Poster Session 1
12:00PM – 1:15PM
6th Floor
# Name
1 Yeon Ji (Eva) Kim
Characterizing the gut-lung microbiome axis and its impact on host health following bariatric surgery in mice with asthma and comorbid obesity
2 Ourania Raftopoulou
Genome Engineering of Bifidobacterium lactis Using the Endogenous Type I-G CRISPR-Cas System
3 Desia Williams
Reishi Mushroom Demonstrates Anti-Candida Activity
4 Alex Suptela
Z-DNA binding protein-1 mediates necroptotic cell death in murine microglia following herpes simplex virus 1 infection
5 Bryn Merritt
Development of new fluorescent sensors for full life cycle imaging of fungal organisms
6 Jodi Ogle
Role of a Brucella Wzx-Wzy-like Polysaccharide Biosynthetic Pathway in Production of an Exopolysaccharide and its Effect on Virulence
8 Amanda Fuenzalida
Understanding the Role of Bacterial Interactions in Animal Development using the C. elegans Microbiome
9 Philip Junior Yeboah
Histidine Supplementation in Culture Medium and Its Impact on The Growth and Viability of Lactobacillus Delbrueckii Ssp. Bulgaricus.
10 Sheila Thomas
Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of DNA binding by Borrelia burgdorferi YebC
11 Christina Bergemann
Gut microbiome alters bioenergetic pathway utilization impacting mitochondrial function and pollutant susceptibility
12 Yelizaveta Rassadkina
Microbial competition determines requirement for a putative lipid transport operon in the human gut bacterium Phocaeicola vulgatus
13 Ashley Choi
Understanding the Role of Chaperone Phosphorylation in the Activation of the Oncogenic Src Kinase
14 Brenna Hutchings
Distinct microbial communities among microhabitats in an ascidian-crustacean symbiosis
15 Hari Koneru
Effects of carbon source on microalgae growth and associated microbiome interactions
16 Krishna Majithia
Investigating the role of nucleic acid sensors in the production of protective type I interferons by human glial cells during bacterial meningitis.
17 Gary Li
The importance of the novel desiccation tolerance factor dtpC in Acinetobacter baumannii
18 Olivia Farrar
Modification of a Diffusion Chamber for in-situ Cultivation of Novel Bacteria from Local Soil
19 Janet Li
Phenotypic characterization of cryptic species in the fungal pathogen Histoplasma
20 Amanda Velez
Manganese availability in the antibiotic killing of Staphylococcus aureus
21 Nicole Burroughs
Testing coexistence theory to explain the maintenance of diversity in microbial communities
22 Mary-Kate Key
Cytosolic nucleic acid receptor-mediated detection of Staphylococcus aureus contributes to protective interferon responses in murine osteoblasts
23 Justin Steppe
Defining the consequences of echovirus infection in the brain
24 Rachel Loney
Salmonella serovars differ in susceptibility to MCOLN2-mediated nutritional immunity
25 Micaela Robson
Isolation of Heterotrophic Nitrifying – Aerobic Denitrifying Bacteria and Characterization for Applications under High Ammonia Conditions
26 Peyton Moore
Establishing new models of intestinal injury and regeneration in zebrafish
27 Connor Cribb
MucR represses Brucella genes encoding polar autotransporter adhesins
28 Emma Heckenberg
Defining the role of type I and type III IFNs during echovirus induced pathogenesis of the liver in neonatal populations.
29 Joshua Parsons
Clinical Relevance of Antibiotic Tolerance in Recurrent Gram-negative Bloodstream Infections
30 Steven Mayer
Does genetic drift promote the accumulation of genetic incompatibilities in laboratory populations of the bacteriophage T7?
31 T’Nasia Priester
Mycosynthesis of nanoparticles: A potential antimicrobial agent against Gram-Negative Bacteria
32 Ally Lawing
Gene Expressions of Biofilm Interactions between Crohn’s-associated Adherent Invasive Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis
33 Raina Hemmings
Type 1 interferons Decrease Differentiation of Primary Murine Osteoblasts
34 Aiza Noyal
Investigating the Role of Mincle in Staphylococcal Osteomyelitis: Implications for Advancing the Understanding of Host-Pathogen Interactions
35 Patrick Gallagher
A New Insect Model System for Studying Host-Microbiome Interactions
36 Carson Carranza
Roles of the WASH complex in macrophage migration and mycobacterial pathogenesis
37 Marco Tulio Pardini Gontijo
Defining a genetic hotspot that underlies M. tuberculosis fitness and immunity
38 Jessica McCann
Gut colonization with a branched chain amino acid synthesis mutant of Phocaeicola (Bacteroides) vulgatus affects host organ metabolism
39 Grace Polson
Delivery of Chlamydial Protease-Like Activity Factor via Viral Vectors Induces Nonprotective Antibody and CD8 Responses
40 Elody Bensch
Combating bacterial biofilms: Investigating unconventional regulatory proteins SypA and SypE in Vibrio fischeri
41 Jennifer Kneas Travis
Mapping Novel Binding Sites of Kaposi’s Sarcoma Herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV-8) DNA Polymerase Processivity Factor with Electron Microscopy
42 Priyanka Baghaie
Aptima Combo2-avoiding variants detected in cervical and endometrial specimens from a cohort of sexually active cisgender women during 16S microbiome profiling.
43 Zahirah Williams
Nanoparticles From Carpenter Bees : Biosynthesis and Evaluation for Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Potential
44 Megan Martin
A quantitative electron microscopy approach to studying DNA binding proteins
45 Sourav Roy
Structural characterization of the iron acquisition proteins FtrA and FtrB from Brucella abortus
46 Omiya Ayoub
Nanostructured Surfaces Modulate the Candida albicans Biofilm Formation
47 A’lyiha Beard
Honeybee wings: A novel source for green synthesis of nanoparticles and antimicrobial potential
48 Lauren Sells
Quantifying archaeal cell growth and ammonia oxidation rates in enrichment cultures from the coastal Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
49 Aakash Bhardwaj
Determining the efficacy of a ChAdOx1-vectored Chlamydia vaccine
