Robert Fredrick Potter, PhD, D(ABMM)

Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact information
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Molecular & Cell Biology)
University of California - Berkeley, 2015.
PhD (Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis)
Washington University St. Louis, 2020.
Permanent linkBA (Molecular & Cell Biology)
University of California - Berkeley, 2015.
PhD (Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis)
Washington University St. Louis, 2020.
Selected Publications
Zhang K, Potter RF, Marino J, Muenks CE, Lammers M, Dien Bard J, Dingle TC, Humphries R, Westblade L, Burnham CA, Dantas G.: Comparative Genomics Reveals the Correlations of Stress Response Genes and Bacteriophages in Developing Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus saprophyticus. mSytems 8(6): e0069723, December 2023.Potter RF, Zhang K, Reimler B, Marino J, Muenks CE, Alvarado K, Wallace MA, Westblade L, McElvania E, Yarbrough ML, Hunstad DA, Dantas G, Burnham CA.: Uncharacterized and Lineage-Specific Accessory Genes within the Proteus mirabilis Pan-Genome Landscape. mSystems 8(4): e0015923, August 2023.
Pardue EJ, Sartorio M, Jana B,Scott N, Beatty W, Ortiz-Marquez J, van Opijnen T, Hsu F, Potter RF, Feldman M: Dual Membrane-spanning Anti-Sigma Factors Regulate Vesiculation in Gut Bacteroidota. bioRxiv July 2023 Notes: Preprint.
Tarlton N, Wallace MA, Potter RF, Zhang K, Dantas G, Dubberke E, Burnham CA, Yarbrough ML: Evaluation of the NG-Test CARBA 5 Lateral Flow Assay with an IMP-27-Producing Morganella morganii and Other Morganellaceae. Microbiology Spectrum 11(3): e0079323, June 2023.
Potter RF, Wallace MA, Muenks CE, Alvarado K, Yarbrough ML, Burnham CA: Evaluation of Variability in Interpretation of Disk Diffusion Testing for Cefiderocol Using Different Brands of Mueller-Hinton Agar. Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine 8(3): 523-534, May 2023.
Calix JJ, Stockler de Almeida MC, Potter RF, Wallace MA, Burnham CA, Dantas G: Outpatient Clonal Propagation and Rapid Regional Establishment of an Emergent Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannnii Lineage Sequence Type 499. Journal of Infectious Disease 227(5): 631-640, March 2023.
Zou Z, Potter RF, McCoy 4th JH, Wildenthal JA, Katumba GL, Mucha PJ, Dantas G, Henderson JP: E. coli Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections are Associated with Distinctive Virulence and Biofilm Gene Determinants. Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight 8(2): e161461, January 2023.
Potter RF and Yarbrough ML: Urine Cultures. Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 4th Edition ASM Press, 2023.
Diorio-Toth L, Irum S, Potter RF, Wallace MA, Arslan M, Munir T, Andleeb S, Burnham CA, Dantas G: Genomic Surveillance of Clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Reveals an Additive Effect of Carbapenemase Production on Carbapenem Resistance. Microbiology Spectrum 10(3): e0076622, June 2022.
Potter RF, Ransom ER, Wallace MA, Johnson C, Kwon JH, Babcok H, Eby C, Anderson NW, Parikh B, Burnham CA: Multiplatform Assessment of Saliva for SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Detection in Symptomatic Healthcare Personnel and Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department. Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine 7(3): 727-736, May 2022.