Sarah McLeod, B. A., Biochemistry, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA,
Ph.D., Biological Sciences,
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Postdoctoral Fellow
E-mail: sarah.mcleod@tufts.edu

I am characterizing the mechanism of CTX phage integration into the Vibrio cholerae chromosome. This work includes biochemical studies of the two host-encoded tyrosine recombinases, XerC and XerD, which are required for phage integration.