Julie Torruellas Garcia

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Julie Torruellas Garcia

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Julie Torruellas Garcia, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and director of undergraduate research in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences at Nova Southeastern University. She earned her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Miami and conducted a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute. She teaches a variety of courses including Microbiology/Lab, Introduction to Biology Research I, Practicum in Biology and Cellular and Molecular Biology. Research in the Garcia Lab focuses on discovering and characterizing new phage (viruses that infect bacteria), using AI to predict protein structures of phages and bacterial type III secretion systems, antibiotic discovery, and assessment of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs).   

Education/Academic qualification

Ph.D. Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami

… → 2007

B.S. Biology, University of Massachusetts

… → 1999

Disciplines

  • Biology
  • Genetics and Genomics
  • Immunology and Infectious Disease
  • Microbiology

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  • Abstract 2270: Computationally Modeling the YscF Protein of the Type Three Secretion System of Yersinia pestis Using AlphaFold

    Utinans, D., Sikora, A. & Garcia, J. T., May 2025, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301, 5, 1 p., 108986.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract

    Open Access

  • An inclusive Research and Education Community (iREC) model to facilitate undergraduate science education reform

    Monti, D. L., Gill, J. C., Adair, T. L., Adams, S. D., Ahumada-Santos, Y. P., Amaya, I., Anders, K., Anderson, J. R., Antunes, M. S., Ayuk, M., Baliraine, F., Bates, T. C., Beyer, A. R., Bhalla, S., Bouklas, T., Bullock, S. K., Butela, K. A., Byrum, C., Caruso, S. M. & Chong, R. & 96 others, Chung, H.-M., Conant, S. B., Condon, B., Crump, K. E., D'Elia, T., Dennis, M. K., DeVeaux, L. C., Diacovich, L., Diaz, A., Duffy, I., Edwards, D., Fallest-Strobl, P. C., Findley, A., Fisher, M. R., Fogarty, M. P., Frost, V. J., Gainey, M. D., Galle, C. S., Gibb, B., Golebiewska, U., Gramajo, H., Grinath, A. S., Guerrero, J., Guild, N., Gunn, K. E., Gurney, S., Hughes, L. E., Jayachandran, P., Johnson, K., Johnson, A., Kanak, A. E., Kanther, M. L., King, R. A., Kohl, K., Lee-Soety, J., Lewis, L. O., Lindberg, H., Madden, J. A., Martin, B. J., Mastropaolo, M. D., McClory, S., Merkhofer, E. C., Merkle, J. A., Mitchell, J., Mussi, M. A., Nieto, F., Nissen, J., Nsa, I. Y., O'Donnell, M. G., Overath, R. D., Page, S. T., Panagakis, A., Parra Unda, J. R., Pass, M. B., Perez Morales, T., Peters, N. T., Plymale, R., Pollenz, R., Reyna, N. S., Rinehart, C. A., Rocheleau, J., Rombold, J. S., Rossier, O., Rudner, A. D., Rueschhoff, E. E., Shaffer, C. D., Smith, M. A. V., Sprenkle, A. B., Sunnen, C. N., Thomas, M. A., Tigges, M. M., Tobiason, D., Tolsma, S. S., Torruellas Garcia, J., Uetz, P., Vazquez, E., Ward, C. M., Ware, V. C., Washington, J. M., Waterman, M. J., Westholm, D. E., Wheaton, K. A., White, S. J., Williams, E. C., Williams, D. C., Wisner, E. M., Biederman, W. H., Cresawn, S. G., Heller, D. M., Jacobs-Sera, D., Russell, D. A., Hatfull, G. F., Asai, D. J., Hanauer, D. I., Graham, M. J. & Sivanathan, V., Aug 21 2024, In: Frontiers in Education. 9, 16 p., 1442318.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Modeling Calcium Binding to Yersinia pestis Type III Secretion Needle

    Olszewski, K., Prasanna, P., Movva, C., Sikora, A., Lavin, E. S. & Garcia, J. T., Jan 1 2023, (Protein Modeling Reports)

