WiPS Schedule - Spring 2021
Work in Progress Seminars (WiPS) for Spring 2021
All WiPS seminars are at 12:00 P.M., MONDAY, via Zoom, unless noted otherwise.
Seminar Coordinator: Rob Abramovitch
Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/91028055671
Please note: The password will be emailed separately prior to the seminars
Spring 2021
| Date | Speaker/Lab | Title | Faculty Evaluators |
|---|---|---|---|
|
January 11 |
Soo Yoon Waters Lab |
Characterizing the function of cylic/oligonucleotide-based antiphage signaling system (CBASS) in Gram-negative bacteria | N. Walker |
| Alex Aaring Dufour Lab |
Modeling microbial migration in mud mazes with microfluidics | S. Lebeis | |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Day, WiPS Canceled | ||
| January 25 | Kayla Conner Hardy Lab |
Biodiversity of the Listeria monocytogenes protein InlP, and implications for placental colonization | G. Bonito |
| Kristin Jacob Reguera Lab |
Characterization of Middle Ear Isolates Suggests Adaptive Advantage for Survival in Otic Microenvironment | S. Crosson | |
| February 1 | Laurisa Ankley Olive Lab |
Defining the regulatory mechanisms of Med16 and GSK3b in IFNg-dependent MHCII expression | K. Parkin S. Manning |
| February 8 | Hunter Dulay Reguera/Kashefi Labs |
Of Cobalt and Microbes: Mechanisms for Reduction | R. Quinn |
| Kati Ford TerAvest Lab |
Electrosynthesis in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 | V. DiRita | |
| February 15 | Paige Kies Hammer Lab |
Mechanisms of inorganic sulfur acquisition and assimilation in Staphylococcus aureus | C. Vieille A. Fiebig |
| February 22 | Karla Vasco Zhang/Manning Lab |
Impacts of prophylactic intramammary antibiotics in the bovine microbiome | C. Waters |
| Esther Chen Crosson Lab |
Systematic Comparison of Environmental Sensory System in B. abortus and B. ovis | L. Zhang | |
| March 1 | Spring Break | ||
| March 8 | Marcela Tabares Ruiz Reguera Lab |
Ecology and physiology of nitrate ammonification by Geobacter | D. Pyeon |
| Sean Thomas Olive Lab |
Optimization of an ex vivo murine alveolar macrophage model | N. Hammer | |
| March 15 | Beth Ottosen DiRita Lab |
Pathogenic potential of carbapenem resistant Enterobacter clinical isolates | C. Arvidson |
| Jab Curtis Hammer Lab |
Exogenous fatty acids inhibit proliferation of metabolically-restricted Staphylococcus aureus |
K. Yu | |
| March 22 | Morgen Clark Reguera Lab |
Adaptive mechanisms for metal respiration and detoxification in Geobacter bacteria | D. Koslowsky C. Adami |
| March 29 | Haleigh Gilliland Olive Lab |
Defining mechanisms of phagocytosis in macrophages during Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium abscessus infection | V. Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan |
| Doug Guzior Quinn Lab |
Novel modifications of host bile acids by members of the gut microbiota | A. Shade | |
| April 5 | Sergio Hernandez-Ortiz Crosson Lab |
Cell Cycle and Motility in Caulobacter | R. Hausinger |
| Alicia Layer Montgomery Lab |
Investigating the role of the phycobilisome abundance regulator PsoR in Fremyella diplosiphon | J. Fyfe | |
| April 12 | Joel Marty Kaminski Lab |
The Effects of THC and CBD on Interferon-gamma Induced Pro-inflammatory Response in Human Astrocytes | R. Schwartz C. Adami |
| April 19 | Hunter North Crosson Lab |
Genetic Analysis of a Bacterial Cell Cycle | B. Schutte V. DiRita |