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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Elysia A. Masters

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Postdoctoral Fellow

Also affiliated: United States Food and Drug Administration (2022–2026); University of Rochester Medicine (2018–2023); University of Rochester (2018–2023)

16 h-index 25 pubs 2,100 cited

  • Staphylococcal Infections
  • Humans
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Animals
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Mice
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions
  • Immune Evasion
  • Bone and Bones
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Female
  • Cytokines
  • Biofilms
  • Osteocytes
  • Adaptive Immunity

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Elysia A. Masters' research focuses on understanding the pathogenesis of skeletal infections, particularly those caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Her work investigates how this bacterium invades bone tissue, evades host immune responses, and establishes infections like osteomyelitis and prosthetic joint infections. Masters has explored mechanisms by which Staphylococcus aureus interacts with bone cells and the host immune system, contributing to the development of chronic infections. Her investigations include the role of bacterial cell wall biosynthesis and specific proteins, such as Penicillin Binding Protein 4 (PBP4), in bone invasion. Masters also examines evolving concepts in the clinical management of bone infections, including the definition of biofilms and strategies for local antibiotic therapy.

Metrics

  • h-index: 16
  • Publications: 25
  • Citations: 2,100

Positions

  • Postdoctoral Fellow 2021–present
    National Center for Toxicological Research Division of Systems Biology ORCID
  • PhD Candidate 2016–2021
    University of Rochester Biomedical Engineering ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Dissecting Sex‐Specific Pathology in K18‐hACE2 Transgenic Mice Infected With Different SARS‐CoV‐2 Variants (2025)
    Journal of Medical Virology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The effect of black cohosh extract and risedronate coadministration on bone health in an ovariectomized rat model (2024)
    Frontiers in Pharmacology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Applying imaging mass spectrometry to define the N-glycan profiles of co-localized virus and immune cell infiltrates in post-COVID-19 infected lung autopsy tissues (2022)
    Frontiers in Analytical Science 5 citations DOI OpenAlex

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