Curriculum vitae

Katie N. Kang
Doctoral Candidate

Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, TX 76019
Web: https://katienkang.wordpress.com

Education
2022 est Doctor of Philosophy in Quantitative Biology
University of Texas at Arlington
Mentor: Joseph M. Boll

2017 Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Ronald McNair Achievement

Scholar
University of Texas at Arlington
Mentors: Kayunta Johnson-Winters, Jason L. Kubinak

Academic Appointments
2020 - current Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington
Mentor: Joseph M. Boll

2018 – 2019, Graduate Teaching Assistant

2021 Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington
Mentor: Joseph Boll
GTA Advisors: Whitney Tholen, Nicholas Pollock

2017 - 2018 Research Science Assistant I

Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington
Mentor: Joseph M. Boll

2015 - 2017 Lead Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington
Mentors: Michelle Badon, Joy Jackson

2011 - 2013 Disability Support Services Exam Proctor

Tarrant County Community College, South East Campus
Supervisors: Kaleb Cameron, Rochelle McCall

Grants and Fellowships

2019 Phi Sigma Biology Graduate Student Honor Society Large Research
Grant Award, University of Texas at Arlington ($3,000)

Publications
1. Islam N, Kazi MI, Kang KN, Biboy J, Grey J, Ahmed, F, Schargel RS, Boutte CC, Dörr
T, Vollmer W, Boll JM (2021). Peptidoglycan Recycling Contributes to Outer Membrane
Integrity and Carbapenem Tolerance in Acinetobacter baumannii. bioRxiv. doi:
10.1101/2021.11.23.469614
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2. Kang KN, Kazi MI, Biboy J, Grey J, Bovermann H, Ausman J, Boutte CC, Vollmer W,
Boll JM
(2020). Septation defects and LD-transpeptidases promote selection of colistin resistant
lipooligosaccharide-deficient Acinetobacter baumannii. mBio. 12(1):e02185-20. (PMID:
33402533). doi: 10.1128/mbio.02185-20

3. Kazi MI, Perry BW, Card DC, Schargel RD, Ali HB, Obuekwe VC, Sapkota M, Kang KN,
Pellegrino MW, Greenberg DE, Castoe TA, Boll JM (2020). Discovery and
characterization of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 inhibitor peptides that potentiate
meropenem-dependent killing of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. J
Antimicrob Chemoth. 75(10):2843-2851. (PMID:32591801). doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa242

4. Kang KN, Klein DR, Kazi MI, Guérin F, Cattoir V, Brodbelt JS, Boll JM (2019). Colistin
heteroresistance in Enterobacter cloacae is regulated by PhoPQ‐dependent 4‐amino‐4‐
deoxy‐l‐arabinose addition to lipid A. Mol Microbiol. 111(6)1604-1616. (PMID:30873643).
doi: 10.1111/mmi.14240

5. Mohammed AD, Khan MdAW, Chatzistamou I, Chamseddine D, Williams-Kang K,

Perry M,
Enos R, Murphy A, Gomez G, Aladhami A, Oskeritzian CA, Jolly A, Chang Y, He S, Pan
Z, Kubinak JL (2019). Gut Antibody Deficiency in a Mouse Model of CVID Results in
Spontaneous Development of a Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy. Front Immunol. 10:2484
(PMID:31708923). doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02484

Awards and Honors

2021 Graduate Student Poster Presentation Award, AcinetoVibes2021
International Conference

2021 Charlie Gauntt Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award - First Prize,
Best Talk by Graduate Student, The Texas Branch American Society for
Microbiology

Contributed Talks
2021 The Texas Branch American Society for Microbiology (award won)
Hosted remotely
"Uncovering the role of PBP1A in multidrug-resistance and cell division in
Acinetobacter baumannii.”

2021 Molecular and Cell Biology Seminar Series

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
"The remarkable envelope of lipooligosaccharide-deficient Acinetobacter
baumannii.”

2020 Biology department graduate recruitment seminar

University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX
“Illuminating mechanisms of antibiotic resistance with fluorescent microscopy
in Acinetobacter baumannii.”

