Selected Presentations:

(Talks)

Examining Differences in Antibiotic Susceptibility of Pseudomonas putida Grown in Mueller-Hinton vs. Soil Extract Medium - Emily Nowicki, Curry College

Contrasting Effects of Glutamate and (Iso)Leucine Metabolism on Acid Tolerance in a Castellaniella Isolate from Acidic Groundwater - Jennifer Goff, SUNY ESF

Fluoride Riboswitches in Archaeal Genomes - Stephanie Carr, Hartwick College

Tryptophan Metabolism in the Gut Microbiome of People with Post-Viral Chronic Disease - David Esteban, Vassar College

Resistance and Resilience of Viral Populations to Antibiotic Disruption in the Mouse Gut - Sarah Lucas, Syracuse University

Life in the Upside Down: Oxidant Seeps in the Euxinic Basin of a Meromictic Lake Host Chemoautotrophic Sulfur-Oxidizing Biofilms - Mike McCormick, Hamilton College

(Posters)

Genetic and Phenotypic Diversity of Competitive Yeast Pichia from Sourdough Starter Microbiomes - Cameron Murray, Syracuse University

Defining pH and Temperature Limits of Novel Lineages of Polyextremophilic Amoebae - Melanie Paige Perez, Syracuse University

Quantifying Predation in Soil Protists: Insights, Gaps, and Future Directions - Rachel Shepherd, Syracuse University

Using Metagenomic Data to Disentangle Microbial Versus Abiotic Nitrogen Cycling in Meromictic Green Lake (Fayetteville, NY) - Julian Damashek, Hamilton College

EllAntr is a Global Regulator of Cell Processes in Sinorhizobium meliloti - Catalina Arango-Pinedo, St. Joseph’s University - PA

Investigating Anaerobes and Phages in Diabetic Foot Ulcers - Anton Jayakodiarachchige, Syracuse University

Interactions Between Pseudomonas spp. and Pea Aphids on Plants - Zahava Rojer, Cornell University

Investigating the Role of Common Dietary Compounds on Activation of Prophages from Anaerobic Bacteria from the Oral Cavity - Brad Kalbach, Syracuse University