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Kyle Anderson Batt kaa26 Rochester Institute of Technology
Kyle is currently working with Dr. Carl Batt as part of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research/Cornell University Partnership. The goal of the partnership is to produce human antigens in microbial expression systems for eventual use in Phase I human clinical trials. As such, Kyle is trying to optimize expression of MAGE-A3, a protein found in a number of different cancer types, in Pichia pastoris and Escherichia coli.
Seung-Hun Baek Shapleigh sb332 Korea Adv Institute of Sci and Technology
My current research is " Redox control of expression of nitrite reductase
in Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58 "
Daniela Bocciaga Hay db292 Montana Tech of The Univ. of Montana (M.S.)
My research focuses on the Gram-negative manganese oxidizing bacterium, Leptothrix discophora. I am currently developing a genetic system in this organism and use genetic, biochemical and proteomic tools to investigate the genes/proteins involved in manganese oxidation. My broader interests expand to the application of Microbiology to the bioremediation of the environment and the sustainable development of humans within the environment. In this context, I studied the bioremediation potential of unicellular algae in an acidic mining pit lake during my master's degree at the University of Montana.
Hongbaek Cho Winans hc277 Seoul National Univ. (M.S.)
This student did not provide any biographical information.
Leo Damascenoz Batt lmd42 Univ. Federal de Vicosa (M.S.)
I am currently working on the large-scale production and purification of a single-chain fragment variable antibody (scFv-A33) specific for the A33 antigen, a transmembrane protein used as a biomarker for primary and metastatic colon cancer.
Jennifer Fung Zinder jf247 Univ. of California--San Diego
Jennifer works with Dehalococcoides ethenogenes 195 an important organism involved in the bioremediation of toxic halogenated compounds. Her research focus is on the expression and regulation of reductive dehalogenase genes.
Jose Huguet Peters jch63 Mayor de San Marcos Univ.
Jose Carlos Huguet is a Ph. D. Student currently in Dr. Joseph Peters' laboratory. His interest is related to chromosome dynamics in Enterococcus faecalis. Jose Carlos graduated from San Marcos University, Lima,Peru with a BA in Microbiology and parasitology. He worked for three years at the National Institute of Health in Peru as an associated researcher focusing his interest on pathogenesis and epidemiology of Vibrio cholerae and enteropathogenic E. coli.
Brian Kvitko Collmer bhk8 The Ohio State University
Brian Kvitko obtained a B.S. with distinction in Microbiology from The Ohio State University. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate working in the lab of Dr. Alan Collmer in the Department of Plant Pathology. His research revolves around the characterization of harpin proteins from the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000.
Jennifer Mendell Angert jem69 Bridgewater State College
Jenna works on an unusual and exciting organism, Epulopiscium. Currently, this intestinal symbiont of herbivorous surgeonfish is the largest heterotrophic bacteria so far described, with some cells reaching lengths in excess of 600 mm! In addition to their unusually large cell size, Epulopiscium cells also contain an abundant amount of DNA. Jenna's research focuses on using Real-time PCR to ascertain the composition of the DNA in individual Epulopiscium cells.
Heather O'Neil Marquis hso2 Tufts University
The role of Listeria monocytogenes' peritrichous flagella has been largely uninvestigated due to earlier research indicating that bacteria grown in broth culture at 37 degrees C are non-motile and that the flagella genes are down regulated by the master virulence regulator and are thermoregulated. However, we have shown that a transposon mutant interrupting a flagellar basal body gene is highly deficient in the primary invasion of tissue culture cells. To further examine the function of the flagellar apparatus in L. monocytogenes' pathogenesis, I have constructed a variety of different in-frame deletion mutants. I am using these flagellar mutants in invasion assays to assess their ability to invade tissue culture cells under various conditions.
Renato Orsi Wiedmann rho2 San Paulo State Univ. (M.S.)
Renato Hohl Orsi is a PhD student in Dr. Martin Wiedmann's Laboratory. He graduated with a degree in Biological Sciences and completed his Master's in Genetics and Molecular Biology. He is currently studying the evolution of Listeria monocytogenes virulence genes.
Adam Parks Peters arp38 Humboldt State University
Adam is a graduate student in the lab of Dr. Joseph Peters. His research is focused on physical and genetic interactions between components of bacterial DNA replication machinery and the transposon Tn7. He is also interested in transposon mediated genome evolution. When he is not in the lab, he is most likely spending quality time with his wife, Sophie, and their three year-old son, Jasper.
