Journal Club Schedule

SPRING 2022 MICROBIOLOGY & MOLECULAR GENETICS JOURNAL CLUB SCHEDULE:

DATE	PRESENTER	TITLE
Jan 24	Chris Hamm and Somalisa Pan	Dormant phages communicate via arbitrium to control exit from lysogenycontrol exit from lysogeny A type VII secretion system in Group B Streptococcus mediates cytotoxicity and virulence
Jan 31	Rabindra Khadka	Interplay between Nucleoid-Associated Proteins and Transcription Factors in Controlling Specialized Metabolism in Streptomyces
Feb 7	Suman Maharjan and Christian Holcomb	SepF is the FtsZ anchor in archaea, with features of an ancestral cell division system Systemic HIV and SIV latency reversal via non-canonical NF-κB signalling in vivo
Feb 14	Ryan Hahn and Jacob Burch-Konda	Unique mobile elements and scalable gene flow at the prokaryote–eukaryote boundary revealed by circularized Asgard archaea genomes The heme-binding protein PhuS transcriptionally regulates the Pseudomonas aeruginosa tandem sRNA prrF1,F2 locus
Feb 21	Damilare Ajagbe	The human microbiome encodes resistance to the antidiabetic drug acarbose
Feb 28	Ayesha Nair	TNFRp75-dependent immune regulation of alveolar macrophages and neutrophils during early Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis BCG infection
Mar 7	Imam Alam	Simultaneous nitrate and sulfate dependent anaerobic oxidation of methane linking carbon, nitrogen and sulfur cycles
Mar 21	Abigail Meek Saher Fatima	Antibacterial synergy between linezolid and baicalein against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilm in vivo Intraspecies Signaling between Common Variants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Increases Production of Quorum-Sensing-Controlled Virulence Factor
Mar 28	Noopur Dasgupta Mamie Kannon	The Small Molecule H89 Inhibits Chlamydia Inclusion Growth and Production of Infectious Progeny The oxidative stress response of pathogenic Leptospira is controlled by two peroxide stress regulators which putatively cooperate in controlling virulence
Apr 4	Carrie Pratt	A centimeter-long bacterium with DNA compartmentalized in membrane-bound organelles
Apr 11	Reygan Braga Samantha Burdick	Exotoxin S secreted by internalized Pseudomonas aeruginosa delays lytic host cell death Fecal microbiota transplantation in puppies with canine parvovirus infection
Apr 18	Casey Meili	Vertebrate host phylogeny influences gut archaeal diversity

FALL 2021 MICROBIOLOGY & MOLECULAR GENETICS JOURNAL CLUB SCHEDULE:

DATE	PRESENTER	TITLE
Aug 23	Ben Nelson	A glycan FRET assay for detection and characterization of catalytic antibodies to the Cryptococcus neoformans capsule
Aug 30	Chris Hamm	A meet-up of two second messengers: the c-di-AMP receptor DarB controls (p)ppGpp synthesis in Bacillus subtilis
Sep 13	Bekkah Friske	Screening and characterization of a novel Anitbiofilm poypeptide derived form filamentous Fungi
Sep 20	C. Ryan Hahn	Reductive evolution and unique predatory mode in the CPR bacterium Vampirococus lugosii
Sep 27	Sudhir Doranga	Infection trains the host for microbiota-enhanced resistance to pathogensInfection trains the host for microbiota-enhanced resistance to pathogens
Oct 4	Ramee Aranda	Increased biosynthesis of acetyl-CoA in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae by overexpression of a deregulated pantothenate kinase gene and engineering of the coenzyme A biosynthetic pathway
Oct 11	Aaron Faulk and Jeff Shuart
Oct 18	Mamie Kannon, Samikshya Giri and Jacob Bruch-Konda
Oct 25	Rosalie Dohmen
Nov 1	Somalisa Pan
Nov 8	Samantha Burdick and Suman Maharjan	The Infectivity Gene bbk13 Is Important for Multiple Phases of the Borrelia burgdorferi Enzootic Cycle
Nov 15	Rabindra Khadka
Nov 29	Kenzie Hull and Tarosha Salpadoru

FALL 2018 MICROBIOLOGY & MOLECULAR GENETICS JOURNAL CLUB SCHEDULE:

