Joshua Baty

Dr. Joshua Baty

(he/him/his)

Assistant Professor/Biology

Room 217, Koch Center for Engineering and Science
812-488-2029
jb621@evansville.edu

Education and Training

  • BS in Applied Biology, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN
  • PhD in Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Courses taught

  • BIOL 119 Introductory Biology: Molecular Perspectives
  • BIOL 331 Genetics

Research interests

  • Polymicrobial interactions
  • Regulation of hydrogen peroxide production in the oral commensal Streptococcus parasanguinis
  • The role secondary metabolites play in restricting phage infection and host tropism

Selected publications

  • Baty JJ, Drozdick AK, Pfeiffer JK. 2025. aeruginosa rhamnolipids stabilize human rhinovirus 14 virions. Journal of Virology. In press.
  • Baty JJ, Stoner SN, McDaniel MS, Huffines JT, Edmonds SE, Evans N, Novak L, Scoffield JA. 2023. An Oral Commensal Attenuates Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced Airway Inflammation and Modulates Nitrite Flux in Respiratory Epithelium. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(6):e0219823. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02198-23. PMID: 37800950
  • Stoner SN, Baty JJ, Novak L, Scoffield JA. 2023. Commensal Colonization Reduces Pseudomonas aeruginosa Burden and Subsequent Airway Damage. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 13:1144157. PMID: 37305417.
  • Baty JJ, Stoner SN, Scoffield JA. 2022. Oral Commensal Streptococci: Gatekeepers of the Oral Cavity. Journal of Bacteriology. 204: 11. PMID: Review article.
  • Baty JJ, Huffines JT, Stoner SN, Scoffield JA. 2022. A Commensal Streptococcus Dysregulates the Pseudomonas aeruginosa nitrosative stress response. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12:817336. PMID: 35619650
  • Stoner SN, Baty JJ, Scoffield JA. 2022. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Polysaccharide Psl Supports Airway Microbial Community Development. 16:1730-1739. PMID: 35338335
  • Huffines JT, Stoner SN, Baty JJ, Scoffield JA. 2022. Nitrite Triggers Reprogramming of the Oral Polymicrobial Metabolome by a Commensal Streptococcus. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12:833339. PMID: 35300375