    Research output: Book/Report › Other report

    File

  • Models of classroom assessment for course-based research experiences

    Hanauer, D. I., Zhang, T., Graham, M. J., Adams, S. D., Ahumada-Santos, Y. P., Alvey, R. M., Antunes, M. S., Ayuk, M. A., Elena Báez-Flores, M., Bancroft, C. T., Bates, T. C., Bechman, M. J., Behr, E., Beyer, A. R., Bortz, R. L., Bowder, D. M., Briggs, L. A., Brown-Kennerly, V., Buckholt, M. A. & Bullock, S. K. & 124 others, Butela, K. A., Byrum, C. A., Caruso, S. M., Chia, C. P., Chong, R. A., Chung, H. M., Clase, K. L., Coleman, S. T., Parks Collins, D., Conant, S. B., Condon, B. M., Connerly, P. L., Connors, B. J., Cook-Easterwood, J. E., Crump, K. E., D’Elia, T., Dennis, M. K., DeVeaux, L. C., Diacovich, L., Duffy, I., Edgington, N. P., Edwards, D. C., Egwuatu, T. O. G., Eivazova, E. R., Fallest-Strobl, P. C., Fillman, C. L., Findley, A. M., Fisher, E., Fisher, M. R., Fogarty, M. P., Freise, A. C., Frost, V. J., Gainey, M. D., Garcia Costas, A. M., Garza, A. A., Gavin, H. E., Ghittoni, R., Gibb, B., Golebiewska, U. P., Grinath, A. S., Gurney, S. M. R., Hare, R. F., Heninger, S. G., Hinz, J. M., Hughes, L. E., Jayachandran, P., Johnson, K. C., Johnson, A. A., Kanther, M., Kenna, M., Kirkpatrick, B. L., Klyczek, K. K., Kohl, K. P., Kuchka, M., LaPeruta, A. J., Lee-Soety, J. Y., Lewis, L. O., Lindberg, H. M., Madden, J. A., Markov, S. A., Mastropaolo, M. D., Mathur, V., McClory, S. P., Merkhofer, E. C., Merkle, J. A., Michael, S. F., Mitchell, J. C., Molloy, S. D., Monti, D. L., Mussi, M. A., Nance, H., Nieto-Fernandez, F. E., Nissen, J. C., Nsa, I. Y., O’Donnell, M. G., Page, S. T., Panagakis, A., Parra-Unda, J. R., Pelletier, T. A., Perez Morales, T. G., Peters, N. T., Phuntumart, V., Pollenz, R. S., Preuss, M. L., Puthoff, D. P., Raifu, M. K., Reyna, N. S., Rinehart, C. A., Rocheleau, J. M., Rossier, O., Rudner, A. D., Rueschhoff, E. E., Ryan, A., Saha, S., Shaffer, C. D., Smith, M. A. V., Sprenkle, A. B., Strong, C. L., Sunnen, C. N., Tarbox, B. P., Temple, L., Thoemke, K. R., Thomas, M. A., Tobiason, D. M., Tolsma, S. S., Garcia, J. T., Valentine, M. S., Vazquez, E., Ward, R. E., Ward, C. M., Ware, V. C., Warner, M. H., Washington, J. M., Westholm, D. E., Wheaton, K. A., Wilkes, B. M., Williams, E. C., Biederman, W. H., Cresawn, S. G., Heller, D. M., Jacobs-Sera, D., Hatfull, G. F., Asai, D. J. & Sivanathan, V., Nov 28 2023, In: Frontiers in Education. 8, 1279921.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Complete Genome Sequences of Genamy16 and NovaSharks, Two Gordonia rubripertincta Bacteriophages Isolated from Soil in Southeastern Florida

    Torruellas Garcia, J., Ballarin, S., Balusa, N., Bell, M., Caballero, S., Chan, J., Farez, M., Guillen-Tapia, A. J., Parent, K., Pierre-Louis, N., Polishuk, V., Soni, B., Subramanian, S. & Crump, K. E., Dec 15 2022, In: Microbiology Resource Announcements. 11, 12, 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
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