DATE	PRESENTER	TITLE
Sep 10	Denver LaForce	A promising vaccine strategy against Rhodococcus equiA promising vaccine strategy against Rhodococcus equi
Sep 17	Melissa Brewer	Does truncation of IFN-gamma reduce macrophage activation, and is this reduction deficient in autoimmune disease?
Sep 24	Megan Martinez	An antibody-mediated response to Zika virus
Oct 1	James Teel and Amal Yahya	How SagS permits biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance by Pseudomonas aeruginosa IL-22 immunotherapy as a treatment for severe influenza
Oct 8	Kara Daniels	Myeloid cell-expressed arginase 1 regulates S. aureus planktonic-cell but not biofilm infections
Oct 15	Cerra Linn	How the antidepressant fluoxetine induces antibiotic resistance in E. coli
Oct 22	Sydney Rudy	In vivo virulence characterization of pregnancy-associated Listeria monocytogenes infections
Oct 29	Danielle Lemus	Platelets enhance dendritic cell responses against S. aureus through CD40-CD40L
Nov 5	Ace Mulliner and Caitlin Karolenko	The DacB and DacC penicillin-binding proteins modify peptidoglycan crosslinking and allow Type IV pilus expression in Neisseria gonorrhoeaehe Macromolecular acidic coating increases food shelf life by inhibition of bacterial growth
Nov 12	Michelle King	The 3D architecture of a bacterial swarm has implications for antibiotic tolerance
Nov 19	Sudhir Doranga	Superoxide dismutase activity confers antibiotic tolerance to stationary-phase P. aeruginosa
Nov 26	William Marsh	How microbes can control fly movement
Dec 3	Justin Bowen	Thanatin targets the intermembrane protein complex required for lipopolysaccharide transport in Escherichia coli

SPRING 2018 MICROBIOLOGY & MOLECULAR GENETICS JOURNAL CLUB SCHEDULE:

DATE	PRESENTER	TITLE
Jan 29	Michelle King	Acoustic Reporter Genes for Noninvasive Imaging of Microorganisms in Mammalian Hosts
Feb 5	Prakash Sah	Mycobacterium tuberculosis is protected from NADPH oxidase and LC3-associated phagocytosis by the LCP protein CpsA
Feb 12	Bradley Smiling	Proinflammatory Role of Monocyte-Derived CX3CR lint Macrophages in Helicobacter hepaticus- Induced Colitis
Feb 19	Jerreme Jackson	Changes in the Microbiota Cause Genetically Modified Anopheles to Spread in a Population
Feb 26	CoryBen Berna	Adaptation of Commensal Proliferating Escherichia coli to the Intestinal Tract of Young Children with Cystic Fibrosis
Mar 5	Chelsea Murphy	An Environmentally Friendly Engineered Azotobacter Strain that Replaces a Substantial Amount of Urea Fertilizer while Sustaining the Same Wheat Field
Mar 12	Kavya Boyina	Broad Impact of Extracellular DNA on Biofilm Formation by Clinically Isolated Methicillin-resistant and -sensitive Strains of Staphlococcus aureus
Mar 26	Deepali Luthra	The Microbiota Metabolite Indole Inhibits Salmonella Virulence: Involvement of the PhoPQ Two-component System
Apr 2	Anton Avramov	Hippocampal Expression of a Virus-derived Protein Impairs Memory in Mice
Apr 9	Ben Nelson	Anti−PD-1 Antibody Treatment Promotes Clearance of Persistent Cryptococcal Lung Infection in Mice
Apr 16	Archana Yadav	Methanogenesis in Oxygenated Soils is a Substantial Fraction of Wetland Methane Emissions
Apr 23	Biraj Kayastha	Discovery of Calcium as a Biofilm-Promoting Signal for Vibrio Fischeri Reveals New Phenotypes and Underlying Regulatory Complexity

FALL 2017 MICROBIOLOGY & MOLECULAR GENETICS JOURNAL CLUB SCHEDULE:

DATE	PRESENTER	TITLE
Sept 11	Neil Miller	Photosynthate accumulation in solar-powered sea slugs - starving slugs survive due to accumulated starch reserves
Sept 18	Radwa Hanafy	A parts list for fungal cellulosomes revealed by comparative genomics
Sept 25	Nirakar Adhikari	Binding of the Helicobacter pylori OipA causes apoptosis of host cells via modulation of Bax/Bcl-2 levels
Oct 2	Sudhir Doranga	Characterization of Key Helicobacter pylori Regulators Identifies a Role for ArsRS in Biofilm Formation
Oct 9	Khadija Abdulhafid	Hepatitis C virus-induced innate immune responses in human iPS cell-derived hepatocyte-like cells
Oct 16	Regina Chan	Cinnamon Oil Inhibits Shiga Toxin Type 2 Phage Induction and Shiga Toxin Type 2 Production in Escherichia Coli
Oct 23	Kavya Boyina	Lactoferricin Peptides Increase Macrophages' Capacity to Kill Mycobacterium avium
Oct 30	Jordan Satterfield	Transmission of a common intestinal neoplasm in zebrafish by cohabitation
Nov 6	Coryben Berna	Inhibition of Psuedomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation by Traditional Chinese Medicinal Herb Herba patriniae
Nov 13	Bradly Smiling	Disruption of Staphlococcus aureus biofilms using rhamnolipid biosurfactants

SPRING 2017 MICROBIOLOGY & MOLECULAR GENETICS JOURNAL CLUB SCHEDULE:

DATE	PRESENTER	TITLE
Feb 6	Neil Miller	The Response Regulator Npun_F1278 is Essential For Scytonemin Biosythnesis in the Cyanobacterium Nostoc Puncitforme ATCC 29133
Feb 13	Amal Yahya	The Improved Antibody Response Against HIV-1 After A Vaccination Based On Intrastructural Help Is Complemented by Functional CD8 T-cell Repsonses
Feb 20	Prakash Sah	Direct Targeting of Membrane Fusion by SNARE Mimicry: Convergent Evolution of Legionella Effectors
Feb 27	Khadija Abdulhafid	The Hha-TomB Toxin-Antitoxin System Shows Conditional Toxicity and Promotes Persister Cell Formation by Inhibiting Apoptosis-Like Death in S. Typhimurium
March 6	Judy Gulden	A Novel RNase 3/ECP Peptide for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Eradication That Combines Antimicrobial, Lipopolysaccharide Binding, and Cell-Agglutinating Activities
April 10	Nirakar Adhikari	Functional Role of ompF and ompC Porins in Pathogenesis of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli
April 17	Anton Avramov	Daptomycin Inhibits Cell Envelope Synthesis by Interfering with Fluid Membrane Microdomains

FALL 2016 MICROBIOLOGY & MOLECULAR GENETICS JOURNAL CLUB SCHEDULE:

DATE	PRESENTER	TITLE
Aug 29	Shelby Calkins	A New Small Molecule Inhibits Streptococcus Mutans Biofilms in Vitro and in Vivo
Sept 5	Holiday	No Journal Club
Sept 12	Johhny Riggs	Suppresion of HIV Replication by CD8+ Regulatory T-Cells in Elite Controllers
Sept 19	Rawan Eleshy	The Absence of Microbiota Delays the Inflammatory Response to Cryptococcus gattii
Sept 26	Ibrahim Farag	Complete Nitrification by Nitrospira Bacteria
Oct 3	Niel Miller	Terminal Acidic Shock Inhibits Sour Beer Bottle Conditioning by Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Oct 10	Melissa Brewer	Alterations of the Human Gut Microbiome in Multiple Sclerosis
Oct 17	Khadija Abdulhafid	The Quorum Sensing Inhibitor Hamamelitannin Increases Antibiotic Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms by Affecting Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis and eDNA Release
Oct 24	Prakash Sah	The Type III Secretion System Apparatus Determines the Intracellular Niche of Bacterial Pathogens
Oct 31	Radwa Hanafy	Surveying the Endomicrobiome and Ectomicrobiome of Bark Beetles: The Case of Dendroctonus Simplex
Nov 7	Biraj Kayastha	Neuraminidase A-Exposed Galactose Promotes Streptococcus pneumoniae Biofilm Formation during Colonization
Nov 14	Vivek Patel	D-Alanine Metabolism is Essential For Growth and Biofilm Formation of Streptococcus mutans
Nov 21	Breanna Russ	Neisseria gonorrhoeae Crippled Its Peptidoglycan Fragment Permease To Facilitate Toxic Peptidoglycan Monomer Release
Nov 28	Juliana Artier	Production and Characterization of Synthetic Carboxysome Shells with Incorporated Luminal Proteins

Journal Club Schedule

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics