Evan Snitkin, PhD
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
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
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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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    • PhD
      Boston University, 2009
    • BS
      SUNY Binghamton, 2002
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      Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
    Research Overview

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

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    • Journal Article
      Epidemiology and transmission dynamics of multidrug-resistant organisms in nursing homes within the United States
      Mody L, Gibson KE, Cassone M, Vijayasiri G, Clement T, Snitkin E, Saint S, Krein SL, Janevic MR, Thiel J, Ridenour J, Nguyen A, Hicks O, Bej TA, El Chakhtoura NG, Min L, Galecki A, Greene T, Roghmann MC, Chigurupati L, Perez F, Jump RLP. Nature Communications, 2025 Dec 1; 16 (1): DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-57566-3
      PMID: 40082431
    • Preprint
      Phylogenetic context of antibiotic resistance provides insights into the dynamics of resistance emergence and spread
      Gontjes KJ, Singh A, Sansom SE, Boyko JD, Smith SA, Lautenbach E, Snitkin E. 2025 Jun 7; medRxiv, DOI:10.1101/2025.06.04.25328982
    • Preprint
      Regression-based modeling of pairwise genomic linkage data identifies risk factors for healthcare-associated infection transmission: Application to carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae transmission in a long-term care facility.
      Steinberg H, Adediran T, Hayden MK, Snitkin E, Zelner J. 2025 May 6; DOI:10.1101/2025.05.06.25327000
      PMID: 40385455
    • Journal Article
      Klebsiella pneumoniae evolution in the gut leads to spontaneous capsule loss and decreased virulence potential
      Unverdorben LV, Pirani A, Gontjes K, Moricz B, Holmes CL, Snitkin ES, Bachman MA. mBio, 2025 May 1; 16 (5): DOI:10.1128/mbio.02362-24
      PMID: 40162782
    • Journal Article
      A framework towards implementation of sequencing for antimicrobial-resistant and other health-care-associated pathogens
      Laufer Halpin A, Mathers AJ, Walsh TR, Zingg W, Okeke IN, McDonald LC, Elkins CA, Harbarth S, Peacock SJ, Srinivasan A, Bell M, Pittet D, Cardo D, Abbas M, Andrey DO, Breuer PJ, Brown A, Brown L, Call PDR, Cheng VCC, Corso A, Eyre PDW, Feasey PNA, Govender PNP, Grundmann PH, Hayden PMK, Hennig TJ, Jernigan J, Kim PHB, MacCannell D, Malhotra-Kumar PS, Marimuthu K, McBride S, Park B, Perencevich EN, Peter S, Plachouras D, Rhee C, Samore PMH, Schrenzel PJ, Shenoy ES, Smith RM, Snitkin ES, Srikantiah P, Stanton R, Zanella MC. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2025 Apr 1; 25 (4): e235 - e244. DOI:10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00729-1
      PMID: 39832513
    • Journal Article
      P-280. Risk Factors for Household Colonization with Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Enterobacterales (ESCrE) in Botswana
      Shivji S, Mannathoko N, Mosepele M, Mosepele M, Gross R, Cressman L, Jaskowiak A, Bilker WB, Alby K, Glaser L, Greenblatt M, Cowden L, Patel A, Sewawa K, Otukile D, Paganotti G, Mokomane M, Snitkin E, Lautenbach E. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2025 Jan 30; 12 (Supplement_1): ofae631.483 DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofae631.483
      PMID: PMC11777603
    • Journal Article
      Pathogen genomics in healthcare: overcoming barriers to proactive surveillance
      Sundermann AJ, Rosa R, Harris PNA, Snitkin E, Javaid W, Moore NM, Hayden MK, Allen K, Rodino K, Peacock SJ, Abbo LM, Harrison LH. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2025 Jan 1; 69 (2): DOI:10.1128/aac.01479-24
      PMID: 39636107
    • Preprint
      Neural Posterior Estimation for Stochastic Epidemic Modeling
      Chatha P, Bu F, Regier J, Snitkin E, Zelner J. 2024 Dec 19; arXiv, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2412.12967
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