Decline of World's Coral Reefs
Dr. Rebecca Vega-Thurber
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Emerging Scholar Award
Gut microbiomes indicate dog behavior
Crabs Feed at Methane Seeps
A parasitic bacterium saps energy from corals
Sargasso Sea
Dedication of Nash Hall Courtyard garden and sculpture
February 14, 2020. The COS Awards ceremony presented Alex Beck, BHS Advisor, the 2020 Olaf Boedtker Award for Excellence in Academic Advising. There was a large field of candidates for this award and the nominations come from students so it is quite an honor to be the recipient. Congratulations Alex!
JANUARY 2020: Congratulations to Kim Halsey, who received support from the College of Sciences under the SciRIS-II program. Her project, titled "Predicting the trajectory of toxic harmful algal blooms using multi-omits data integration", will use innovative statistical approaches to merge aquatic microbiome data with environmental properties and chemical signatures to identify the determinants and trajectory of toxic harmful algal blooms (HABs) at Upper Klamath Lake, OR. Annual toxic HABs in freshwater and marine ecosystems are increasing in intensity and severity due[...]
The study published this week in mBio (Gut Feelings Begin in Childhood: The Gut Metageome Correlates with Early Environment, Caregiving, and Behavior. 2020. J.E. Flannery, K. Stagaman, A. Burns, R. Hickey, L. Roos, R. Giuliana, P. Fisher and T.J. Sharpton; mBio DOI 10.1128.) out of U of O and OSU looked at 40 kids in the Pacific Northwest betwwen 5 and 7. The goal was to see if there was a relationship between the kinds of bacteria found in the[...]
Researchers at Oregon State University have proposed a new genus of bacteria that flourishes when coral reefs become polluted, siphoning energy from the corals and making them more susceptible to disease. The NSF-funded study is published in the ISME Journal (Phylogenetic, genomic, and biogeographic characterization of a novel and ubiquitous marine invertebrate-associated Rickettsiales parasite, Candidatus Aquarickettsia rohweri, gen. nov.,sp. nov) and adds fresh insight to the fight to save the Earth's[...]
The Microbiology Graduate Student Association showed up in force at Corvallis Da Vinci Days 2019. Grad students helped kids make take-home Winogradsky columns to illustrate the microbes inhabiting the local riverbanks. Microscopes enabled kids to peek at dog hair, Staphylococcus bacteria, red blood cells, and other microscopic organisms. MORE PHOTOS!
Jessica Scotten, Microbiology senior, is using her microbiology knowledge and skills at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After her internship at NASA and she will pursue her Ph.D. in microbiology at the University of Florida. She hopes to develop solutions for the health risks spaceflight poses due to the presence of microorganisms or changes in the interactions between microorganisms and their hosts.
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OSU microbiologist, Dr. Maude David, is part of a 1.94 million grant to look for possible connections between the human microbiome and autism spectrum disorder, a developmental disorder that affects communication and behavior. The study will include Stanford University School of Medicine and Second Genome. Additional Information
Herald and News: Flows are used to control a salmon disease caused by the parasite Ceratonova shasta. According to Sascha Hallett, microbiology senior research associate, the purpose of the flushing flows is to mobilize sediment and reduce polychaete worm (invertebrate host of C. shasta) populations, thereby reducing the numbers of hosts available to produce the infectious state for salmonids (salmon and trout).[...]
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