Evan Snitkin, PhD
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Department of Microbiology and Immunology/Division of Infectious Diseases
1150 W. Medical Center Dr., Rm 1520D
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[email protected]

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Evan Snitkin, PhD
Associate Professor
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    • About

    Evan received his PhD in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology from Boston University, where in addition to gaining expertise in the analysis of multi-omic data sets, he identified his passion for understanding the function and evolution of microbial systems. During his postdoc, Evan developed deep interests in the application of genomics to study healthcare associated infections, and his newly formed lab aims to continue this line of research which bridges basic and clinical realms.

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    • Snitkin Lab
    Qualifications
    • PhD
      Boston University, Boston, 2009
    • BS
      SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton, 2002
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
    Research Overview

    Antibiotic resistance evolution
    Bacterial genomics
    Genomic epidemiology of healthcare-associated pathogens
    Microbial systems evolution

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Preprint
      Flagellar switch inverted repeat impacts flagellar invertibility and varies Clostridioides difficile RT027/MLST1 virulence.
      Nhu NTQ, Lin H, Pigli Y, Sia JK, Kuhn P, Snitkin ES, Young V, Kamboj M, Pamer EG, Rice PA, Shen A, Dong Q. 2024 Sep 24; DOI:10.1101/2023.06.22.546185
      PMID: 39386689
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Capturing MRSA Diversity by Integrating Genomic and Epidemiological Data of Patients and their Spaces
      Clement T, Panson K, Cassone M, Pirani AM, Snitkin E, Mody L. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2024 Jul; 4 (Suppl 1): s15 - s15. DOI:10.1017/ash.2024.116
    • Journal Article
      Genomic Epidemiology of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in a County Jail.
      Adediran T, Zawitz C, Piriani A, Bendict E, Thiede S, Barbian H, Aroutcheva A, Green SJ, Welbel S, Weinstein RA, Snitkin E, Popovich KJ. Open Forum Infect Dis, 2024 Feb; 11 (2): ofad675 DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofad675
      PMID: 38379564
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      253. Detecting Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Gut Colonization in Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Patients: Comparing Culture and Metagenomics
      Bassis C, Sansom SE, Schoeny M, Thotapalli L, Fukuda C, Dangana TE, Pirani A, Snitkin E, Young VB, Hayden MK. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2023 Nov 27; 10 (Supplement_2): ofad500.325 DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofad500.325
    • Journal Article
      290. Prediction of Severe Clostridioides difficile Infection Using Isolate Genomic Variation Influenced by Patient Comorbidity Score
      Maggioncalda EC, Snitkin E, Young VB, Rao K. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2023 Nov 27; 10 (Supplement_2): ofad500.362 - ofad500.362. DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofad500.362
    • Journal Article
      Association of patient clinical and gut microbiota features with vancomycin-resistant enterococci environmental contamination in nursing homes: a retrospective observational study.
      Wang J, Foxman B, Rao K, Cassone M, Gibson K, Mody L, Snitkin ES. Lancet Healthy Longev, 2023 Nov; 4 (11): e600 - e607. DOI:10.1016/S2666-7568(23)00188-5
      PMID: 37924841
    • Journal Article
      Virulence and genomic diversity among clinical isolates of ST1 (BI/NAP1/027) Clostridioides difficile.
      Dong Q, Lin H, Allen M-M, Garneau JR, Sia JK, Smith RC, Haro F, McMillen T, Pope RL, Metcalfe C, Burgo V, Woodson C, Dylla N, Kohout C, Sundararajan A, Snitkin ES, Young VB, Fortier L-C, Kamboj M, Pamer EG. Cell Rep, 2023 Aug 29; 42 (8): 112861 DOI:10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112861
      PMID: 37523264
    • Journal Article
      Distinct Origins and Transmission Pathways of blaKPC Enterobacterales across Three U.S. States.
      Lapp Z, Octaria R, O'Malley SM, Nguyen TN, Wolford H, Crawford R, Moore C, Snippes Vagnone P, Noel D, Duffy N, Pirani A, Thomas LS, Pattee B, Pearson C, Bulens SN, Hoffman S, Kainer M, Anacker M, Meek J, See I, Gontjes KJ, Chan A, Lynfield R, Maloney M, Hayden MK, Snitkin E, Slayton RB. J Clin Microbiol, 2023 Aug 23; 61 (8): e0025923 DOI:10.1128/jcm.00259-23
      PMID: 37439675
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    $10 million NIH-award establishes new U-M center to study genomics of infectious disease pathogens
    A new NIH award will establish the Michigan Infectious Disease Genomics (MIDGE) Center, the goal of which is to use whole genome sequencing and functional genomic assays to determine how genetic differences among strains or isolates affect the behavior, transmission, and drug resistance of viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens.
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