Hannah Norris

(they/them)

Hannah Norris

(they/them)

Hannah Norris

(they/them)

BS ’15, biological sciences, University at Buffalo

Thesis Title

A novel role for Histatin 5 in combination with zinc to regulate virulence of C. albicans survivor cells

Research Publications Overview

Publications

  • Norris HL, Friedman J, Chen Z, Puri S, Wilding G, and Edgerton M. 2018. Salivary metals, age and gender correlate with cultivable oral Candida carriage levels. J Oral Microbiol. PMID: 29686781 
  • Norris HL, Kumar R, Ong CY, Xu D, Edgerton M. 2020. Zinc Binding by Histatin 5 Promotes Fungicidal Membrane Disruption in C. albicans and C. glabrata. J Fungi. PMID: 32751915
  • Du H, Puri S, McCall A, Norris HL, Russo T, and Edgerton M. 2017. Human salivary protein Histatin 5 has potent bactericidal activity against ESKAPE pathogens. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00041. PMID: 28261570 
  • Pathirana RU, Friedman J, Norris HL, Salvatori O, McCall A, Kay J, and Edgerton M. 2017. Fluconazole resistant Candida auris is susceptible to salivary Histatin 5 killing and to intrinsic host defenses. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. doi: 0.1128/AAC.01872-17. PMID: 29158282 
  • Norris HL, Friedman J, Chen Z, Puri S, Wilding G, and Edgerton M. 2018. Salivary metals, age and sex correlate with cultivable oral Candida carriage levels. J Oral Microbiol. doi: 10.1080/20002297.1447216 
  • Pathirana RU, McCall AD, Norris HL, Edgerton M. 2019. Filamentous non-albicans Candida species adhere to Candida albicans and benefit from dual biofilm growth. Front Microbiol. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01188. 
  • Norris HL, Kumar R, Ong CY, Xu D, Edgerton M. 2020. Zinc Binding by Histatin 5 Promotes Fungicidal Membrane Disruption in C. albicans and C. glabrata. J Fungi. doi: 10.3390/jof6030124.

Professional/Educational Meetings/Abstracts

  • Norris HL, Puri S, and Edgerton M. 2017. Histatin 5 iron binding produces oxidative stress in fungal mitochondria. AADR, San Francisco, CA. March 22-25. 
  • Norris HL, Friedman J, Chen Z, Puri S, Wilding G, and Edgerton M. 2018. Salivary metals predict commensal Candida albicans levels in healthy adults. AADR, Fort Lauderdale, FL. March 21-24.
  • Norris HL, Friedman J, Chen Z, Puri S, Wilding G, and Edgerton M. 2018. Salivary Metals, Age and Sex Correlate with Oral Candida Carriage Levels. ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis, Providence, RI. April 15-19. 
  • Norris HL, Friedman J, Chen Z, Puri S, Wilding G, and Edgerton M. 2018. Salivary metals, age, and gender correlate with cultivable oral Candida carriage levels. 11th International Biometals Symposium, Ottawa, ON. July 15-19. 
  • Norris HL, Kumar R, Ong CY, Xu D, and Edgerton M. 2020. Histatin 5 dimerization by zinc promotes membrane disruption in C. albicans and C. glabrata. 6th International Conference on Drug Discovery. Virtual. October 5-7. 
  • Norris HL, Kumar R, Ong CY, Xu D, and Edgerton M. 2021. Zinc binding by Histatin 5 promotes cell surface damage in C. albicans. Candida and Candidiasis. Virtual. March 21-27.