Presentations & Research Posters
BISMiS 2016 - Pune, India September 12-15, 2016
Thank you very much to alumni and friends who donated to make this trip possible!
Integration of Average Amino Acid Identity (AAI) And Percentage of Orthologous Genes (BBH) in a Single Phylogenomic Metric, The Reciprocal OrthologyScore Average (ROSA).
Genomic and phenotypic characterization of Epilithonimonas diehli sp. nov., from a freshwater creek
Student travel sponsored by David Wilson('00)
Two Novel Flavobacteriaceae Isolated from a Freshwater Creek
Student travel sponsored by Philip('77) & Patricia('74) Courtright
A Novel Flavobacteriaceae Isolated From A Freshwater Creek
Student travel sponsored by Joseph('99) & Anna('01) Keane
Novel Sphingobacteriaceae Related to Pedobacter agri Isolated from a Freshwater Creek
Student travel sponsored by Martin & Sheryl Marcinko
Reinstatement of the Genus Kaistella
Student travel sponsored by Tyler Marcinko('08) & Peter Via('08)
ASM 2016 - Boston June 16-June 20, 2016
A Framework for Publishing Novel Bacterial Species Discovered in the Undergraduate Microbiology Lab
Genomic Analysis and Classification of Novel Species Flavobacterium gabrieli KJJ
Reinstatement of the genus Kaistella within the Flavobacteriaceae.
4th International Conference on Flavobacterium – October 27, 2015
Phylogenomic Analysis of the Flavobacteriaceae
ASM 2015 – New Orleans May 30-June 2, 2015
The Identification of a Novel Pedobacter Species.
Characterization of Novel Bacillus Species and Reclassification of Bacillus cibi as Later Heterotypic Synonym of Bacillus indicus.
Genomic and Phenotypic Analysis of Two Novel Flavobacterium Isolates from a Freshwater Creek
Genome Sequence Analysis of Largemouth Bass Virus Isolates from Smallmouth Bass
Identification and Analysis of Bacteria Isolated from Smallmouth Bass Lesions
Reclassification within the Genus Flavobacterium.
Trustee Dinner – September 16, 2014
LycoMicro & Genomics Research
ASM 2014 – Boston May 17-May 20, 2014
Classification and Identification of Flavobacterium douthatii ABG sp. nov.
Characterization and Identification of Lycobacillus colbertis SJS gen. nov. sp. nov.
Chryseobacterium haifense DSM 19056T , A Genomic Report.
Flavobacterium succinicans LMG 10402: A Genome Report
Characterization of Chryseobacterium populense CF314 sp. nov.
2013-2014 Allegheny Branch Activities
ASMCUE – Boston May 14-May 17, 2014
Microbial Genome Sequencing with GCAT-SEEK
Penn State – 2013
Average‐Nucleotide Identity Bi‐Directional Best Hit (ANIBBH): A Novel Genomic‐Based Method to Differentiate Bacterial Species
University of Maryland Baltimore County(UMBC) – 2013
Detection of the G143A Mutation in New York Populations of Podospaera leucotrichaand its Significance in Qol Practical Resistance
Characterization and Identification of Bacillus colbertis SJS sp. nov.
Characterization of Chryseobacterium populense CF314 sp nov
A web-based method to calculate average amino acid identity (AAI) between prokaryotic genomes.
