Photo of Kevin Hybiske, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Global Health

Faculty Information

Biography
Education & Training: 
PhD, Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California
Berkeley CA
2003
Postdoctoral fellow
University of California
Berkeley CA
2003
Postdoctoral fellow
University of California
Berkeley CA
2003-2005
Postdoctoral fellow
University of California
Berkeley CA
2003-2005
Honors: 
Predoctoral Fellowship Award, California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program
1999-2002
NIAID Young Investigator Award
2010
Top Ten Reviewer for Cellular Microbiology
2013
Contact
Phone: 
(206) 616-1549
Mailing Address: 

750 Republican Street, Box 358061, Seattle, WA 98109-4725

 

Research & Clinical Interests
Research Interests: 
The Hybiske Lab investigates the molecular mechanisms of Chlamydia pathogenesis, including sexually transmitted infections.
 
Our ultimate goals are to identify new therapeutic targets against this major pathogen, and to contribute to our broader understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms of intracellular bacteria.
 
Current research projects include:
  • Mechanisms of Chlamydia exit from host cells, dissemination, and immune evasion
  • Functional genomics for Chlamydia
  • Virulence factor discovery for Chlamydia
  • Proteomic discovery of novel Chlamydia-host interactions

 

Publications
Publications: 

Chin E, Kirker K, Zuck M, James G, Hybiske K. Actin recruitment to the Chlamydia inclusion is spatiotemporally regulated by a mechanism that requires host and bacterial factors. PLoS ONE. 2012; 7(10): e46949.

Hybiske K, Stephens RS. Exit strategies of intracellular pathogens. Nature Reviews Microbiol. 2008; 6: 99-110.

Hybiske K, Stephens RS. Mechanisms of host cell exit by the intracellular bacterium Chlamydia. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2007; 104: 11430-11435.

Hybiske K, Stephens RS. Entry mechanisms of Chlamydia trachomatis into non-phagocytic cells. Infect Immun. 2007; 75: 3925-3934.