Haley Stubbs, Ph.D.

B.S. Chemistry, Furman University

PhD, Chemical & Physical Biology, Vanderbilt University

Publications from the lab

Sialic Acid Identity Modulates Host Tropism of Sialoglycan-binding Viridans Group Streptococci. Morrison KM, Agarwal R, Stubbs HE, Yu H, Ruhl S, Chen X, Sullam PM, Bensing BA, Smith JC, Iverson TM.bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Jun 26:2025.06.24.660003. doi: 10.1101/2025.06.24.660003.PMID: 40667320 Preprint.

Origins of glycan selectivity in streptococcal Siglec-like adhesins suggest mechanisms of receptor adaptation. Bensing BA, Stubbs HE, Agarwal R, Yamakawa I, Luong K, Solakyildirim K, Yu H, Hadadianpour A, Castro MA, Fialkowski KP, Morrison KM, Wawrzak Z, Chen X, Lebrilla CB, Baudry J, Smith JC, Sullam PM, Iverson TM.Nat Commun. 2022 May 18;13(1):2753. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-30509-y.PMID: 35585145

Tandem sialoglycan-binding modules in a Streptococcus sanguinis serine-rich repeat adhesin create target dependent avidity effects. Stubbs HE, Bensing BA, Yamakawa I, Sharma P, Yu H, Chen X, Sullam PM, Iverson TM.J Biol Chem. 2020 Oct 23;295(43):14737-14749. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA120.014177. Epub 2020 Aug 20.PMID: 32820052