The 82nd American Society for Microbiology North Central Branch meeting was held in person at Grinnell College on October 21, 2022. 

Grace Carey gave a poster presentation titled, "Antimicrobial Resistance Indicators in Root Endophytes After Manure Fertilization".

Zachary Burton gave an oral presentation titled, "Effects of Environmental Biofilms on Steel Corrosion".

Marissa Roghair Stroud gave an oral presentation titled, "CRISPRi to identify Pseudomonas putida Gene Networks Essential for Rhizosphere Microbiome Assembly". 

Marissa would go on to win third place overall for her graduate student oral presentation!