
Professor
Microbiology and Immunology
+1 415 476-3518
Dr. Joyce is a teaching faculty with a joint appointment in the School of Medicine. She co-directs first and second year Dental school courses in anatomy and physiology (BMS 116, 118, and 126) with Dr. Barbie Klein and directs BMS 117, which is focused on infectious disease and immunology. Dr. Joyce is passionate about health professions education and is a member of the Academy of Medical Educators.
Publications
LuxS is required for persistent pneumococcal carriage and expression of virulence and biosynthesis genes.
Infection and immunity
MgrA, an orthologue of Mga, Acts as a transcriptional repressor of the genes within the rlrA pathogenicity islet in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Journal of bacteriology
Redefining bacterial populations: a post-genomic reformation.
Nature reviews. Genetics
In vivo complementation of ureB restores the ability of Helicobacter pylori to colonize.
Infection and immunity
Differential gene expression from two transcriptional units in the cag pathogenicity island of Helicobacter pylori.
Infection and immunity
Evidence for a signaling system in Helicobacter pylori: detection of a luxS-encoded autoinducer.
Journal of bacteriology