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Troy Skwor

  • Member, Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery (MIDD)

Associate Professor of Biomedical Science

Education

Postdoctoral Fellow听听Children鈥檚 Hospital Oakland Research Institute.

Ph D听Medical Sciences听Texas A&M University College of Medicine.

BS听Medical Microbiology and Immunology听University of Wisconsin鈥揗adison.

Interests & Expertise

Troy Skwor鈥檚 research focuses on antibiotic resistance within different bacterial populations, especially within听Aeromonas听species. These bacteria are found ubiquitously in nature, especially in freshwater ecosystems. However, they have been associated with a wide array of human diseases ranging from diarrhea to wound infections to more severe forms of disease, including necrotizing fasciitis. Besides being ubiquitous in nature, the rapid acquisition of antibiotic resistance against a broad array of antibiotics can present a clinical challenge. Additionally, it can serve as a vehicle to transfer antibiotic resistance genes to other pathogenic bacteria. Due to the bacterial presence in aquatic ecosystems, various foods, wastewater, and humans, his research uses听Aeromonas听as an indicator species to further understand the driving forces behind antimicrobial resistance.听

Another aspect of his research is studying alternative treatments against bacterial populations with an emphasis on photodynamic inactivation. This type of therapy uses a chemical, known as photosensitizer, in the presence of different wavelengths of visible light and oxygen, to produce reactive oxygen species capable of killing bacteria, including multi-drug resistant strains.听听

He has a strong interest in mentoring students and helping them develop their critical thinking skills.听听

Selected Publications

Liedhegner, E. S., Bojar, B., Beattie, R., Cahak, C., Hristova, K., & Skwor, T. (2022, February).听听Antibiotics/MDPI,听11(2), 260-278.
Bojar, B., Sheridan, J., Beattie, R., Cahak, C., Liedhegner, E., Munoz-Price, L., Hristova, K., & Skwor, T. (2021, September).听听International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health,听238, 113863-113873.
Heffron, J., Bork, M., Meyer, B., & Skwor, T. (2021, March).听听Viruses,听13(3), 530.
Leviskas, B., Valyi-Nagy, T., Munirathinam, G., Bork, M., Valyi-Nagy, K., & Skwor, T. (2020, January (1st Quarter/Winter)).听听International Journal of Molecular Sciences,听21(2), 669.
Skwor, T., Stringer, S., Haggerty, J., Johnson, J., Duhr, S., Johnson, M., Seckinger, M., & Stemme, M. (2020, January (1st Quarter/Winter)).听听Elkins, Christopher A. (Ed.).听Applied and Environmental Microbiology,听86(3).
Beattie, R., Skwor, T., & Hristova, K. (2020, October (4th Quarter/Autumn)).听听Science of The Total Environment,听740.
Gheewala, T., Skwor, T., & Munirathinam, G. (2018, March).听听Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy,听21, 130-137.
Gheewala, T., Skwor, T., & Munirathinam, G. (2017, May).听听Oncotarget,听8(18).
Skwor, T., Klemm, S., Zhang, H., Schardt, B., Blaszczyk, S., & Bork, M. A. (2016, December).听听Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology,听165, 51-57.
Skwor, T., Shinko, J., Augustyniak, A., Gee, C., & Andraso, G. (2014, February).听听Applied and Environmental Microbiology,听80(3), 841-848.
Wasson, C. J., Zourelias, J. L., Aardsma, N. A., Eells, J. T., Ganger, M. T., Schober, J. M., & Skwor, T. (2012).听听BMC Microbiology,听12(1), 176.

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