Curriculum Vitae
Phat Linh Tran, Ph.D.
Instructor
revised January, 2014
Office Address:
Education
2008
1999
1999
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
School of Medicine
3601 4th Street Stop 7217
Lubbock, TX 79430-7217
Work Phone. 806/743-2480
Cell Phone. 806/787-4733
Fax. 806.743.2471
phat.tran@ttuhsc.edu
Ph.D. Medical Microbiology and Immunology,
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center,
Lubbock, TX
B.A. Biochemistry, Biology Minor, Honors College
with Highest Honors, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
TX
B.S. Cell and Molecular Biology, Chemistry Minor
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Academic Appointments
2012Instructor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Texas
Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX
Positions and Employment
2008-12
Post Doctoral Research Associate, Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center, TX
2002-08
Graduate student, Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center, TX
1999-02
Medical research technician, Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center, TX
1997-99
Fellow, The Howards Hughes Medical Institute
(HHMI), Texas Tech University, TX
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
1997-02
Member, American Society of Cell Biology
2002-08
Member, American Society of Microbiology
2009American Society for Biomaterials
2011The Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology
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Awards and Honors
1996
The Outstanding Major for Pre-med Award, Amarillo
College, Amarillo, TX
1996
The CRC Press Chemistry Achievement Award,
Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX
1996-99
Member of Phi Theta Kappa, Texas Tech University,
TX
1996-99
The National Dean’s List Awards, Texas Tech
University, TX
1996-98
The Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship, Texas Tech
University, TX
1996-97
Texas Tech University Scholarship, Texas Tech
University, TX
1996-99
The H. Y. Price, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, Texas
Tech University, TX
1998-99
The Chancellor Endowed/TTU Honors Scholarship,
Texas Tech University, TX
1999
The Golden Key Honors Society Award, Texas Tech
University, TX
1999
The Honors Dean Award, Texas Tech University, TX
1996-99
Texas Tech University Honors Program, Texas Tech
University, TX
1999
BA. awarded with highest honors, Texas Tech
University, TX
Funding Grants
FOP# 181149-512601-20.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Seed Grant
"Correctional Healthcare Research Fund". Organo-selenium
containing polyurethane foam dressing inhibits Staphylococcus
aureus growth on wounds. 07/01/2013 -.
Role: PI
FOP# is 241732-512601-20.
South Plains Foundation Grant Organo-selenium containing
polyester bandage inhibits Staphylococcus aureus growth on
wounds. 09/01/2013 - 08/31/2014.
Role: PI
Bibliography and Publications
Publications
Elmasri, Wael; Yang, Tianjiao; Tran, Phat; Hegazy,
Mohamed-Elamir; Hamood, Abdul; Mechref, Yehia; Pare, Paul.
Teucrium polium phenylethanol and iridoid glucoside identification
and inhibition of biofilm forming Staphylococcus aureus. 2014.
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Accepted manuscript. Journal of Natural Products.
dx.doi.org/10.1021/np5004092 | J. Nat. Prod.
Phat L. Tran, Abdul N. Hamood, Anselm de Souza, Gregory
Schultz, Bernd Liesenfeld, Dilip Mehta and Ted W. Reid. 2014. A
study on the ability of quaternary ammonium groups attached to a
polyurethane foam wound dressing, to inhibit bacterial attachment
and biofilm formation. Manuscript accepted. Wound Repair and
Regeneration. 3 DEC 2014 02:02AM EST | DOI: 10.1111/wrr.12244
Phat Tran, Saurabh Patel, Abdul Hamood, Tyler Enos, Thomas
Mosley, Courtney Jarvis, Akash Desai, Pamela Lin, Ted Reid. 2014.
A Novel Organo-Selenium Bandage That Inhibits Biofilm
Development in a Wound by Gram-positive and Gram-negative
Wound Pathogens. Antibiotics, 3(3), 435-449;
doi:10.3390/antibiotics3030435.
Miller, K. G., P. L. Tran, C. L. Haley, C. Kruzek, J. A. ColmerHamood, M. Myntti, and A. N. Hamood. 2014. "Next Science
Wound Gel Technology, a Novel Agent That Inhibits Biofilm
Development by Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Wound
Pathogens."Antimicrob Agents Chemother 58(6): 3060-72.
Phat L Tran, Abdul N Hamood, Ted W Reid. 2014. Antibiofilm
Agents. From Diagnosis to Treatment and Prevention
Series: Springer Series on Biofilms, Vol. 8. New York, NY.
Jiangping Bai, Ramasubramanian Bhagavathi, Phat Tran, Kendall
Muzzarelli, Di Wang, Joe. A. Fralick. 2013. Evidence that the Cterminal region is involved in the stability and functionality of
OprM in E. coli. Microbiological Research. 2013 Oct 17. pii: S09445013(13)00144-4. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2013.08.006.
