Keynote
“The Unexpected ways Freshwater Heterotrophs Use Light”
by
Dr. Julie Maresca
SUNY - ESF
MEETING SCHEDULE
June 21, 2024
5:00 pm: Keynote Talk
6:00 pm: Dinner
7:30 pm: General Meeting/Awards
8:00-9:30 pm: Poster Session A*
Followed by Social
June 22, 2024
7:30-8:30 am: BREAKFAST
8:30 am: Cool Microbes in Arctic Soils
Max Häggblom – Rutgers University
9:05 am: Global Distributions of Diazotrophs in Freshwaters: Most are Not Cyanobacteria!
Julian Damashek – Hamilton College
9:30 am: Do Microbes Matter? When and how we can use Microbial Traits in Models of Ecosystem Processes
Hannah Holland-Moritz - University of New Hampshire
9:55 am: Isolation of 3,5-Dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile Debrominating Bacteria from Estuarine Sediments
Niveda Thuravil, C. Costea, L. Kerkhof, and M. Häggblom – Rutgers University
10:20 am: Interval
10:35 am: Evaluating Phenotypes of Universal Stress Protein Deletion Mutants of Sinorhizobium meliloti
Alexander Nuckols and Catalina Arango Pinedo – St. Joseph’s University
11:00 am: The Hfq-Dependent Small Regulatory RNA DsrA Controls Virulence, Motility, and Biofilm Formation in Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
Alexa Mihaita, B. Critelli, B. Bergman, A. Fogarty, and S. Bhatt – St. Joseph’s University
11:35 am: Intersection of Morphological Plasticity and Reproductive Strategies in Appendaged Alphaproteobacteria
Amelia M. Randich – University of Scranton
12:00 am: Iron Wars Over Ligand Soup: Exploring Chemical Crosstalk in Symbiodiniaceae - Bacteria Interactions
Hannah G Reich, M.C. Matthews, N.R. Cunningham, S. Smith, C. Richard, C. Stadtfeld, H.R. Wink, The Students & TAs of Siderophore SuperLab, K.E. Whalen, E.L. Harvey – SUNY ESF
12:25: Group Photo
12:30-1:30 pm: LUNCH
2:00-3:30 pm: Microbe Walk (Optional)
A nature-walk focusing on microbial habitats and field marks
6:00 pm: DINNER
7:30 pm: Door-Prize Drawing
8:00-9:30 pm: Poster Session B**
Social Following
June 23, 2024
7:30-8:30 am: BREAKFAST
8:30 am: Laboratory Evolution of a Bacillus cereus Environmental Isolate Under Conditions Simulating a Multi-Metal Contaminated Site
Jennifer Goff, L.M. Lui, Y. Chen, T.N. Nielsen, E.G. Szink, A.A. Fatima, K.L. Durrence, F.L. Poole II, C.J. Petzold, A.P. Arkin, and M.W.W. Adams – SUNY-ESF
9:05 am: Gut Check: Exploring the Gut Bacteria in Palaemon pugio
Samantha Foehrenbach and Igor Ivanovski – St. Joseph’s University – New York
9:30 am: Investigation of TTX Production by Cultured Bacterial Species Sampled from Bipalium planarians
Elizabeth DuBois and Christa Chatfield – SUNY Cortland
9:55 am: The Role of Biofilm Bacteria in the Progression of Atherosclerosis
Mercy Olorunshola and David Davies – Binghamton University
10:20 am: Interval
10:35 am: The Diversity and Metabolic Strategies of Extremophilic Amoebae
Beryl Rappaport and Angela Oliverio – Syracuse University
11:10 am: Negative Frequency Dependent Selection of Phage Weaponization in Biofilms
Yixuan Peng, J. Holt, A. Dalia, and C. Nadell – Dartmouth College
11:35 am: Why So Blue: Exploring the Regulation and Function of the Pigment Indigoidine in Vogesella indigofera
Peter Newell – SUNY Oswego
12:00 am: NEMPET business meeting
12:30- 1:30 pm: LUNCH and Departure
POSTER SESSION A*
Universal Stress Proteins have a Role in the Symbiosis between Sinorhizobium meliloti and Alfalfa.
