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Caitlin H Kowalski, PhD

Title(s)
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

Department(s)
Dermatology
Microbiology and Immunology

Education
Stonehill College, BS Biology
Dartmouth, PhD Microbiology and Immunology

Programs
Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Programs
Molecular Pathogenesis Program

Websites
https://caitlinkowalski.com/

Contact Information

Office: Borwell 642E
Email: Caitlin.H.Kowalski@dartmouth.edu


Professional Interests

Skin microbiome, Skin mycobiome, Staphylococcus aureus, Malassezia, atopic dermatitis, microbial ecology


Selected Publications

 

Non-canonical stringent response signaling mediates antimicrobial fatty acid sensitivity in Staphylococcus aureus.
Kowalski CH, Khalil SB, James DA, Smith TJ, Campbell KD, Corrigan RM, Barber MF
bioRxiv. 2026 Feb 2; pii: 2026.02.01.703180. doi: 10.64898/2026.02.01.703180. Epub 2026 Feb 2.
PMID: 41676721

Evolution of polyamine resistance in Staphylococcus aureus through modulation of potassium transport.
Campbell K, Kowalski CH, Kohler KM, Kebret MR, Barber MF
mSphere. 2025 Sep 30;10(9):e0061324. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00613-24. Epub 2025 Aug 18.
PMID: 40824070

Skin mycobiota-mediated antagonism against Staphylococcus aureus through a modified fatty acid.
Kowalski CH, Nguyen UT, Lawhorn S, Smith TJ, Corrigan RM, Suh WS, Kalan L, Barber MF
Curr Biol. 2025 May 19;35(10):2266-2281.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.03.055. Epub 2025 Apr 14.
PMID: 40233753

Adaptation to skin mycobiota promotes antibiotic tolerance in Staphylococcus aureus.
Kowalski CH, Lawhorn S, Smith TJ, Corrigan RM, Barber MF
bioRxiv. 2024 May 5; pii: 2024.05.03.592489. doi: 10.1101/2024.05.03.592489. Epub 2024 May 5.
PMID: 38952794

Evolution of polyamine resistance in Staphylococcus aureus through modulation of potassium transport.
Campbell K, Kowalski CH, Kohler KM, Barber MF
bioRxiv. 2024 Jun 15; pii: 2024.06.15.599172. doi: 10.1101/2024.06.15.599172. Epub 2024 Jun 15.
PMID: 38915543

Host Lung Environment Limits Aspergillus fumigatus Germination through an SskA-Dependent Signaling Response.
Kirkland ME, Stannard M, Kowalski CH, Mould D, Caffrey-Carr A, Temple RM, Ross BS, Lofgren LA, Stajich JE, Cramer RA, Obar JJ
mSphere. 2021 Dec 22;6(6):e0092221. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00922-21. Epub 2021 Dec 8.
PMID: 34878292

Aspergillus fumigatus Strain-Specific Conidia Lung Persistence Causes an Allergic Broncho-Pulmonary Aspergillosis-Like Disease Phenotype.
Jones JT, Liu KW, Wang X, Kowalski CH, Ross BS, Mills KAM, Kerkaert JD, Hohl TM, Lofgren LA, Stajich JE, Obar JJ, Cramer RA
mSphere. 2021 Feb 17;6(1) doi: 10.1128/mSphere.01250-20. Epub 2021 Feb 17.
PMID: 33597172

A Heterogeneously Expressed Gene Family Modulates the Biofilm Architecture and Hypoxic Growth of Aspergillus fumigatus.
Kowalski CH, Morelli KA, Stajich JE, Nadell CD, Cramer RA
mBio. 2021 Feb 16;12(1) doi: 10.1128/mBio.03579-20. Epub 2021 Feb 16.
PMID: 33593969

Is It Time To Kill the Survival Curve? A Case for Disease Progression Factors in Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Defense Research.
Cramer RA, Kowalski CH
mBio. 2021 Feb 9;12(1) doi: 10.1128/mBio.03483-20. Epub 2021 Feb 9.
PMID: 33563835

Hiding in Plain Sight.
Smith TJ, Kowalski CH, Guillemin K
Cell Host Microbe. 2021 Jan 13;29(1):5-7. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.12.015.
PMID: 33444555

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