WiPS Schedule - Fall 2026
Work in Progress Seminars (WiPS) for Fall 2026
All WiPS seminars are at 12:00 P.M., MONDAY, in BPS Room 1425.
Seminar Coordinator: Amber Bedore
Please use this QR code to access the WiPS Evaluation form:
| Date | Speaker | Title | Faculty Evaluators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31 | Elly Scheeres Olive/Crosson Lab |
A novel bovine alveolar macrophage model uncovers distinct host-pathogen interacts with Brucella abortus | D. Pyeon |
| Rachel Richardson Mansfield Lab |
Contribution of the Human Gut Microbiome to the Development and Severity of Guillain-Barré Syndrome | N. Hammer | |
| Sep. 7 | Labor Day - No WiPS | ||
| Sep. 14 | Bryce Waller Bonito Lab |
MycoPaper: A Processing-Free Paper-like Sheet Material from Fungal Mycelium for a Green Economy | V. DiRita |
| Grace Semaan Moran Lab |
Stable Isotope Analysis: A New Approach for Identifying Nitrogen Sourcing in Cyanobacteria | R. Quinn | |
| Sep. 21 | Roksana Riddle Contag Lab |
Pathogen reform: plague proteins for a healing endosymbiont | K. MacRenaris |
| Leah Knorr Lebeis Lab |
Investigating the role of coumarins in shaping the beneficial plant microbiome | L. Mansfield | |
| Sep. 28 | Jisung Park Abramovitch Lab |
HC2210: Nitro-containing antitubercular agent with secondary mechanism of action | J. Barrick |
| Eddie Andrews Heath-Heckman Lab |
Engineering Vibrio fischeri for Symbiont-Mediated RNA Interference in the Hawaiian Bobtail Squid | S. Sherrill-Mix | |
| Oct. 5 | Abigail Bennett Pyeon Lab |
Investigating genetic drivers of metastasis in HPV+ HNSCC | K. Yu |
| Asian Hawkins Haus Lab |
Spatial Compartmentalization of Host Immunity Shapes Root Microbiome Composition | S. Manning | |
| Oct. 12 | Allie Brown Rowe Lab |
Genetic Investigation of Electron Uptake Mechanisms in Marine Sediment Bacteria | Z. Blount |
| Sophia Burke Moran Lab |
Resolving Microbial Substrate Assimilation Through Isotopic Analysis of RNA | N. Wale | |
| Oct. 19 | Jess Lysne Hammer Lab |
Functional elucidation of menaquinone diversity and secretion in Staphylococcus aureus | Z. Blount |
| Danielle Gregory Manning Lab |
Genomic characterization of cephalosporin-resistant bacteria recovered from Michigan dairy cattle | C. Arvidson | |
| Oct. 26 | Fall Break - No WiPS | ||
| Nov. 2 | Lauren Litterer Rowe Lab |
Analyzing microbial activity of marine sediment organisms using a noncanonical amino acid tagging technique | B. Moricz |
| Adam Kibiloski Abramovitch Lab |
Elevated cyclic AMP levels modulate Mycobacterium abscessus cell membranes and induce drug resistance | J. Hardy | |
| Nov. 9 | Anuli Khairatkar Hong Lab |
Role of Proton-Sensing Receptor GPR68 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia | R. Abramovitch |
| Madison Enviya DiRita Lab |
Defining the role of redox-sensing LctR in metabolic adaption of Campylobacter jejuni to the inflamed gut | Y. Zhang | |
| Nov. 16 | Deklan Rummel Quinn Lab |
Exploring the bile acid metabolism and physiology of gut pathobionts | S. Crosson |
| Vanessa Estrada Olive/Pestka Lab |
An in vivo screen identifies regulators of alveolar macrophage maintenance in the lungs | M. Bachmann | |
| Nov. 23 | John Garber Pyeon Lab |
The Role of HuR-Mediated Chemokine Dysregulation in Metastasis | G. Severin |
| Kendall Mara Dodd Lab |
Adapting an Antimicrobial Susceptibility Protocol for Testing Companion Animal Mycoplasma Species | S. Shames | |
| Nov. 30 | Caleb Godin Guzman Strong Lab |
Regulation of Vitamin D Receptor in Keratinocytes by Casein Kinase 1 epsilon | S. Lebeis |
| Jared Godfrey Olive Lab |
Dissecting the Mechanisms of Docosahexaenoic Acid on IFN-B Induced Inflammatory Burden | J. Scott | |
| Dec. 7 | Aram Khoshnaw Quinn Lab |
Uncovering the Diversity of Bile Salt Hydrolase-Like Enzymes consequential in the Host-Microbe Bile Acid Metabolism | E. Heath-Heckman |
| Heather Murdoch Abramovitch Lab |
investigating the role of PPE proteins in host pathogen interactions | A. Fiebig | |
| Dec. 14 | Maria Guzman Reguera Lab |
Deep-Sea Nanowires for Recovery of Strategic Metals | K. MacRenaris |
| Jade Le Bris Manning Lab |
Investigating the genetic factors associated with vertical transmission of Group B Streptococcus in Nigeria | C. Adami | |