Sarah Hobdey

PhD

Research Assistant Professor

BMS

(208) 373-1928

Dr. Hobdey earned her B.S. in Microbiology from Idaho State University, where she also competed on the Women’s Soccer team. She went on to obtain her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Colorado State University and completed postdoctoral training at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory before returning home to Idaho. Dr. Hobdey's research is focused on the development of novel therapies and diagnostics for life-threatening necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs). In progress towards that goal, she and her team have developed three patent-pending fully human monoclonal antibodies capable of neutralizing streptolysin O, a key toxin produced by Group A Streptococcus. In addition to her role at Idaho State University, Dr. Hobdey is an Associate Research Scientist at the Boise VA Medical Center, where she maintains an active research laboratory.

Select Papers

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/sarah.hobdey.1/bibliography/public/

Past Trainee's

Postdoctoral Fellows

Cheri Lamb, PhD, Product Pipeline Leader, Simplot, Boise ID

Sabrina Faozia, PhD, Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID 2023-present

Graduate Students

Anyauba Nmaju, PhD Candidate, Idaho State University, Meridian, ID, 2022-present

Post-undergraduate or graduate interns

Kevin Field, PA-C, Physician Associate, Albuquerque, NM

John French, MD, Vascular Surgery Resident, University of Missouri, Minneapolis, MN

Leyla Curfivoic, MS, Computational Biologist, Boise, ID

Ella Marosvari-Darst, Boise, ID

Allison Loyola Manrique, MS, Sr. Patient Care Coordinator, Proactive Heath, Dallas TX

Undergraduate Students

Pamela Dockstader, MS, Veteran, Medical Laboratory Scientist

Isaac Mitchell, MD, Psychiatrist, Loma Linda, CA

Christopher Dayton, Veteran, Business Optimization Coordinator, Boise Cascade, Kettle Falls, WA

Brent Coffin, Semiconductor Shift Lead Engineer, Micron, Boise, ID

Bryan Sanders, Adjunct Faculty, BYU-I, Rexburg, ID

Sydney Catlin, Veterinary Student, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Dylan Breuer, active-duty military, Graduate Student, Baylor University, Waco, TX

Dalia DeLaCruz, Undergraduate Student, Boise State University, Boise, ID

Simone Gonzales, Undergraduate Student, Boise State University and Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID, 2025-present

Other Past and Current Team Members

Emily Price, Health Systems Specialist, Boise VA Medical Center, Boise ID

Sumiko Gomi, PhD, Assistant Research Scientist, Boise VA Medical Center, Boise ID 2022-Present

Eric McIndoo, Sr. Research Technician, Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID 2016-Present

Eva Katahira, Sr. Research Technician, Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID 2015-Present

Mathieu Hauser, Veteran, Research Technician, Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID 2025-Present

Active Grants and/or Previous Grants

Idaho CTRD (Hobdey, Project Lead), NIH-NIGMS P20GM155959, 9/1/26-8/31/28, Advancing a First-in-Class Antitoxin Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for Severe Group A Streptococcal Infections: Foundational Studies Toward IND Readiness

Idaho INBRE DRP (Hobdey, Project Lead), NIH NIGMS P20GM103408, 5/2024-8/2026, Generation of fully human recombinant antitoxin antibodies for the treatment of necrotizing infections

Paratek Pharmaceuticals (Hobdey, PI), Investigating the Effects of Omadacycline on the Microbiome in a Murine Model of Secondary

MRSA Pneumonia

Hiring Graduate Students/ Post-Docs/ Lab Assistants

Not hiring at this time.