Jennifer L. Edwards
Immunology and Microbiology · The Ohio State University
Publications
144
Citations
3,481
Est. group size
~2
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
28
Publishing since 1998
Jennifer L. Edwards studies how the bacterium that causes gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) infects the human body, focusing on how it interacts with immune cells and the female reproductive tract, and how hormones like estrogen influence infection. Her work also explores new drug strategies, including repurposing existing medications and discovering new antibiotic candidates, to treat drug-resistant gonorrhea infections.
Publication output rose sharply around 2020 and has since settled into a steady, moderate pace of roughly 3-6 papers per year through 2025.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Interferon-epsilon, an estrogen-induced type I interferon, is uniquely exploited by Neisseria gonorrhoeae via effects on sialic acid metabolism
Cell Host & Microbe · 2025
- Natural compounds target the M23B zinc metallopeptidase Mpg to modulate <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> Type IV pilus expression
mBio · 2025
- Discovery of Ionophoroantibiotics as a New Antibiotic Class Targeting Metal Homeostasis in Multidrug-Resistant <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i>
ACS Infectious Diseases · 2025
- A laboratory-based predictive pathway for the development of <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> high-level resistance to corallopyronin A, an inhibitor of bacterial RNA polymerase
Microbiology Spectrum · 2024
- The phospholipase A of <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> lyses eukaryotic membranes and is necessary for survival in neutrophils and cervical epithelial cells
mBio · 2024
- Erratum for Balthazar et al., “A laboratory-based predictive pathway for the development of <i>Neisseria gonorrhoea</i> e high-level resistance to corallopyronin A, an inhibitor of bacterial RNA polymerase”
Microbiology Spectrum · 2024
- The biosynthesis and role of phosphorylcholine in pathogenic and nonpathogenic bacteria
Trends in Microbiology · 2023
- Repurposing Carbamazepine To Treat Gonococcal Infection in Women: Oral Delivery for Control of Epilepsy Generates Therapeutically Effective Levels in Vaginal Secretions
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2023
- Analysis of Bacterial Phosphorylcholine-Related Genes Reveals an Association between Type-Specific Biosynthesis Pathways and Biomolecules Targeted for Phosphorylcholine Modification
Microbiology Spectrum · 2023
- Supplementary Data from Serial Analysis of Gene Expression Identifies Connective Tissue Growth Factor Expression as a Prognostic Biomarker in Gallbladder Cancer
2023
- Supplementary Data from Serial Analysis of Gene Expression Identifies Connective Tissue Growth Factor Expression as a Prognostic Biomarker in Gallbladder Cancer
2023
- Complement Receptor 3 Mediates HIV-1 Transcytosis across an Intact Cervical Epithelial Cell Barrier: New Insight into HIV Transmission in Women
mBio · 2022
- Potent <i>In Vitro</i> and <i>Ex Vivo</i> Anti-Gonococcal Activity of the RpoB Inhibitor Corallopyronin A
mSphere · 2022
- Repurposing the Ionophore, PBT2, for Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2022
- BRIDGE THE GAP IN WORKPLACE RELATIONSHIPS
Leader to Leader · 2022
- mBio×4
- Microbiology Spectrum×3
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases×2
- Microbiology Resource Announcements×2
- Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy×2
- Bing Wang
Immunology and Microbiology · The Ohio State University
- Frederick W. Bauer
Immunology and Microbiology · Indiana University
- Jesse M. Hall
Immunology and Microbiology · The Ohio State University
- Evan Billings
Immunology and Microbiology · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Jessica L. Gutierrez-Ferman
Immunology and Microbiology · The Ohio State University
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.
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