Tony Vercellino*, Phat Tran, Ted Reid, Abdul Hamood, Audra
Morse. 2013. Evaluation of polymerized organo-selenium feed
spacers to inhibit S. aureus and E. coli biofilm development in
reverse osmosis systems. Membranes and Water Treatment.
Desalination. 331:1-5.
James C. Wang, Phat Tran, Rob Hanes, Joehassin Cordero, John
Marchbanks, Ted Reid, Abdul Hamood. 2013. OrganoseleniumCoated Tympanostomy Tubes Inhibit Otopathogenic Biofilms.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 139(10):1009-1016.
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Vercellino T, Morse A, Tran P, Song L, Hamood A, Reid T, et al.
(2013). Attachment of organo-selenium to polyamide composite
reverse osmosis membranes to inhibit biofilm formation of S.
aureus and E. coli. Desalination. 309(0):291-295. Listed as Key
Research Article in the study of Aquatic Sciences on Environment
Progress. (http://environmentprogress.com/). June, 2013.
http://environmentprogress.com/key-research-articles/attachmentof-organo-selenium-to-polyamide-composite-reverse-osmosismembranes-to-inhibit-biofilm-formation-of-s-aureus-and-e-coli/
Vercellino T, Morse A, Tran P, Song L, Hamood A, Reid T, et al.
(2013). The use of covalently attached organo-selenium to inhibit S.
aureus and E. coli bio!lms on RO membranes and feed spacers.
Desalination. 317:142-151.
Tran P, Hamood A, Mosley T, Gray T, Jarvis C, Webster D,
Amaechi B, Enos T, Reid T (2013). Organo-Selenium Containing
Dental Sealant Inhibits Bacterial Biofilm. Journal of Dental
Research. 92(5):461-466.
Vercellino T, Morse A, Tran P, Song L, Hamood A, Reid T, et al.
(2013). Attachment of organo-selenium to polyamide composite
reverse osmosis membranes to inhibit biofilm formation of S.
aureus and E. coli. Desalination. 309(0):291-295.
Tran PL, Lowry N, Campbell T, Reid TW, Webster DR, Tobin E,
Aslani A, Mosley T, Dertien J, Hamood JAN, Hamood AN (2012).
An organoselenium compound inhibits Staphylococcus aureus
biofilms on hemodialysis catheters in vivo. Antimicrob. Agents
Chemother. 56(2):972-8. Listed as a featured article on Global
Medical Discovery [ISSN 1929-8536]
(http://globalmedicaldiscovery.com). October 15, 2012.
Tran PL, Lowry N, Campbell T, Reid TW, Webster DR, Tobin E, et
al (2012). An organoselenium compound inhibits Staphylococcus
aureus biofilms on hemodialysis catheters in vivo. Antimicrob
Agents Chemother 56(2):972-8.
Nidadavolu P, Amor W, Tran P, Dertien J, Hamood JCA, Hamood
AN (2012). Garlic cream inhibits biofilm formation by bacterial
pathogens from burn wounds. Journal of Medical Microbiology.
61(5):662-671.
Low D, Hamood A, Reid T, Mosley T, Tran P, Song L, et al (2011).
Attachment of selenium to a reverse osmosis membrane to inhibit
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biofilm formation of S. aureus. Journal of Membrane Science
378(1-2):171-178.
Reid T, Tran P, Mosley T, Tran K, Jarvis C, Patel S, Shashtri M,
Hanes R, Hamood A (2010). Biopolymers Containing Selenium:
Their Synthesis And Use. International Journal of Medical Devices.
5(1):23-36.
Tran PL, Hammond AA, Mosley T, Cortez J, Gray T, ColmerHamood JA, et al. (2009). Organoselenium coating on cellulose
inhibits the formation of biofilms by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and
Staphylococcus aureus. Appl Environ Microbiol 75(11):3586-92.
Reid TW, Tran P, Spallholz J, Fralick J (2003). Counter Terrorism
Measures to Combat Yersinia Pestis with Selenium
Pharmaceuticals. Proceedings of the 2002 Joint Service Scientific
Conference on Chemical and Biological Defense Research. 1-7.
Submitted
Phat L. Tran, PhD; Abdul N. Hamood, PhD; Anselm de Souza,
PhD; Dilip Mehta, PhD; Ted W. Reid, PhD. The Ability of a Silver
Colloidal Gel Dressing to Kill Bacteria in vitro and in vivo.
Manuscript submitted. (Journal of Microbiology), 2014.
Phat L. Tran, PhD; Abdul N. Hamood, PhD; Anselm de Souza,
PhD; Gregory Schultz, PhD; Bernd Liesenfeld, PhD; Dilip Mehta,
PhD; Ted W. Reid, PhD. Inhibition of in vivo infectious biofilm
formation by quaternary ammonium groups attached to a
polyurethane foam wound dressing. 2014. Manuscript
submitted. (International Wound Journal), 2014.
