Education

B.A., Biology, Maryville College, Maryville, TN, 1995
M.S., Microbiology and Cell Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 1998
Ph.D., Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 1999
Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory Univ. School of Medicine, 2004-2006
FIRST Postdoctoral Fellow, Spelman College, Department of Biology, 2006-2009

Research Statement

My current research is focused on understanding how the CovR/S two-component system regulates virulence gene expression in Streptococcus pyogenes, as well as dissecting the role of CovR/S in the stress response of S. pyogenes.

Recent Publications

Churchward, G., Bates,C., Gusa, A. A., Stringer, V. and Scott, J.R. (2009)  Regulation of streptokinase expression by CovR/S in Streptococcus pyogenes: CovR acts through a single high-affinity binding site. Microbiology; 155: 566-575.

Froehlich, B.J., Bates, C., Scott, J.R. (2009)  Streptococcus pyogenes CovRS mediates growth in iron starvation and in the presence of the human cationic antimicrobial peptide LL-37. J Bacteriol. 191(2):673-7.

Bates, C.S., Toukoki, C., Neely, M.N., Eichenbaum, Z. (2005) Characterization of MtsR, a new metal regulator in group A streptococcus, involved in iron acquisition and virulence. Infect Immun. 73(9):5743-53.

Bates, C.S., Montanez, G.E., Woods, C.R., Vincent, R.M., Eichenbaum, Z. (2003) Identification and characterization of a Streptococcus pyogenes operon involved in binding of hemoproteins and acquisition of iron. Infect Immun. 71(3):1042-55.

Herman, H.H., Lin, W., Petrecca, P.J., Herman, T.M., Bates, C., Simmons, R., Houghton, J. (2001) Centrifugal bioreactors and their application in remediation.  Remediation Journal. 11:15-33.

Augusta State University
Department of Biology
2500 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30904
Tel: 706.737.1400
Email: cbates4@aug.edu