Decline of World's Coral Reefs
Dr. Rebecca Vega-Thurber
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Marine worms
Emerging Scholar Award
Gut microbiomes indicate dog behavior
Crabs Feed at Methane Seeps
Localized efforts to save coral reefs not enough
Sargasso Sea
Dedication of Nash Hall Courtyard garden and sculpture
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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Microbiology celebrated our 2019-20 Graduate Student Scholarship and Fellowship Awards on June 5. Congratulations to W.Wang, J. Buser, Q. Washburn, P Singla, H. Delgado, K. McConnell, P. Smith, D. Barrett and J. Joseph!
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).[...]
Kaitlin McConnell, M.S. Thesis Defense, September 6; 9:30 a.m. Burt Hall, Room 193, Dr. Andrew Thurber Lab "Reef Microbiomes of Mo'orea Island, A Socio-Ecological System"
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Summer Undergraduate Colloquium; September 9, 2019; 10 a.m. Nash 404
Preciosa Anais Martinez: (Dr. Kimberly Halsey Lab and Lindsay Collart, Mentor) "Growth of Cyanobacteria Isolated from Upper Klamath Lake"
Brett Austin (Dr. Jerri Bartholomew Lab and Dr. Julie Alexander, Mentor) "Salmon Disease Research: Looking for Microscopic Parasites in Spawning Fish Intestines"
Russel Schaaf (Dr. Michael Kent Lab) "Retrospective Study of ZIRC Data for Analysis of Tumor Prevalence"
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Dr. Jerri Bartholomew, Head
Mary Fulton, Dept. Manager
Microbiology; Nash Hall 226
OSU, Corvallis, OR 97331
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