Kyle T. Enriquez

@vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vumedicine.bsky.social @ast-idcop.bsky.social @ast-tyfcop.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social

Thank you to the VUMC ID Fellows for their #collaboration on this #QualityImprovement work, presented @idweek.bsky.social and the Vanderbilt Center for Transplant Science #VCTS Symposium. This #QI work highlights our progress to prevent #CMV in #LungTransplant recipients!

The C‐terminal extension of calprotectin mediates zinc chelation and modulates Staphylococcus aureus biomass accumulation Calprotectin (CP) is an S100A8/S100A9 heterodimer that plays an important role in nutritional immunity at the host–microbe interface. CP combats Staphylococcus aureus growth by sequestration of zinc ...

My mentors @vubasicsciences.bsky.social encouraged the #CollaborativeScience behind this work from the Chazin and Skaar labs, with co-author Randy Perera. Excited to have published this work @proteinsociety.bsky.social studying #Calprotectin and #StaphAureus onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Its not everyday you read literature from @a-p-s-a.bsky.social and see your picture in a figure. I'm honored to have contributed to initiatives discussed in new work from colleagues insight.jci.org/articles/vie... highlighting the great work being done to serve #doubledocs trainees #SupportAPSA

#SEMSS2025 was another reminder of the fantastic #mstp #physicianscientist communities facilitated by UAB,Vanderbilt, and Emory MSTPs and supported by @a-p-s-a.bsky.social. This conference is possible thanks to our APSA partners @laskerfdn.bsky.social @the-asci.org @bwfund.bsky.social #SupportAPSA

Proud of the #physicianscientist #mstp trainees in Vanderbilt's MSTP that participated in #NLPD #NationalLatinoPhysicianDay, supporting and learning to provide better care to all of our patients!

Severe Dietary Zinc Deficiency Does Not Significantly Alter Energy Balance in Adult Mice Zinc (Zn) is an essential dietary nutrient metal that functions as a cofactor for numerous enzymes involved in diverse cellular processes, including energy metabolism. In humans, Zn deficiency afflic...

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Thankful I got to collaborate with @caitmurdoch.bsky.social on another project before she started her lab @universityofri.bsky.social. Check out this new work modelling #ZincDeficiency in mice, used to in part understand the 20% of people worldwide that are zinc deficient.

Looking forward to representing @a-p-s-a.bsky.social at #SEMSS2025 this weekend thanks to the work of all of the volunteers at UAB, Vanderbilt, and Emory MSTPs. Any opportunity to #SupportAPSA and meet with #physicianscientist #mstp colleagues is one I cant pass up. See you in #Birmingham!

Last month I attended the #GRS and #GRC on Staphylococcal Diseases. The conference was an excellent opportunity to meet new colleagues, learn with and about the vibrant #Staphylococcal community, and get ideas on #Zinc #ZNG1 research, coming soon

Last week I had the opportunity to present #QI work on #LungTxp and #CMV at the @fredhutch.bsky.social ICH ID Symposium. Thanks to the #TravelAward committee, my VUMC mentors, and those who attended the poster to learn about new efforts to improve #TxID care at Vanderbilt!

Likewise! Such a great community for a budding #doubledocs physician-scientist, filled with great role models willing to support trainees and those in early-career.

The 5th @fredhutch.bsky.social Symposium on Infectious Diseases in the Immunocompromised Host was such a great opportunity to engage with the #TxID community. The conference was an incredible experience, highlighting the need for #discovery in #ICH and motivating research for these patients.

Our sponsors like @laskerfdn.bsky.social are the reason #JointMeeting25 was so successful. This year was RECORD BREAKING for @a-p-s-a.bsky.social attendees and for Residency Luncheon participants. This year will be even bigger and better, the plans are in the works! #SupportAPSA

I'm proud to serve @a-p-s-a.bsky.social and represent Vanderbilt's MSTP as APSA's National #Treasurer this year. We have an excellent batch of student-leaders old and new that I look forward to partnering with as we grow and improve #doubledocs #mstp initiatives! #SupportAPSA

Congratulations @EricSkaar on being elected to the National Academy of Sciences! It's an honor to be a part of the Skaar Laboratory, and even more so to see the results of your mentorship and scientific work recognized on such a large scale!

This year's #ISZB2024 in Merida was a great opportunity to meet a new #AcademicSky community of zinc scientists. Presenting my work on #Zinc and #Staph was a privilege. The experience has led to new ideas and assays to probe new biology! #IDSky #MicroSky

The APSA (www.physicianscientists.org) is dedicated to the development of #physicianscientists. I'm honored to serve as the #ViceChair for #PR this year. It's been a great experience to foster intra-APSA relationships with #Events and #JEDI teams to support new #AcademicSky #PhDSky initiatives

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And on the 7th day, the lord rested…

But the pathogens didn’t, so here are 7️⃣ IDSky starter packs

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Bonus:
TxID go.bsky.app/95rzmLi

Temporal modelling of the biofilm lifecycle (TMBL) establishes kinetic analysis of plate-based bacterial biofilm dynamics Bacterial biofilms are critical to pathogenesis and infection. They are associated with rising rates of antimicrobial resistance. Biofilms are correla…

With the move to #IDSky, its time for content that defines my passions! Thanks again to Eric Skaar and coauthors William Dupont and Walter Chazin for their support in this assay and the statistical approaches of #TMBL, in the Journal of Microbiological Methods.
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Thanks to the #ICGPP scientific committee for the opportunity represent the Skaar Laboratory and to give a talk on #ZigA. This week provided many great learning opportunities with like-minded colleagues regarding important ongoing research in #Staphylococcus!

The deadline is Feb 15 for graduate trainees to sign up for the Future Leaders Mentoring Fellowship. You get to come to ASM and get some great professional development training while there. Share and don't delay! asm.org/Fellowships/...