https://sarastoner.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Sara Stoner, PhDenWed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505023/images/0f3159a6-42b5-491c-bc10-13f6f73926e6.pngBioRender graphical summary included in a first-author review article accepted for publication at the Journal of Bacteriology. This review highlights the impact of airway Prevotella species on the host immune system and defense against pathogens.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505023/images/0f3159a6-42b5-491c-bc10-13f6f73926e6.pnghttps://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/basic-sciences/meet-the-scientists-basic-sciences/immunology---microbiology/marijke-keestra-gounder"Meet the Scientist" article written in plain language to communicate the research of professors at CU Anschutz to the general public and to potential donors of CU Anschutz.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/basic-sciences/meet-the-scientists-basic-sciences/immunology---microbiology/marijke-keestra-gounderhttps://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.25.734552v1.fullFirst author manuscript currently under review at a peer-reviewed journal featuring my postdoctoral work, which characterizes the host immune response induced by an airway commensal bacterium to kill the respiratory pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.25.734552v1.fullhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505023/uploads/85bc9317-9a5f-4982-af79-7ed5185a1b5c.pdfExample of weekly "Postdoc Spotlight" posts that I generate for the CU Anschutz Biomedical Sciences Instagram page. These posts highlight the research of postdocs, their challenges and future aspirations, and advice for the next generation of scientists in order to increase public engagement with the scientific community.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505023/uploads/85bc9317-9a5f-4982-af79-7ed5185a1b5c.pdfhttps://phdpost.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/from-microbes-to-moguls-how-a-bacterial-protein-helps-to-extend-your-ski-season/This newsletter article explains how a bacterial species found ubiquitously in the environment is used to create artificial snow for ski resorts. This article was written for the PhD Post- a biannual newsletter at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://phdpost.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/from-microbes-to-moguls-how-a-bacterial-protein-helps-to-extend-your-ski-season/https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505023/uploads/35dfd28b-a2f9-45ff-9b56-ae4f8cc187c0.pdfPlain-language poster of my postdoctoral research highlighting the importance of residential airway bacteria in protecting against respiratory pathogens. This was presented to lawmakers at the Colorado State Capitol to communicate the importance of state funding for research.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505023/uploads/35dfd28b-a2f9-45ff-9b56-ae4f8cc187c0.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505023/uploads/79aac861-c3c8-47e9-be29-6fc089eef669.pdfSlide deck highlighting postdoctoral work characterizing how commensal airway Prevotella species activate the host immune system to fight off respiratory infection using single cell RNA sequencing.Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505023/uploads/79aac861-c3c8-47e9-be29-6fc089eef669.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505023/uploads/8f6899cc-2e1f-472f-b29a-dd94f189af03.pdfPoster presentation highlighting postdoctoral work characterizing how commensal airway Prevotella species activate the host immune system to fight off respiratory infection using single cell RNA sequencing. Awarded American Association of Immunologists Young Investigator Award at the 2025 Colorado Immunology and Microbiology Conference.Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505023/uploads/8f6899cc-2e1f-472f-b29a-dd94f189af03.pdfhttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1144157/fullFirst-author manuscript published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, where I demonstrated that colonization of rat lungs with an airway commensal bacterial species called Streptococcus salivarius lead to lower burdens of a respiratory pathogen called Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as reduced tissue damage.Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1144157/fullhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505023/uploads/2fc7a8f7-aad8-4c99-9cf9-bfebee3b8ee2.pdfFirst-author manuscript published in the ISME Journal exploring the role of a common respiratory pathogen's interactions with other neighboring bacteria commonly found in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis.Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505023/uploads/2fc7a8f7-aad8-4c99-9cf9-bfebee3b8ee2.pdfhttps://communities.springernature.com/posts/friendly-hitchhiker-an-oral-commensal-streptococcus-exploits-a-pseudomonas-aeruginosa-polysaccharide-to-promote-its-own-colonizationArticle featured in "Nature: Behind the Paper" which gives a behind the scenes looking into the making of one of my first-author manuscripts.Sun, 27 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://communities.springernature.com/posts/friendly-hitchhiker-an-oral-commensal-streptococcus-exploits-a-pseudomonas-aeruginosa-polysaccharide-to-promote-its-own-colonizationhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505023/uploads/11267412-e652-4bea-a3dc-9430f95ce7c0.pdfSuccessfully funded National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute F31 grant proposal focused on interactions between a common respiratory pathogen and an airway "commensal" bacteria species in the context of the cystic fibrosis lung.Tue, 06 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505023/uploads/11267412-e652-4bea-a3dc-9430f95ce7c0.pdf