The Microbiology Undergraduate Program had several participants in this years CURO Symposium at the Classic Center. Best Paper Award for Physical and Environmental Science Abbey Wilson won the CURO Symposium Best Paper Award for Physical and Environmental Science with her paper titled “Developing Real-Time qPCR Methods for Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Quantification for Application in Wastewater Based Epidemiology.” Posters Maggie Abboud - Examining the role of Helicobacter pylori HP0420 on flagellar motor function Julian Bolanos - Immunodominance of non-protective Bordetella bronchiseptica antigens contributes to the ineffectiveness of Kennel Cough vaccines Nina Caprice - Characterizing Antiviotic Resistance in Aeromonas Isolates from Athens Waterways Victoria Clifton - Investigation of Mitochondrial Inhibitors for Improved Chemotherapy Against Toxoplasma Gondii Nalin Dechkampu - Creating Hybrid Strains of Cryptococcus neoformans to Understand Mitochondrial DNA Uniparental Inheritance Mya Drummond - Novel Mechanism for Bacteriophage Resistance Ayden Mamaghani - Studies into the Metabolic Origins of an Alternative Coenzyme B12 Intermediate, α-ribazole in Salmonella entericaKevin Richmond - Sequence Polymorphism and the Role of Multiple Copies of the var2csa Gene in Plasmodium falciparum Colleen Murphy - Determining the effects of transcription factors on intercellular communication in Cryptococcus neoformans Grant Quinn - The Effect of Dark Septate Fungi on Sweet Sorghum Biomass in a Drought Condition Melissa Avella - Exploring the Relationship between the Gut Microbiome and the Immune System of the American Cockroach through RNA Interference Sarah Griffin - Fiber Influences the Gut Microbiome more than Protein Complexity in the American Cockroach Connor Norris - Exploring Campylobacter phylogeny using publicly available genomes Kiana Pillay - Effects of Environmental Parameters on Biodegradation of Malathion Caroline Smith - Probing the role of YggS in PLP homeostasis in Salmonella enterica Oral Presentation Jayla Andrews - Determining the Effects of Heat Stress on Thyrotropic and Somatotropic Gene Expression in Breast Muscle of Fast and Slow-growing Broiler Lines Sophia Gavalas - Mycobacterium tuberculosis secreted effector protein, PE17, binds eukaryotic lipid droplets Linda Jawahar - Mosquito Cell Adapted Zika Virus Replicates in Expanded Temperature Range Bella Morris - The Effect of the Western Diet on Astrocyte Reactivity Aryn Wright - Assesing the Levels of Immunoglobulin A Provided by Vaccinated Mothers to their Pups for Protection against Bordetella pertussis
