TIm Wannier

Visiting Scientist

Education

B.S., Economics and B.A. International Studies from University of Pennsylvania

Ph.D., Biology from Caltech

Research interest

I am developing new genetic tools for diverse microbial pathogens. These tools are based on recombineering technology and involve both single-stranded mutagenesis, by which we can build complex libraries of genetic variants, and double-stranded mutagenesis, with which we can drive fast and efficient gene deletions or integrations of large cassettes. I hope that these tools can make microbial genetics faster and more reliable to enable larger experimental pursuits. Current organisms in development are: Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Corynebacterium glutamicum, Caulobacter crescentus, and Lactococcus lactis.

timothy_wannier{at}hms.harvard.edu