Evan Snitkin, PhD

 Snitkin-Evan-2024
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan
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
Snitkin-Evan-2024
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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    Qualifications
    • PhD
      Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
      2004 - 2009
    • BS
      SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, United States
      1998 - 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

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    • Journal Article
      Antibiotic-resistance plasmid amplified among MRSA cases in an urban jail and its connected communities
      Thiede SN, Steinberg H, Benedict E, Sansom S, Aroutcheva A, Gontjes KJ, Winner K, Royzenblat S, Pirani A, Weinstein RA, Zawitz C, Moore NM, Popovich KJ, Snitkin ES. Nature Communications, 2026 Dec 1; 17 (1): DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-67113-9
      PMID: 41353225
    • Preprint
      Defining the Candidozyma auris pan-genome and essentiality
      Hale JJ, Larkin A, Rapala JR, Hurto R, Zhao G, Elson BE, Freddolino L, Snitkin ES, O'Meara T. 2026 May 16; bioRxiv, DOI:10.64898/2026.05.12.724661
    • Journal Article
      Resolving competing evolutionary histories in joint ancestral state reconstruction.
      Boyko JD, Gontjes KJ, Snitkin ES, Smith SA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2026 Apr 14; 123 (15): e2528064123 DOI:10.1073/pnas.2528064123
      PMID: PMC13079920
    • Presentation
      The role of genetic background on the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae
      Snitkin E. 2026 Jun 16;
    • Journal Article
      Genomic inference of sites of transmission during regional spread of blaNDM Klebsiella pneumoniae in Michigan.
      Wan T, McNamara S, Brennan B, Pirani A, Miles-Jay A, Blankenship H, Snitkin ES. Nat Commun, 2026 Mar 19; DOI:10.1038/s41467-026-70839-9
      PMID: 41857019
    • Journal Article
      Regression-based modeling of pairwise genomic linkage data identifies risk factors for healthcare-associated pathogen transmission: application to carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae transmission in a long-term care facility
      Steinberg H, Adediran T, Hayden MK, Snitkin E, Zelner J. Microbiology Spectrum, 2026 Feb 3; 14 (2): 1 - 11. DOI:10.1128/spectrum.02452-25
      PMID: 41524388
    • Journal Article
      P-1135. Genomic diversity of global colonizing multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolates across multiple high prevalence resource-limited settings
      Babiker A, Araos R, Chowdhury F, Díaz L, Hayden MK, Lautenbach E, Mannathoko N, Martínez JRW, Mosepele M, Munita JM, Samia NSN, Narayanan DB, Snitkin E. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2026 Jan 13; 13 (Supplement_1): ofaf695.1329 DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofaf695.1329
      PMID: PMC12793223
    • Journal Article
      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. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2025 Dec 15; 232 (6): e992 - e1002. DOI:10.1093/infdis/jiaf478
      PMID: 40971902

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