Graham Pumphery Madsen gmp26 Cornell College
Graham Pumphrey graduated with a B.A. in Biochemistry from Cornell College. His research at Cornell University focuses on the metabolism of aromatic compounds by bacteria and he studies naphthalene metabolism in Polaromonas naphthalenivorans CJ2, an isolate from a coal tar-contaminated field site. In addition, he is developing methods using stable isotopes to investigate microbial ecology in soil.
Hinsby Quiroz Zinder hc264 Mayor de San Marcos Univ.
My research focus is on the microbial ecology of methanogenic archaea from acidic and neutral peatlands. In our Microbial Observatory project, we examine the methanogen communities and populations in terms of diversity and dynamics. I am developing some mathematical models to attempt to explain some diversification patterns. I also attempt to isolate novel microorganisms.
Giomar Rivera-Cancel Hay gr57 University of Puerto Rico
Giomar received her B.S. in Biology from University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. She works in Dr. Anthony Hay’s laboratory, where she studies the biotransformation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products. Her research focuses on the biodegradation of the insect repellent DEET by a strain of Pseudomonas putida.
Letal Salzberg Helmann lis4 Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev
This student did not provide any biographical information.
Luella Scholtes Baines lds26 Saint Louis University (M.S)
This student did not provide any biographical information.
Ryan Seipke Loria rfs27 Adrian College
Ryan Seipke graduated summa cum laude from Adrian College in 2003 with a B.A. in Biology. He joined Rose Loria's research group in the Department of Plant Pathology in the spring of 2004. He studies the role that a saponin-detoxifying enzymes and hopanoids play in virulence of the broad-host-range plant pathogen, Streptomyces scabies. He also studies morphological development and secondary metabolite proudction in Streptomyces spp.
Xiangjie Sun Whittaker xs27 Hebei Agricultural Univ. (M.S)
The objective of Xiangjie's research project is to understand the entry pathway of influenza virus in polarized cells- the in vivo site of virus replication in the respiratory tract. It has been known that influenza viruses enter cells by endocytosis through both clathrin- and non-clathrin-mediated pathway. However, most previous studies were done in the non-polarized cells. In my study, the differences in influenza virus entry into polarized and non-polarized cells will be examined in detail and the results from my study may be used to identify possible new targets for anti-viral therapy.
Andreas Toba Hay fat5 Central Univ. of Venezuela
I am working on Biofilm forming E. coli PHL628. This strain is related to clinical isolates and carries and mutation in the ompR regulator which causes a over production of curli. Previous studies showed upregulation of a number of genes when PHL628 undergoes biofilm. In our lab we are studying those genes and their implication in several aspects of biofilm life style, testing the abilities of the mutants for attachment, survival, biofilm architecture and other biofilm features.
Ching Sung Tsai Winans ct225 National Taiwan University
Sonny is interested in basic molecular mechanisms of different biological phenomena. Before coming to the US, he studied microbial communities inside wastewater biological treatment reactors. He identified the major groups of bacteria in a deteriorated enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems by using Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) and verified that glycogen accumulation is important for this dominance. To further expand the horizons of his research, he decided to study molecular biology as his Ph.D. pursuit at Cornell University. He is now focusing on the research of quorum sensing regulators of Yersinia enterocolitica, including the identification of their regulons as well as basic biochemical properties of these bacterial pheromone responding proteins.
Rebekah Ward Angert rjw35 Georgia State University
Rebekah is a graduate of Georgia Sate University with a BS in Biology. Her undergraduate research centered on analysis of expression of C. elegans genes. Her current interests include microbial genetics and metabolism. She is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. She enjoys reading, dance and painting, as well as hiking with her dog, Chance.
Yuping Wei Winans ywf89 Virginia Polytechnic Institute (M.S.)
Yuping Wei is studying the quorum-sensing system of Yersinia enterocolitica. YenR-YenI locus was identified, and this system is fascinatingly different to the well studied LuxR-LuxI and TraR-TraI systems. She has been using several approaches to find the target genes of YenR-YenI, to learn about their roles in the ecology and pathogenesis of Yersinia enterocolitica. Yuping's research interests include the genetics and industrial potential of bacteria and fungi, and the pathogenesis of plant and human pathogens.
Jane Yagi Madsen jmy22 Rutgers University
Jane graduated with a B.S. from Rutgers University, majoring in Biochemistry and History/Political Science. As a technician at Rutgers with Dr. Tamar Barkay, she studied the role of mer genes and their expression in the geochemical cycling of mercury. Her current research interests include microbial ecology and biogeochemistry.
Hee-Youn Yang Roberts hy85 Korea University (M.S.)
Currently, Hee-Youn is working in Dr. Jeff Roberts' lab. The research interest of this lab is focused on the antitermination mechanism by Q and Nus proteins. In this context, Hee-Youn is working with Q proteins, especially, on how it interacts with RNA polymerase.