2019 Molecular and Cell Biology Seminar Series

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
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"Rethinking the barrier: How Gram-negative bacteria survive without

lipooligosaccharide.”

2019 Molecular and Cell Biology Seminar Series

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
"Colistin heteroresistance is mediated by pmrAB independent lipid A
modifications in Enterobacter cloacae.”

2017 19th Annual Texas National McNair Research Conference

University of North Texas, Denton, TX
“F420H2:NADP+ oxidoreductase hydride transfer rates: kinetic analysis of
thr09 mutant.”

Contributed Posters
2021 AcinetoVibes2021 International Conference (award won)
Hosted remotely
Katie N. Kang, Joseph M. Boll. “Uncovering the role of penicillin-binding
protein 1A in cell division and multi-drug resistance in Acinetobacter
baumannii.”

2019 American Society for Microbiology Texas Branch

University of Texas Southwestern, Houston, TX
Katie N. Kang, Joseph M. Boll. "Surviving loss of essential lipid A in
Acinetobacter baumannii.”

2019 Workshop on Antimicrobial Innovation

University of Texas Dallas, Richardson, TX
Katie N. Kang, Dustin R. Klein, Misha I. Kazi, François Guérin, Vincent
Cattoir, Jennifer S. Brodbelt, Joseph M. Boll. “Colistin heteroresistance in
Enterobacter cloacae.”

Mentorship
University of Texas Arlington
Hannah Bovermann* # 2019 – current
Jessie Ausman* 2019 – 2020
Hana Ali* 2018 – 2019
* = undergraduate co-author
#
= Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) mentee

Teaching Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant
2021 SU Microbiology Laboratory for Nursing Majors, online (UTA BIOL-2460)
GTA Advisor: Whitney Tholen
2020 SU Human Anatomy & Physiology I Laboratory (UTA BIOL-2457)
GTA Advisor: Nicholas Pollock
2018 FA – Microbiology Laboratory for Science Majors (UTA BIOL-3444)
2019 SP GTA Advisor: Whitney Tholen
Microbiology Laboratory for Nursing Majors (UTA BIOL-2460)
GTA Advisor: Whitney Tholen
Lead Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
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2015 - 2017 Microbiology Laboratory for Science Majors (UTA BIOL-3444)

UGTA Advisors: Michelle Badon, Joy Jackson

Science Outreach and Service

2021- 2022 Letters to a Pre-Scientist (LPS) pen pal
https://prescientist.org
2021 DFW TapTalks: Science Distilled invited talk
Legal Draft Brewery, Arlington, TX
“Superbugs and ineffective drugs: following the path of (least) antibiotic
resistance.”
2021 Shorthorn publication invited interview on women in STEM
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
https://www.theshorthorn.com/life_and_entertainment/growing-number-of-women-in-stem-inspires-new-
generation-of-students/article_c8d21972-866f-11eb-88f2-93b69179fc4b.html
2019 - 2021 Phi Sigma Biological Honors Society chair and event volunteer
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2019 McNair Scholars Summer Institute Seminar panelist
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
“Graduate level research and time management.”
2019 McNair Scholars Summer Institute Seminar talk
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
“How to make the most of your undergraduate research experience.”
2017 University College Scholars Program Research panelist
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
“Experiences in Undergraduate Research.”
2017 SEEDS: Strategies for Ecology, Education, Diversity, and Sustainability
president and volunteer
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Cedar Hill State Park, Cedar Hill, TX
2015 - 2017 MuSigma Microbiology Society for Undergraduates financial officer and
volunteer
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX

Professional Memberships
Beta Phi Chapter of the Phi Sigma Graduate Biological Honor Society
American Society for Microbiology
American Society for Microbiology – Texas Branch

Peer Review
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy- 1 peer review (2021)
Frontiers- 3 peer reviews (2021, 2021, 2020)
Microbiology- 1 peer review (2020)
JoVE- 1 peer review (2020)
Scientific Reports- 1 peer review (2020)
Environmental Microbiology- 1 peer review (2019)