Zackry Stevenson | PhD | Fall 2024 | Earth, Atmosphere, and Climate | Elizabeth Swanner | Iron cycling and metal utilization by phototrophic and diazotrophic bacteria in iron-rich aquatic systems |
Akhil Anilkumar | PhD | Summer 2024 | Veterinary Pathology | Amanda Fales-Williams | Extraintestinal effects of Clostridioides difficile infection and C. difficile metabolite para-cresol |
Abesh Bera | PhD | Summer 2024 | Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology | Mohan Gupta | Peer-to-peer regulation of cytoplasmic microtubules and alpha-tubulin isotype mediated regulation of interpolar microtubules facilitate anaphase during mitosis |
Logan Ott | PhD | Summer 2024 | Food Science and Human Nutrition | Melha Mellata | Bacterial plasmid transfer in the gut: Regulation and inhibition |
Holly Loper | PhD | Spring 2024 | Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology | Steven Hall | Quantifying environmental impacts of agricultural nitrogen management with soil block mesocosms |
Chiron Anderson | PhD | Spring 2024 | Animal Science | Stephan Schmitz-Esser | Characterization of the rumen epithelial microbiota of cattle and other ruminants through bioinformatics approaches: Discovering core microbiota, gene expression during sub-acute ruminal acidosis, and functional capabilities of novel metagenome assembled genomes |
Malissa Grimsley | PhD | Fall 2023 | Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine | Alexandra Scupham | Modernization of historical Avian Leukosis Virus extraneous agent testing |
Kruttika Phadke | PhD | Fall 2023 | Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine | Bryan Bellaire | Pathogenesis of intracellular organisms |
Katie Allgaier | Ms | Fall 2023 | Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology | Steven Harris | Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of a hyper-localized population of Macrophomina phaseolina |
Debarpan Dhar | PhD | Spring 2023 | Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine | Cathy Miller | Understanding genome packaging and the function of vimentin during mammalian orthoreovirus infection |
Tonia Durand | Ms | Spring 2023 | Food Science and Human Nutrition | Aubrey Mendonca | Application of atmospheric cold plasma for inactivating enteric pathogenic bacteria on shredded coconut and molds on shredded mozzarella and mild cheddar cheese |
Bienvenido Tibbs-Cortes | PhD | Fall 2022 | Animal Science | Stephan Schmitz-Esser | Identification and Functional Characterization of Genes Involved in the Listeria monocytogenes Stress Response |
Swastik Sen | PhD | Fall 2022 | Chemical and Biological Engineering | Thomas Mansell | Expanding the toolbox for gene editing and expression in Lactococcus lactis |
Wan Sun | PhD | Fall 2022 | Chemical and Biological Engineering | Zengyi Shao | Metabolic engineering of non-model yeasts for polymer precursor production and cellulose degradation |
El-Sadig Ibrahim Abdo Ali | MS | Fall 2022 | Food Science and Human Nutrition | Aubrey Mendonca | Application of atmospheric cold plasma for inactivation of foodborne enteric pathogens on cantaloupe melon and whole raw carrots |
Brandon Scott Ruddell | PhD | Fall 2022 | Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine | Amanda J. Kreuder, Paul J. Plummer | Investigation of small RNAs CjNC110 and CjNC140 and the activated methyl cycle in the pathobiology of Campylobacter jejuni |
Dua Xong Vang | MS | Summer 2022 | Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology | Larry Halverson | Experimental and genetic tools for elucidating the contribution of secreted public goods and genetic pathways to rhizosphere competence of Pseudomonas putida |
Kia Cristin Barry | MS | Spring 2022 | Food Science and Human Nutrition | Aubrey Mendonca, Gregory Phillips | Long-term-survival phase Salmonella enterica: Life cycle comparison with a high persister mutant, and tolerance to atmospheric cold plasma |
Chloe Wasendorf | PhD | Spring 2022 | Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology | Nancy Boury, Nick Peters | Growing plants and minds: Examining soft rot causing bacteria and students' understanding of genetic concepts |
Kristina R. Larsen | MS | Spring 2022 | Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine | Austin K. Viall, Bryan H. Bellaire | Catching NETs—development of a flow cytometric assay to detect canine neutrophil extracellular traps |
Charles E. Lewis | PhD | Spring 2022 | Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine | Jim Roth | Susceptibility of domestic pigs to experimental infection with ebolaviruses |
Elena M. Thornhill | PhD | Spring 2022 | Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine | David Verhoeven | Molecular mechanisms of Respiratory Syncytial Virus regulation |