Rumaysa Alam, Katie Geatens, A. Nuckols, and Catalina Arango Pinedo – St. Joseph’s University
Unveiling the Impact of Manganese Dioxide Nanomaterials on Biofilm Formation within Drinking Water Pipes
Lylla Almosd, T. Santana, R. Tehrani, and N.L. Fahrenfeld – Rutgers University
Cultivation and Characterization of Selenate-Respiring Bacteria from Soils of the Mekong and Red River Deltas in Vietnam
Nicole Almosd, A. Robinson, and Max Häggblom – Rutgers University
Adventures in Subsurface Microbiology
Sierra Brown, Jack Preston, and Stephanie Carr – Hartwick College
Transposon Mutagenesis of Legionella micdadei, an Occasional Human Pathogen
Bradley Blake, Mamadou Saliou Diallo, and Christa Chatfield – SUNY Cortland
Point Mutations in Triclosan-Resistant Stenotrophonas indicatrix Suggest General Rather Than Specific Resistance Mechanisms
Jeanne Kagle1, M. Aldhuhoori2, J. Żur-Pińska2, and A.G. Hay2 – 1Commonwealth University of PA – Mansfield and 2Cornell University
Antibiotic Exposure Results in Persistently Altered Viral Intestinal Community States
William L. Close1, Sarah K. Lucas2, Lucas Bishop1, Patrick D. Schloss1 – 1University of Michigan, 2Syracuse University
Enrichment of Microbial Populations in a Meromictic Lake in Response to Applied Electrode Potentials
Mike McCormick and Corey Rundquist – Hamilton College
Getting Dirtier: Analyzing Changes in Microbiota in Soil during Mouse Decomposition
Leah Tarte and Emily M. Nowicki, Ph.D. – Curry College
Dust Gardens: S. Maria Elliott and Microbiology Education in the Home Economics Movement
Craig Phelps and Betul Yildiz – Rutgers University
Does EIIAntr Interact with Other Proteins to Regulate Cellular Processes?
Patrick Sarosiek, Cecilia Ouyed Hernandez, and Catalina Arango Pinedo – St. Joseph’s University
Leveraging Synthetic Microbial Consortia from Fermented Food Systems to Elucidate Community Coalescence
Nimshika Senewiratne and Angela Oliverio – Syracuse University
POSTER SESSION B**
Henriciella pelagia and Henriciella mobilis are Unexpectedly Tip-Budding
Alyssa Cosklo, Samantha Colby, Grace Washney, and Amelia Randich – University of Scranton
Exploring Patescibacteria Pangenomics
Angelina Dalle Mule, Coralis Rodriguez Garcia, Elizabeth A. Ottesen, and Julian Damashek – Hamilton College
Characterization of Growth and Morphology in Hyphobacterium indicum
Alexander Eriquez and Amelia Randich - University of Scranton
Characterization and Isolation of Debrominating Bacteria from Marine Sponges
Raphael Goos, Lauren Hall, Lee Kerkhof, and Max Häggblom – Rutgers University
Evaluating Post-Fire Changes in Soil Microbial Communities Involved in Nitrogen Cycling in the Arctic Tundra
Alma I. Hernández, Hannah Holland-Moritz, Susan Natali, and Jessica Ernakovich – University of New Hampshire
Regulation of Fungal Development by the Neurospora crassa Transcription Factor fsd-1
Elizabeth Hutchison, Jessica Dawson, and Leila Doerer – SUNY Geneseo
Evaluating the Influence of Microplastics on Soil Microbial Community Composition through DNA Stable Isotope Probing
Maggie Krein, Nathan Blais, and Jessica Ernakovich – University of New Hampshire
Investigating the Distribution and Expression of H+-Translocating Membrane Pyrophosphatases in Freshwater Microbial Ecosystems
Nick Miller, Julian Damaskek, Katerina Dunleavy, Eileen Bussiere, and Nicky Badagliacca – Hamilton College
Characterization of Fungal Communities in Finnish Boreal Forests
Hannah Panesso and Max Häggblom – Rutgers University
Investigating the Regulation and Function of Diguanylate Cyclases and Phosphodiesterases in E. albertii
Abigail Robinson and Shantanu Bhatt – St. Joseph’s University
Cultivation of Arsenic-Respiring Anaerobic Bacteria from Rivers of Vietnam
Angel Robinson, Nicole Almosd, and Max Häggblom – Rutgers University
Surprising Prosthecate Morphotypes in Marine Caulobacter Henriciella litoralis
Grace Washney, Samantha Colby, and Amelia Randich – University of Scranton