Kidney Disease Associated Mutation (T119I) Alters Myosin 1e Intracellular Localization
Pennsylvania Academy of Science(PAS) – 2013
Purification of Flexirubin Pigments from Chryseobacterium
The Assembly and Annotation of the Chryseobacterium haifense Genome
ASM – Denver May 18 - 21, 2013
Purification of Flexirubin Pigments from Chryseobacterium
Purification of Flexirubin Pigments from Chryseobacterium
Student Perspectives on the Use of Biolog GenIII Plates in Undergraduate Research and a General Microbiology Course
University of Maryland Baltimore County(UMBC) – 2012
Characterization of Epilithonimonas Sp. Fh1. from a Freshwater Creek
Purification and Molecular Structure Determination of Flexirubins from Chryseobacteria
Sequencing, Assembling, and Annotating the Kaistella koreensis Genome
De Novo Assembly of the Chryseobacterium haifense Genome
Pennsylvania Academy of Science(PAS) – 2012
Genome Sequencing of Lycomia zaccaria gen. nov. sp. nov., Chryseobacterium haifense, and Kaistella koreensis and Comparison to Two Closely Related Genomes
Allegheny Branch of the ASM(ABASM) – 2012
Assembly and Annotation Strategies for Three Microbial Genomes Sequenced Through the Genome Consortium for Active Teaching – NextGen Sequencing Group (GCAT‐SEEK)
ASM – New Orleans 2011
Characterization of Novel Bacterial Species Identified by Undergraduate Students in a General Microbiology Course
Multilocus Sequence Analysis in the Genus Chryseobacterium
Allegheny Branch of the ASM(ABASM) – 2011
Incorporating research into the curriculum: NextGen sequence data in the General Biology (Freshmen!) and Molecular Biology laboratories
ASM – San Diego 2010
Analysis of Two Potentially Novel Yersinia Species from Pennsylvania Creeks
The Effect of Hands‐On Experience with Microbial Identification Technologies on Student Understanding of These Methodologies
Allegheny Branch of the ASM(ABASM) – 2010
Molecular and Phenotypic Characteristics of a Novel Species and Related Type Strains Suggest a Reorganization within the Genus Chryseobacterium
Characterization of the Flavobacteriaceae using Multilocus Sequence Typing
Allegheny Branch of the ASM(ABASM) – 2009
A Survey of Culturable Microbial Diversity from the Lycoming Creek
Phenotypic Characteristics of Microbes from a Freshwater Creek
ASM – Boston 2008
Analysis of the Microbial Community in a Wastewater Sequencing Batch Reactor at Two Time Points Using Both Culture Dependent and Independent Methods
Identification and Characterization of Sejongia lycomia sp. nov., a Unique Isolate from Loyalsock Creek
Analysis of the Microbial Community in a Wastewater Sequencing Batch Reactor at Two Time Points Using Both Culture Dependent and Independent Methods
University of Maryland Baltimore County(UMBC) – 2007
Evolution of the Purine Biosynthetic Enzyme, Formylglycinamide Ribonucleotide Amidotransferase (FGARAT)
Analysis of the Microbial Community in a Wastewater Sequencing Batch Reactor
Pennsylvania Academy of Science(PAS) – 2007
Comparisons of Microbial Communities in a Sequencing Batch Reactor (Cromaglass® Corporation) at Two Time Increments
Comparisons of Microbial Communities in a Sequencing Batch Reactor (Cromaglass® Corporation) at Various Time Increments
ASM – Toronto 2007
Analysis of the Microbial Community in a Wastewater Sequencing Batch Reactor
Initial Characterization of Novel Bacterial Species from the Loyalsock Creek in North Central Pennsylvania
Identification of a Novel Heterodimeric Form of the Purine Biosynthetic Enzyme, Formylglycinamide Ribonucleotide Amidotransferase (FGARAT).
Creek Sediments as a Rich Source of BioSafety Level-1 Organisms for Use as Unknowns in an Undergraduate Microbiology Laboratory
Abstract
Analysis of the Microbial Community in a Wastewater Sequencing Batch Reactor
Research Methods – 2007
Identification and Characterization of Sejongia lycomia sp. nov., a Unique Isolate from Loyalsock Creek
University of Maryland Baltimore County(UMBC) – 2004
The Amplification and Cloning of Staphylococcus aureus purD
Cloning and Expression of a cDNA for a Human Purine Biosynthetic Enzyme
Evolutionary Analysis of the Purine Biosynthetic Enzyme, FGAR Aminotransferase
Drexel University – May 7,1998
FGAR Amidotransferase: A Purine Biosynthetic Enzyme with Potential as a Target for Antimicrobial Drugs.
Pennsylvania Academy of Science(PAS) – 1998
The Construction of Blue Fluorescent Protein
Mutagenesis and Expression of Mammalian Clotting Factor IX