NEMPET 2024

Scheduled Talks and Posters

Talks: Saturday and Sunday Mornings

Laboratory Evolution of a Bacillus cereus Environmental Isolate Under Conditions Simulating a Multi-Metal Contaminated Site

• Jennifer L. Goff, Lauren M. Lui, Yan Chen, Torben N. Nielsen, Elizabeth G. Szink, Adeeba A. Fatima, Konnor L. Durrence, Farris L. Poole II, Christophe j Petzold, Adam P. Arkin, and Michael W. W. Adams — SUNY ESF

The Role of Biofilm Bacteria in the Progression of Atherosclerosis

• Mercy Olorunshola and David Davies — Binghamton University

Do Microbes Matter? When and How we can use Microbial Traits in Models of Ecosystem Processes

• Hannah Holland-Moritz — University of New Hampshire

The Diversity and Metabolic Strategies of Extremophilic Amoebae

• Beryl Rappaport and Angela Oliverio — Syracuse University

Cool Microbes in Arctic Tundra Soils

• Max Haggblom — Rutgers University

Why So Blue: Exploring the Regulation and Function of the Pigment Indigoidine in Vogesella indigofera

• Peter Newell — SUNY Oswego

Investigation of TTX production by cultured bacterial species sampled from Bipalium planarians

• Elizabeth DuBois and Christa Chatfield - SUNY Cortland

The Hfq-Dependent Small Regulatory RNA DsrA Controls Virulence, Motility, and Biofilm Formation in Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

• Mihaita, A., Critelli, B., Bergman, B., Fogarty, A., and Bhatt, S. - St. Joseph’s University

Intersection of Morphological Plasticity and Reproductive Strategies in Appendaged Alphaproteobacteria

• Amelia Randich - University of Scranton

Evaluating Phenotypes of Universal Stress Protein Deletion Mutants of Sinorhizobium meliloti

• Alexander Nuckols and Catalina Arango Pineda - St. Joseph’s University

Isolation of 3,5-Dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile Debrominating Bacteria in Estuarine Sediments

• Niveda Thuravil and Max Haggblom - Rutgers University

Negative Frequency Dependent Selection of Phage Weaponization in Biofilms

• Yixuan Peng, Jacob Holt, and Carey Nadell - Dartmouth College

Poster Presentations: Friday and Saturday Evenings

Dust Gardens: S. Maria Elliott and Microbiology Education in the Home Economics Movement

• Craig Phelps and Betul Yildiz — Rutgers University

The Diversity and Functions of DNA Viruses in Sourdough Starters

• Ethus Woon Avery, Nimshika Senewiratne, Angela Oliverio, and Sarah K. Lucas — Syracuse University

Regulation of Fungal Development by the Neurospora crassa Transcription Factor fsd-1

• Elizabeth Hutchison, Jessica Dawson, and Leila Doerer — SUNY Geneseo

Transposon Mutagenesis and Common Phenotypes Exhibited by Tn mutants of Legionella micdadei, an Occasional Human Pathogen

• Bradley Blake, Mamadou Saliou Diallo, and Christa Chatfield — SUNY Cortland

Adventures in Subsurface Microbiology

• Sierra Brown, Jack Preston, and Stephanie Carr - Hartwick College

Surprising Prosthecate Morphotypes in Marine Caulobacter Henriciella litoralis

• Grace Washney, Samantha Colby, and Amelia Randich - University of Scranton

Cultivation of Arsenic-Respiring Anaerobic Bacteria from Rivers of Vietnam

• Angel Robinson, Nicole Almosd, and Max Haggblom - Rutgers University

Leveraging Synthetic Microbial Consortia from Fermented Food Systems to Elucidate Community Coalescence

• Nimshika Senewiratne, and Angela Oliverio - Syracuse University

Screening Sinorhizobium meliloti's Genome to find Proteins that Interact with EllAntr

• Patrick Sarosiek and Catalina Arango Pineda - St. Joseph’s University

Evaluating Phenotypes of Universal Stress Protein Deletion Mutants of Sinorhizobium meliloti

• Alexander Nuckols and Catalina Arango Pineda - St. Joseph’s University

Investigating the Regulation and Function of Diguanylate Cyclases and Phosphodiesterases in E. albertii

• Abigail Robinson and Shantanu Bhatt - St. Joseph’s University

Characterization and Isolation of Debrominating Bacteria from Marine Sponges

• Raphael Goos an Max Haggblom - Rutgers University

Unveiling the Impact of Manganese Dioxide Nanomaterials on Biofilm Formation within Drinking Water Pipes

• Lylla Almosd, Travis Santana, Rouzbeh Tehrani, and N.L. Fahrenfeld - Rutgers University

Evaluating Post-Fire Changes in Soil Microbial Communities Involved in Nitrogen Cycling in the Arctic Tundra

• Alma I. Hernández, Hannah Holland-Moritz, Susan Natali, and Jessica Ernakovich - University of New Hampshire

Evaluating the Influence of Microplastics on Soil Microbial Community Composition through DNA Stable Isotope Probing

• Maggie Krein, Nathan Blais, and Jessica Ernakovich - University of New Hampshire

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