Richard Losick

Harvard University — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology(282), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions(208), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms(98), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing(62), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies(41)

Publications398 total

Revisiting a Breathtaking Publication in the History of Molecular Biology
Journal of Molecular Biology·2025
Biofilm formation by <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> is triggered by a drop in the levels of a cyclic dinucleotide
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Richard Losick
Current Biology·2022Open Access
Delivering the message: How a novel technology enabled the rapid development of effective vaccines
Cell·2021· 12 citedOpen Access
Bacillus subtilis: a bacterium for all seasons
Current Biology·2020· 35 citedOpen Access
A protein phosphorylation module patterns the <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> spore outer coat
Molecular Microbiology·2020· 31 citedOpen Access
The Length of Lipoteichoic Acid Polymers Controls Staphylococcus aureus Cell Size and Envelope Integrity
Journal of Bacteriology·2020· 62 citedOpen Access
The length of lipoteichoic acid polymers controls <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> cell size and envelope integrity
2020· 3 citedOpen Access
Concerns about Continuing Claims that a Protein Complex Interacts with the Phosphorelay
mBio·2020· 1 citedOpen Access
Biofilm Formation by <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> is Triggered by a Drop in the Levels of the Second Messenger cyclic-di-AMP
2020· 4 citedOpen Access
Stochastic antagonism between two proteins governs a bacterial cell fate switch
Science·2019· 71 citedOpen Access
Robust Suppression of Lipopolysaccharide Deficiency in Acinetobacter baumannii by Growth in Minimal Medium
Journal of Bacteriology·2019· 26 citedOpen Access
A protein phosphorylation module patterns the <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> spore outer coat
2018· 1 citedOpen Access
Maturation of polycistronic mRNAs by the endoribonuclease RNase Y and its associated Y-complex in<i>Bacillus subtilis</i>
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2018· 78 cited
Single-cell Microfluidic Analysis of &lt;em&gt;Bacillus subtilis&lt;/em&gt;
Journal of Visualized Experiments·2018· 11 citedOpen Access
Single-cell Microfluidic Analysis of &lt;em&gt;Bacillus subtilis&lt;/em&gt;
Journal of Visualized Experiments·2018
Reconstitution of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Lipoteichoic Acid Synthase Activity Identifies Congo Red as a Selective Inhibitor
Journal of the American Chemical Society·2018· 61 citedOpen Access
Noise in a phosphorelay drives stochastic entry into sporulation in <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>
The EMBO Journal·2017· 54 citedOpen Access
Mechanism of biofilm-mediated stress resistance and lifespan extension in C. elegans
Scientific Reports·2017· 55 citedOpen Access
Use of a microfluidic platform to uncover basic features of energy and environmental stress responses in individual cells of Bacillus subtilis
PLoS Genetics·2017· 40 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Roberto Kolter(15), José Eduardo González‐Pastor(6), Frances Chu(6), Daniel B. Kearns(6), Steven S. Branda(5), Patrick Eichenberger(5), Abraham L. Sonenshein(4), Yunrong Chai(4), Masaya Fujita(4), Philip Youngman(4), Sigal Ben‐Yehuda(3), Hera Vlamakis(3), Patrick Stragier(3), James A. Hoch(2), Pascale B. Beauregard(2), Ilana Kolodkin‐Gal(2), Diego Romero(2), Janice Pero(2), Claudio Aguilar(2), Virginie Molle(2)