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