The 37th NEMPET Meeting had a special theme: “Visualizing Microbes for Understanding, Communication, and Art”. It featured hands-on Microscopy and Photography Workshops as well as themed platform presentations. Featuring Scott Chimileski (Paul Smiths) and Lance Richardson (USMA West Point).
The Keynote Lecture was: "The Forest in Your Mouth: What Structure Tells Us About Function" by Dr. Jessica Mark Welch, of the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole.
Friday 25 June
5:00 p.m. Keynote:
“The Forest in Your Mouth: What Structure Tells Us About Function”
by
Dr. Jessica Mark Welch
Marine Biological Laboratory
6:00 p.m. DINNER
7:30 General Meeting / Awards
8:00 POSTER SESSION A – In-Person
8:45 POSTER SESSION A – Online
9:30 – 10:30 p.m. SOCIAL HOUR / Breakout Rooms
Saturday 26 June
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. BREAKFAST
8:30 a.m. Hooke’s Micrographia and Vesalius’s Fabrica: Images Advancing Biology
Michael Hanophy – St. Joseph’s College
9:05 A Fluorescence-Based Genetic Screen Reveals Diverse Mechanisms Silencing Small RNA Signaling in E. coli
Jiandong Chen, Leann To, Francois de Mets, Xing Luo and Susan Gottesman - University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
9:25 Investigating Mechanisms of Metabolic Interaction Between Corynebacterium matruchotii and Oral Streptococci
Eric Almeida and Matthew Ramsey – University of Rhode Island
9:45 Interval
9:55 Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans Both Accumulate Greater Biomass in Dual Species Biofilms Under Flow in Synthetic Cystic Fibrosis Media
Swetha Kasetty, Dallas L. Mould, Deborah Hogan, and Carey Nadell – Dartmouth College
10:30 The Role of Lipoteichoic Acid on the Survival of Listeria monocytogenes under Cellular and Environmental Stress
Imelda T. Brooks, Lynne McLandsborough, Earl Fleetwood, Taylor Rienzo, Madison Martin, and Taylor Poston - Charleston Southern University
10:50 Identification of Skin Microflora from Frogs That Inhibit a Pathogenic Chytrid Fungus
James M. Brooks – Charleston Southern University
11:10 Microbial Photography
Scott Chimileski – Paul Smiths College
11:50 Group Photo
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Microbe Walk / Photography Workshop
- A nature-walk focusing on photographing microbial habitats and field marks.
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Microscopy Workshop
Lance Richardson – USMA West Point
6:00 p.m. DINNER
7:30 Door-Prize Drawings
8:00 POSTER SESSION B – In-Person
8:45 POSTER SESSION B – Online
9:30 – 10:30 p.m. SOCIAL HOUR / Breakout Rooms
Sunday 27 June
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. BREAKFAST
8:30 a.m. Regulation of Gut Permeability by Bacteroides in Cystic Fibrosis
Rebecca A. Valls, Courtney Price, and George O'Toole – Dartmouth College
9:05 Site-Specificity of Streptococci in the Healthy Human Oral Microbiome
Anthony R. McLean, Julian Torres-Morales, Gary G. Borisy, and Jessica L. Mark Welch – Marine Biological Laboratory
9:25 Land Use and Resource Amendment Impact In Situ Bacterial Growth Responses Within Soil Communities
Cassandra J. Wattenburger and Daniel H. Buckley – Cornell University
9:45 Interval
10:00 Determining the Essential Genome of Haemophilus parainfluenzae
Thais Harder de Palma and Matthew M. Ramsey – University of Rhode Island
10:20 Exploring Dispersal Limitation Across an Elevational Gradient Using the Bacterial Genus Streptomyces
Janani Hariharan and Daniel H. Buckley – Cornell University
10:40 Fluorescence Microscopy Shines a Light on Bacterial Giants
Esther Angert – Cornell University
11:30 NEMPET business meeting
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH; DEPARTURE
POSTER SESSION A: Friday, 8:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Are the Phosphotransferase and Two-Component Systems in Sinorhizobium meliloti Partners in Stress Response?
Robert Betsch, Francesca Samony, Catalina Arango Pinedo – St. Joseph’s University
The Quantification and Characterization of Microbial Communities in St. Lawrence University Water Bottle Filling Stations
Erica Byrne, Gabrielle Wangler, Morgan Timerman, Daniel Grant, Hunter Dean, and Lorraine Olendzenski – St. Lawrence University
Teaching Peer Review Skills for Undergraduates
Aurora McRae-Crerar – University of Pennsylvania
Prophages Present in Acinetobacter pittii Influence Bacterial Virulence, Antibiotic Resistance, and Genomic Structure
Richard Zhu and Vinayak Mathur – Cabrini University
Physical Interaction of HWE Histidine Kinase Sma0113 and Cognate Response Regulator Sma0114
Daniel Netting, Ryan Walters, Catalina Arango, and Preston Garcia – St. Joseph’s University and Castleton University
Exploration of Potential Protein Partners of Enzyme IIANtr in Sinorhizobium meliloti
Courtney Wallace, Catalina Arango-Pinedo, and Preston Garcia – St. Joseph’s University and Castleton University
Characterizing the Soil Microbiome in the Global Flora Through Rhoeo spathacea
Stephanie Consuegra, Vanja Klepac-Ceraj, Julie Roden – Wellesley College
The Transcription Factor fsd-1 Regulates Mating and Melanin Production in the Filamentous Fungus Neurospora crassa
Elizabeth Hutchison, Hannah Smith, Katherine Cotten, and Margaux Hales – SUNY Geneseo
POSTER SESSION B: Saturday, 8:00 – 9:30 p.m.
A Comparison of Methodology and Outcomes in Teaching of Microbiology Lab Courses in the United States and France
Christa Chatfield – SUNY Cortland
Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria on the Delaware Valley University Campus
Samantha Dysinger and Cynthia Keler – Delaware Valley University
Levels of E. coli and Salmonella in Commercial Raw Dog Food Diets of Varying Protein Sources
Julia Gatto and Cynthia Keler – Delaware Valley University
"What SUPP": An In vitro Model for Complex Oral Biofilms
Alex Labossiere and Dr. Matthew Ramsey – University of Rhode Island
The Effects of Microplastic Ingestion on Millipedes
Kristina Mackey, Blake Rhymes, S. Davidson, and M. Labare – USMA-West Point
How Do Microbial Communities Respond to Nutrient Perturbation?
Shreenithi Madan, Gati Aher, and Jean Huang – Olin College
Elucidating the Impact of Osmotic Stress on Heat Shock Cognate Protein 70 (Hsc70) Localization During Reovirus Infection
M. Claire Fenzl and Emily D. Ledgerwood – LeMoyne College
The Cost of pGlo Plasmid Under Non-Selective Conditions - Use It AND Lose It.
Sarah Weiby, and Mark Gallo – Niagara University
Thank you to everyone who made this a successful meeting. Especially those who donated towards the raffle:
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The Microbe Institute - https://microbeinstitute.org/
Bakerlogy - https://bakerlogy.com/
And to Old York Cellars - https://www.oldyorkcellars.com/ for providing the wine!