We are the Cabeen Lab.
Welcome to the Cabeen Lab at Oklahoma State University! Thanks for visiting our website.
We try to think big ideas about tiny little bacteria.
Because bacterial cells are so small, they often have to team up in communities to build colonies and cause infections. We study how they do that. They have to find the right foods and compete with other bacteria. We study how they do that. Bacteria also have to deal with stress in their environment, just like the rest of us. We study how they sense and respond to stress to survive in a harsh world. We are interested not only in the basic biology of bacteria but also how we can use what we learn to fight bacterial infections in human patients.
In the Cowboy spirit, we are committed to maintaining a stimulating, instructive, and fun lab environment characterized by teamwork and involvement in every aspect of the scientific process. We work hard and are proud of our large and active group of scholars. Are you inquisitive and enthusiastic? We are always on the lookout for talented students. Please check out the links above to learn more about our work and who we are. And follow us on Twitter (though we seldom post)!
News
News
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Graduate students advance to PhD candidacy Two of our current graduate students, Jesna Varghese and Niloy Kumar Das, formally advanced to PhD candidacy after passing their respective qualifying exams in the past year. Jesna passed her exam...
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Adriahna Blackburn selected as Goldwater Scholar We were pleased to learn that Cabeen lab undergraduate Adriahna Blackburn was selected in the national competition for a Barry Goldwater Scholarship. This is a very competitive and prestigious honor...
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Olivia Morgan takes 2nd prize at ASM regional meeting Cabeen lab undergraduate Olivia Morgan took second prize among outstanding undergraduate posters at the ASM Missouri Valley Branch Meeting held at OSU on March 21-22, 2025. The meeting also saw...
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Rabi Khadka publishes thesis work! Dr. Rabindra (Rabi) Khadka's thesis work showing that 1) stressosome-mediated environmental stress sensing is robust but tunable via mutation and 2) environmental stress sensing can also occur in...
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Congratulations Dr. Khadka! PhD candidate Rabindra (Rabi) Khadka successfully defended his PhD thesis on July 15, 2024. Congratulations Dr. Khadka! Dr. Khadka is the last of the "OG Crew" in the Cabeen lab and is seeking a...