WiPS Schedule - Fall 2024
Work in Progress Seminars (WiPS) for Fall 2024
All WiPS seminars are at 12:00 P.M., MONDAY, in BPS Room 1425.
Seminar Coordinator: Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan
Please use this QR code to access the WiPS Evaluation form:
| Date | Speaker | Title | Faculty Evaluators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 9 | Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan, Zack Blount | RCR to R3 Graduate Science Education; Lessons in Responsible Conduct of Research and the Nature of Science from the Story of Ignaz Semmelweis | N/A |
| Sep. 16 |
Alex Wessel, |
DNA repair systems are required for growth of Vibrio cholerae in a selective media | C. Arvidson |
| Beth Ottosen, DiRita Lab |
Genetic analysis of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter hormaechei during bloodstream infection | E. Heath-Heckman | |
| Sep. 23 |
Imani Pascoe, |
Determining the abundance of ACC-Deaminase containing bacteria throughout a plant's life cycle |
R. Hausinger
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Troy Burchett, |
Redundancy in the isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway supports metabolism in Staphylococcus aureus. | G. Bonito | |
| Sep. 30 | Morgen Clark, Reguera Lab |
Deep sea microbes wire up | V. Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan |
| Roksana Riddle, Contag Lab |
Novel methods of endofection for the delivery of engineered ensosymbionts | V. DiRita | |
| Oct. 7 | V. Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan: Mentoring & how to prevent and manage conflict | ||
| Oct. 14 | Vanessa Estrada, Pestka Lab |
Macrophages as targets for fatty acid modulation of silica induced autoimmunity | S. Shames |
| Yali Wang, pdoc, Hausinger Lab |
Encapsulation of 2-Aminophenol- 1,6-Dioxygenase in Bacterial Microcompartments | M. Bachmann | |
| Oct. 21 | Break - no WiPS | ||
| Oct. 28 | Megan Korne, Bonito Lab |
Michigan Winter Wheat Fields are Home to Diverse Communities of Mortierellaceae and Endobacteria | Y. Zhang |
| Aathmaja Anandhi Rangarajan, pdoc, Waters Lab |
Metals join the signaling symphony: Zinc regulation of cyclic di-GMP in Vibrio cholerae | R. Abramovitch | |
| Nov. 4 | Heather Murdoch, Abramovitch Lab |
Understanding the role that phoPR plays in propionate metabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis | A. Olive |
| Cristina Kraemer Zimpel, pdoc, Hammer Lab | Contribution of methionine acquisition and synthesis for Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis | L. Mansfield | |
| Nov. 11 | Jorge Nevarez, Hausinger Lab |
Overcoming barriers for investigating nickel-pincer nucleotide cofactor-related enzymes | S. Lebeis |
| Sarah Gonzalez Henao, Schrenk Lab |
Biopolymers in serpentinization associated extreme environments and their significance for habitability and life detection | B. Schutte | |
| Nov. 18 | Ritam Sinha, Research Assistant, DiRita Lab |
C. jejuni growth is promoted by intestinal inflammation | C. Vieille |
| Marcela Tabares Ruiz, Reguera Lab |
A short-circuit of the nitrogen cycle by Geobacter | N. Hammer | |
| Nov. 25 | Thanksgiving Week - no WiPS | ||
| Dec. 2 | Micah Ferrell, pdoc, Waters Lab |
Nucleotide Regulation of the AvcID Phage Defense System | S. Sherrill-Mix |
| Jasper Gomez, Waters Lab |
Identification of contingency loci in T2 phage | S. Crosson | |