Hope Akegbe, Felipe H Santiago Tirado, and Caitlin Howell!!! 🙌🔬 @notredame.bsky.social @globaluti.bsky.social https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00098-2616 Apr 2026 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:x5tyuloswpsdxnta2btvdnfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjl7oa7zq22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/afloresmireles.bsky.social/post/3mjl76uuckc2eCheck out our latest study on how liquid-infused silicone catheters are slashing C. auris infections. 🦠🛡️ 👇 Thanks to @alabella14.bsky.social, Hope Akegbe, @felipehst.bsky.social and Caitlin Howell!!! 🙌🔬https://journals.asm.org/eprint/HADAAD7RC3YXX3RB4SAE/full16 Apr 2026 00:55 +0000at://did:plc:x5tyuloswpsdxnta2btvdnfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjl76uuckc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/afloresmireles.bsky.social/post/3mjcrkyoqsk2iGreat #UTICONF26 conference!!I Such an awesome time to see my mentor, Scott Hultgren, and my scientific siblings and colleagues!! ##UTIs #UTIsky12 Apr 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:x5tyuloswpsdxnta2btvdnfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcrkyoqsk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/afloresmireles.bsky.social/post/3mjco7kyfok2iThe Flores-Mireles lab representing at the Amazing #UTICONF26!!! I am so proud of my students, @alabella14.bsky.social , @jonjmolina.bsky.social, Kurt Kohler, and Ellsa Wongso!!! Specially congratulations to Alyssa and Kurt for wining awards for their presentation and poster!!! ##UTIs #UTIsky12 Apr 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:x5tyuloswpsdxnta2btvdnfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjco7kyfok2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/afloresmireles.bsky.social/post/3mhyqiy4muk23It is my absolute pleasure to introduce Dr. Kurt Kohler. Congratulations on a highly successful PhD defense!26 Mar 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:x5tyuloswpsdxnta2btvdnfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyqiy4muk23https://bsky.app/profile/afloresmireles.bsky.social/post/3mfpgjdgovs2rEver wonder what really goes down in the microscopic battleground of a catheter-associated UTI? 🦠⚔️ Our new review unpacks the Host-Pathogen Interactions during CAUTIs. Thank you, Kurt Kohler and Alyssa La Bella @alabella14.bsky.social for putting this together!!! https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsinfecdis.5c01146?_gl=1*g64iki*_gcl_au*NTIxNTAwODMzLjE3NzA0MTYyNzMuMTc0NTU4MzYyNy4xNzcyMDQwOTU1LjE3NzIwNDA5Njk.*_ga*MjY1OTI4Nzg1LjE3NzIwNDE0Njc.*_ga_XP5JV6H8Q6*czE3NzIwNDA3NzckbzEkZzEkdDE3NzIwNDE2MjAkajQ5JGwwJGgw25 Feb 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:x5tyuloswpsdxnta2btvdnfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpgjdgovs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/afloresmireles.bsky.social/post/3ma7wvpqiuc2dEveryone, please join me in welcoming Dr. Christopher Gager! 🎓 Congratulations, Gager! I am beyond proud of you—you did an absolutely amazing job, and you deserve every bit of this success!18 Dec 2025 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:x5tyuloswpsdxnta2btvdnfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7wvpqiuc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/afloresmireles.bsky.social/post/3m5eywy7m2s2eCheck out our latest preprint!!!! 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