Quinnipiac University
Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Hamden, Connecticut
2018 - Present
Christian H. Eggers, Ph.D., professor of Biomedical Sciences, graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Microbiology from Colorado State University and a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in Biochemistry/Microbiology with an emphasis in Molecular Biology from The University of Montana. He has taught at Quinnipiac for more than ten years, and regularly teaches courses in general microbiology (BMS370), microbiology for allied health students (BMS213), pathogenic microbiology (BMS372 & BMS572), pathogenic microbiology lab (BMS372L), and epidemiology (BMS319). He also oversees the microbiology seminar and research seminar (BMS478 and BMS479) required of all senior microbiology majors.
Research in the Eggers lab includes both undergraduates and graduate students and focuses on the molecular biology of the causative agent of Lyme disease, the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. Project areas in the past have included the characterization of a bacteriophage of this bacteria, analysis of metabolic genes that may a role in the establishment of infection within the mammalian host, and the dissection of transcriptional pathways that control genes that potentially are involved in infection and disease in humans.
Research in the Eggers lab includes both undergraduates and graduate students and focuses on the molecular biology of the causative agent of Lyme disease, the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. Project areas in the past have included the characterization of a bacteriophage of this bacteria, analysis of metabolic genes that may a role in the establishment of infection within the mammalian host, and the dissection of transcriptional pathways that control genes that potentially are involved in infection and disease in humans.
Education
- BS, Colorado State University
- PHD, University of Montana
Areas of Expertise
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Pathogenic Microbiology
Organization
- Biomedical Sciences
Office Location
- Tator Hall 221D
Mail Drop
- EC-BMS
Courses
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BMS 213 Microbiology and Pathology
Fall 2021 Semester -
BMS 304 Biological Chemistry
Fall 2021 Semester -
BMS 372 Pathogenic Microbiology
Spring 2021 -
BMS 372L Pathogenic Microbiology Lab
Spring 2021 -
BMS 479 Microbiology Research
Spring 2021 -
BMS 482 Independent Study in Microbiology
Fall 2021 Semester -
BMS 651 Thesis II
Spring 2021 -
BMS 688 Independent Study
Spring 2021
Experience
University of Connecticut Health Center
Research Associate
Farmington, CT
2006 - 2007
University of Connecticut Health Center
Postdoctoral Fellow
Farmington, CT
2000 - 2006
Selected Publications
Multipartite Genome of Lyme Disease Borrelia: Structure, Variation, and Prophages.
Schwartz, I., G. Margos, S.R. Casjens, W. Qiu, and C.H. Eggers
Borrelia: Molecular Biology, Host Interaction, and Pathogenesis 2nd ed. Norfolk, The United Kingdom (Caister Academic Press 2020)
Phage-mediated horizontal gene transfer of both prophage and heterologous DNA by phiBB-1, a bacteriophage of Borrelia burgdorferi
Eggers, C. H., Gray, C. M., Preisig, A. M., Glenn, D. M., Pereira, J., Ayers, R. W., Moeller, J. T.
74 Pathog Dis. November (2016)