Research Interests / Areas of Expertise:
Dr. Cornick and her staff are interested in bacterial colonization mechanisms, zoonotic transmission of bacterial pathogens and the microbial ecology of gastrointestinal systems. The Cornick laboratory is currently working on projects involving Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC).


Education & Certifications:
M.S.: Iowa State University, 1991.
Ph.D.: Iowa State University, 1995.


Selected Publications:
Matise, I, NA Cornick, SL Booher, JE Samuel, BT Bosworth and HW Moon. 2001. Intervention with Stx antibody following infection by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. J. Infect. Dis. 183:347-50.

Cornick, NA, SL Booher, TA Casey and HW Moon. 2000. Persistent colonization of sheep by Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other E. coli pathotypes. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:4926-4934.

Cornick, NA, I Matise, JE Samuel, BT Bosworth and HW Moon. 2000. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection: temporal and quantitative relationships among colonization, toxin production, and systemic disease. J. Infect. Dis. 181:242-251.

Pruimboom-Brees, IM, TW Morgan, MR Ackerman, ED Nystrom, JE Samuel, NA Cornick and HW Moon. 2000. Cattle lack receptors to Escherichia coli O157:H7 Shiga toxin. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 97:10325-10329.


Moon, HW, LJ Hoffman, NA Cornick, SL Booher and BT Bosworth. 1999. Prevalences of some virulence genes among Escherichia coli isolates from swine presented to a diagnostic laboratory in Iowa. J. Vet. Diagn. Investig. 11:557-560.

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Leadership:
Infect. Immun. and Appl. Environ. Microbiol., ad-hoc reviewer, 2000-present.

USDA Nat. Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, ad-hoc reviewer, 2000-present.

North Central Branch ASM, organizing committee, 1999.


Honors & Awards:
Phi Zeta 2000
Sigma Xi 1992


Memberships:
American Society for Microbiology
North Central Branch ASM
Society for Microbial Ecology and Disease