Research

Interdepartmental Microbiology Spring Retreat Brings IM Community Together

New Publications from Beattie Lab Highlights New Insights into Microbiome and Plant Pathogens

New publication from Zachary Burton: Corrosion inhibition of an aluminum alloy by environmentally derived microbial biofilms

New Publication from Jessica Strathman: Transcriptome Sequencing Reveals Distinct Stress Response of Listeria monocytogenes 6179 During Logarithmic and Stationary Growth Phases

New Publication from Dylan Schultz: Comparative Genomics of the Endosymbiont Cardinium Causing Reproductive Manipulation in Encarsia Parasitoid Wasps

Congratulations to Logan Ott of the Mellata Lab on his recent publication!

Congratulations to Dr. Debarpan Dhar of the Miller Lab on his recent publication!

Congrats to Zachary Burton on his recent authorship!

Dr. Beattie Lab Elucidates New Mechanisms by which Bacteria Use Light as a Stress Cue

Congratulations to the Boury lab on their recent publication!

Grace Carey, Zachary Burton, and Marissa Roghair Stroud Represent the IM Program at the 82nd ASM NCB Meeting

Dr. Jarboe receives patent for her genetic engineering of E. coli

Dr. Laura Jarboe, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and former Chair of the Interdepartmental Microbiology Program,  has recently received a patent for “metabolic engineering of membrane proteins to improve E. coli membrane integrity and production of fatty acids”

Recent Publications by IM Faculty and Students

Below are recent publications by IM students, faculty, and affiliates. Would you like your research showcased? Send your paper to nlambrec@iastate.edu in time for the next edition!

*Indicates ISU faculty and affiliates 

^Indicates publications by IM students

Recent publications by IM Faculty and Students

Below are recent publications by IM students, faculty, and affiliates. Would you like your research showcased? Send your paper to nlambrec@iastate.edu in time for the next edition!

*Indicates ISU faculty and affiliates 

^Indicates publications by IM students

Dr. Michael Cho receives 2 NIH grants

Dr. Michael Cho, professor of biomedical sciences, has been awards two NIH grants titled 

"Development of novel immunogens to induce 10E8-like neutralizing antibodies" and "Induction of broadly neutralizing antibodies against CD4 binding site."

To learn more about each grant, see descriptions below.

Unpacking Secrets of Ancient Earth At Canyon Lake

Read this article, published in the Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation Newsletter, to learn about the research being conducted by IM faculty member Elizabeth Swanner and her student Nick Lambrecht.

IM faculty member Bogdanove updates research community on TAL effector proteins

In the two years since Interdepartmental Microbiology faculty member, along with student Matthew Moscou, published their groundbreaking research in the cover story of the journal Science, researchers around the world have built on those findings to explore further breakthroughs. Now Bogdanove updates the scientific community in another Science article on where the research has been since 2009 and where it is heading. Find more on the ISU News site.