Phat L. Tran, Abdul N. Hamood, Rob Hanes, Courtney Jarvis,
Thomas Mosley, Ted W. Reid. An organo-selenium polyurethane
dental water line which inhibits bacterial attachment. 2013.
Manuscript submitted.
Daniel J Good, Michael Jansen, Jon R Kaufman, Sohrab Sidhu,
Phat Tran, Thomas Mosley, Ted W Reid. Minimizing Risk And
Improving Outcomes Using Selenium As A Trabeculectomy Adjunct.
Journal of Glaucoma. 2012, Manuscript submitted.
Amaechi BT, Tran PL, Hamood AN, Mosley T, Gray T, Jarvis C,
Webster D, Reid TW. Organo-Selenium Containing Pit and Fissure
Sealant Inhibit Bacterial Attachment to Teeth. Journal of American
Dental Association. 2012, Manuscript submitted.
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In preparation
Phat Tran, Tyler Enos, Abdul Hamood, Courtney Jarvis, Thomas
Mosley, and Ted Reid. Selenium Coated Polyester Bandage
inhibits the growth of Staphylococcus aureus. In preparation
Phat L. Tran & Ted W. Reid. Synergistic Effect of Substance P with
Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I on Epithelial Migration of
the Transformed Human Corneal Epithelial Cells (SV-40). In
preparation.
K. Mitchell, A Arnett, J.-C. Auten, P. L. Tran, T. Mosley, K. Tran, C.
Jarvis, J. Thomas, R. Hanes, D. Webster, Leo Dominguez, A.
Hamood, T. W. Reid. The use of a covalent selenium coating to
inhibit biofilm formation on a silicone scleral buckle. In preparation.
Tran, P. L., Zhao, X., Li, X., Reid, T, W., and Fralick, J. A. New
selenium antimicrobials against Escherichia coli pYPR1 expressing
the F1 antigen of Yersinia pestis. In preparation.
Cassie Kruczek, Kokila Kakarala, Phat L. Tran, Tyler Enos, Ted W.
Reid, Janet Dertien, Jane-Colmer A. Hamood, and Abdul N.
Hamood. An organo-selenium cream inhibits biofilm formation by
burn wound pathogens. In preparation.
Abstracts
Tran, P. and Reid, T. 1998. The Effects of Substance P (SP),
Insulin, and Insulin Like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) on Epithelial Cell
Migration. The 1998 annual HHMI/TTU Student Research Week,
Texas Tech University.
Tran, P. and Reid, T. 1998. The Effects of Substance P (SP),
Insulin, and Insulin Like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) on Epithelial Cell
Migration. The American Society for Cell Biology 38th Annual
Meeting December 12-16, 1998. San Francisco, CA.
Reid, T.W., Tran, P., Nishida, T., and Murphy C. J., The Stimulation
of Rabbit Corneal Epithelial Cell Migration in Culture by Substance
P, is Synergistic with Insulin and IGF-1, ARVO, May 9-14, 1999, Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida.
Reid, T.W., Tran P., and Fralick, J.A. Counter Terrorism Measures
to Combat Yersinia pestis with Selenium. 2002 Joint Service
Scientific Conference on Chemical & Biological Defense Research,
November 19-21, 2002, Hunt Valley MD.
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Reid, T.W., Tran P., Spallholz J., and Fralick, J., Counter Terrorism
Measures to Combat Yersinia pestis with Selenium. Annual
Meeting of the Consortium of Biological Defense Researchers, April
28-30, 2003, Lubbock, TX.
Reid, T.W., Tran P., Spallholz J., and Fralick, J. The use of a
selenium-peptide to specifically inactivate Yersinia pestis. 2003
Joint Service Scientific Conference on Chemical & Biological
Defense Research, November 17-20, 2003, Hunt Valley MD.
Zhou, X., Tran, P., Fralick, J. and Reid, T.W. Design and structure
determination of a selenium labeled peptide antimicrobial. Protein
Society, San Diego CA, June 18-3, 2005.
Tran, P., Hammond, A., Mosley, T., Cortez, J., Gray, T., ColmerHamood, J., Looney, K., Shashtri, M., Spallholz, J., Hamood, A.,
and Reid, T. 2008. An Organo-Selenium Coating on Celllulose
Inhibits Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus
Biofilms. The 20th annual TTUHSC Student Research Week, Texas
Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Reid, T.W., Tran, P., Mosley, T., Cortez, J., Shashtri, M.,
Spallholz, J. and Hamood, Bandages Coated with OrganoSelenium Inhibit Bacterial Attachment. Society for Biomaterials
Meeting, San Antonio, TX April 22-25, 2009.
