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Katherine R. Hummels

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsRNA modifications and cancerGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBacteriophages and microbial interactions

Publications

19

Citations

580

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

45

Publishing since 1981

Research summary
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Katherine R. Hummels studies how bacteria build and maintain their protective outer layers, including the cell wall and outer membrane. Her work examines the biosynthesis of lipid A (a key component of bacterial membranes) and how bacteria take up DNA from their environment through structures called competence pili. This research helps explain fundamental processes that keep bacterial cells intact and functional.

Bacterial cell wall and membrane biosynthesisLipid A biosynthesis and regulationBacterial geneticsDNA uptake and competence in bacteriaMolecular microbiology

Publication activity has been steady over the past decade, averaging around two papers per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 1 publication182019: 3 publications3192020: 1 publication20212022: 2 publications222023: 3 publications3232024: 2 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry×2
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×2
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×2
  • Nature×1
  • Science Advances×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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