Laricca London Biography

Research

Dr. Laricca London is the Chairperson and an Associate Professor of Biology in the Department of Biological Sciences at Alabama A&M University. She joined the department in 2016 after a brief Post-Doctoral training experience at The Howard University College of Medicine. She is a trained Microbiologist, currently leading a research program in Food Safety and the Prevention of Food-Borne Illness and Bacteriophage Genomics. Her sentiments are that of Faye Wattleton, “my satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world”.  Dr. London is truly honored to be in a position where she can train a new wave of scientists who are committed to producing outstanding research and contribute to a broader body of knowledge. In addition to being a Microbiologist, she is a very passionate 21st century STEM educator, Subject Matter Expert, Course Developer and Academic Administrator. It is her heart’s desire to impart knowledge, inspire and motivate every student that she encounters along with her faculty. She is committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship and research. When not in the classroom, she spends her time mentoring college and high school students. With several years of experience in academic in both teaching and research, and now an academic administrator, Dr. London continues to pave the way for the advancement of science.

Areas of Research Interest:

1. Bacteriophage Genomics
2. The role of Small RNAs in the E.coli Envelope Stress Response
3. Antiobiotic Resistance and the development of alternative antimicrobials
4. Health Disparities 

 

Education

• Ph.D. – Microbiology, Howard University, 2015 
• M.S. – Cancer Biology, University of the District of Columbia, 2009
• B.S. – Alabama A&M University, 2006
  
  

Publications

• Indihar DF, Oke R, Hemerding R, Williams D, England R, London LY. Rare but relevant: a comprehensive narrative review of rare HIV-1 group M subtypes. mBio. 2025 Aug 21:e0126425. doi: 10.1128/mbio.01264-25. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40838723.
• London LY, Lim CH, Modiszewski JL, Siddiqui NY, Sysoeva TA. Draft genomes of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Streptococcus anginosus strains found in the urine of the same female patient. Microbiol ResourAnnounc. 2025 Apr 10;14(4).e0131124. doi: 10.1128/mra.01311-24. Epub 2025 Mar 6. PMID:40047509; PMICD:PMC11984145.
• London LY, Lim CH, Modliszewski JL, Siddiqui NY, Sysoeva TA. Draft genomes of Lactobacillus delbrueckii and Klebsiella pneumoniae coexisting within a female urinary bladder. Microbiol Resour Announc. 2023 Oct 19;12(10):e0030523. 
• Madison Moore,...Laricca London, et. al.  Complete Genome Sequences of Subcluster C1 Mycobacteriophages Blackbrain, Cactojaque, Kboogie, Trinitium, and YoungMoneyMata. Microbiology Resource Announcements. Accepted for publication May 8, 2023.
• Jackson-Davis, Armitra…London, Laricca, et al.  A Review of Regulatory Standards and Advances in Essential Oils as Antimicrobials in Foods. Journal of Food Protection. 15 Dec 2022
• London, LY., et al  Complete Genome Sequences of Mycobacteriophages SynergyX, Abinghost, Bananafish, and Delton. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 18 Aug 2022. 11(8)
• London, LY., et al. Post-transcriptional regulation of RseA by small RNAs RyhB and FnrS in Escherichia coli. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 3 Nov 2021. 
• London, LY., et al. Complete Genome Sequences of Mycobacteriophages Dallas and Jonghyun. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 8 July 2021. 10(27)
• Courtney J. Robinson, Laricca London-Thomas, Leon A. Dixon, Tiffany A. Clinton, Hana Baig, Maude Bute, Mohammed Fahad, Kanhai Farrakhan, Neshaun Grady, Nicholas E. Guthrie, Ruoa Hafid, Jayla Harvey, Kellie Hunnicutt, Victoria Larsen, Taashaylaray McDuffie, Earyn N. McGee, Jillian Y. Pailin, Bria Peacock, Antolice Thomas and Winston Anderson. Genome Sequence of Mycobacteriophage ErnieJ. (2016). Genome Announcement, Nov-Dec; 4(6)
• Arman Seuylemezian, James Brinkley, Gregory de la Rosa, Janna Marshall, Amanda Delgadillo, Janette Jones, Laricca London-Thomas, David J. Smith, Rachel Mackelprang, Parag Vaishampayan. Bacillus jemisoniae sp. nov., Bacillus frankliniae sp. nov., Bacillus resnikiae sp. nov., and Bacillus ruffinii sp. nov isolated from cleanroom air fallout on Teflon ribbons. *In-Progress
• London, Laricca Y; Hurtado-de-Mendoza, Alejandra; Song, Minna;
  Nagirimadugu, Ankita’ Luta, Gheorghe; Sheppard, Vanessa B. Motivators and Barriers to Latinas’ Participation in Clinical Trials: The Role of Contextual Factors. (2015). Contemporary Clinical Trials, 40:74-80.
• Welkin Pope, Charles Bowman, SEA-PHAGES*, PHIRE, K-RITH MGC, DeborahJacobs Sera, Daniel A Russel, Steven Cresawn, William R. Jacobs Jr, Jefferey G. Lawrence, Roger W. Hendrix, and Graham F. Hatfull. Whole Genome Comparison of a Large-Scale Collection of Mycobacteriophages Reveals a Continuum of Phage Genetic Diversity. (2015). Elife. 28;4 *Laricca London, a part of Science Education Alliance PHAGE Hunters group