Tran, P., Mosley, T., Cortez, J., Shashtri, M., Spallholz, J.,
Hamood. and Reid, T.W. Bandages Coated with Organo-Selenium
Inhibit Bacterial Attachment. Society for Biomaterials Meeting,
College Station, TX February 21, 2010.
Phat Tran, Abdul Hamood, Thomas Mosley, Courtney Jarvis, Josh
Thomas, Blake Lackey, and Ted Reid. Selenium Coated Contact
Lenses: Effects Upon Bacterial Biofilm Attachment. The Association
for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. May 6 – 10, Fort
Lauderdale, FL, 2012.
Reid, T.W., Tran, P., Mosley, T., Jarvis, C., Thomas, J., Tran, K.,
Hanes, R., Hamood, A. Antimicrobial properties of selenium
covalently incorporated into the polymer of contact lens case
material. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 6 – 10, 2012.
Mitchell, K., Tran, P., Arnett, A.I., Mosley, T., Hanes, R., Jarvis, C.,
Hamood, A., Dominguez, L., and Reid, T.W. Organo-selenium
coatings inhibit multiple species of biofilm formation on ophthalmic
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device material. Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 6 – 10, 2012.
Phat Tran, Abdul Hamood, Thomas Mosley, Courtney Jarvis, Josh
Thomas, Blake Lackey, and Ted Reid. Selenium Hydrogel Lenses:
Effects Upon Bacterial Biofilm Attachment. The Association for
Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. May 5 – 9, Seattle, WA,
2013.
Patrick Pham, Eric Huynh, Phat Tran, Abdul Hamood, Rob Hanes,
and Ted Reid. Selenium Contact Lens Hydrogel Polymer: Inhibition
of both Gram Negative and Gram Positive Bacterial Biofilm
Formation - A Study of Different Organo-Selenium Molecules. The
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. May 4 – 8,
Orlando, FL, 2014.
Eric Huynh, Patrick Pham, Phat Tran , Abdul Hamood, Kelly
Mitchell, and Ted Reid. 5% Betadine solution in not effective in
inhibiting the growth of different Gram Negative and Gram Positive
Pathogens in vitro. The Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology. May 4 – 8, Orlando, FL, 2014.
Phat L. Tran, PhD; Abdul N. Hamood, PhD; Anselm de Souza,
PhD; Gregory Schultz, PhD; Bernd Liesenfeld, PhD; Dilip Mehta,
PhD; Daniel Webster, Ph.D ; Ted W. Reid, PhD. The ability of
quaternary ammonium groups attached to a urethane bandage, to
inhibit bacterial attachment and biofilm formation in a mouse wound.
Symposium on Advanced Wound Care. October 16-18, Las Vegas,
NV. 2014.
Debdeep Banerjee, Phat L. Tran, James C. Wang, Matthew Myntti,
Joehassin Cordero, Abdul N. Hamood. Effects of a Novel
Antimicrobial Agent, The Next ScienceR, on the Viability and
Sustainability of Bacterial Biofilms on Tympanostomy Tubes. The
Triological Society. Combined Sections Meeting. January 22-24,
Coronado Island, California. 2015.
Debdeep Banerjee, Phat L. Tran, James C. Wang, Matthew Myntti,
Joehassin Cordero, Abdul N. Hamood. Effects of a Novel
Antimicrobial Agent on the Viability and Sustainability of Bacterial
Biofilms on Tympanostomy Tubes. The Triological Society.
Combined Sections Meeting. Jan 22. San Diego, California. 2015.
James C. Wang, Debdeep Banerjee, Phat L. Tran, Joehassin
Cordero, Jane. A. Colmer-Hamood, Abdul N. Hamood. During
Middle Ear Infections, the Planktonic Growth of Pseudomonas
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aeruginosa Provides the Anaerobic Conditions Required for the
Development of Fusobacterium nucleatum Biofilm. American
Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology. April 22 - 26, 2015
Boston,
MA.
Akash Desai, Phat Tran, Abdul Hamood, Kelly Mitchell, and Ted
Reid. 2.5, 5, and 10% Betadine solution in not effective in inhibiting
the growth of different Gram Negative and Gram Positive
Pathogens in vitro. The Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology. May 3 – 7, Denver, CO, 2015.
Phat Tran, Ph.D., Tyler Enos, MD., Abdul Hamood, Ph.D.,
Courtney Jarvis, Ph.D., and Ted Reid, Ph.D. Selenium-coated
polyester bandages inhibit the formation of bacterial biofilms in a
wound. Symposium on Advanced Wound Care. April 29-May 03,
San Antonio, TX. 2015.
Phat Tran, Abdul Hamood, Robert Hanes, Blake Lackey, and Ted
Reid. Selenium Contact Lens Hydrogel Polymer: Inhibition of Both
Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacterial Biofilm Formation. The
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. May 3 – 7,
Denver, CO, 2015.
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