Professor of Biomedical Sciences
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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BIO 649 Independent Research
Fall 2024 -
BMS 213 Microbiology and Pathology
Fall 2024 -
BMS 213L Microbiology and Pathology Lab
Fall 2024 -
BMS 278 Research and Technology
Spring 2025 -
BMS 370 General Microbiology
Fall 2024 -
BMS 372 Pathogenic Microbiology
Spring 2025 -
BMS 372L Pathogenic Microbiology Lab
Spring 2025 -
BMS 498 Independent Study in Biomedical Sciences I
Fall 2024
Experience
Quinnipiac University
Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Hamden, Connecticut
2018 - Present
University of Connecticut Health Center
Research Associate
Farmington, CT
2006 - 2007
University of Connecticut Health Center
Postdoctoral Fellow
Farmington, CT
2000 - 2006
Selected Publications
Phage-Mediated Genetic Manipulation of the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi
Eggers, C.H.
187 J Vis Exp doi: 10.3791/64408 Sept (2022)
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)