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
A parasitic bacterium saps energy from corals
Sargasso Sea
Dedication of Nash Hall Courtyard garden and sculpture
The Department of Microbiology and the Microbiology Student Association (MSA) hosted an Agar Art Event on October 10. Participants were invited to draw pictures on an agar surface with pigmented bacteria, allowing a merger of science and art. Check out the creative endeavors!
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).[...]
FALL QUARTER 2019 SEMINAR SCHEDULE
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11/14: Microbiology Trainee Seminar: Christine Tataru (David Lab) Decoding the Language of Microbiomes using Word-Embedding Techniques, and Applications in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
and Dr. James Fox (Halsey Lab) 3:00 pm LPSC 402---First steps: Linking Photic Layer Plankton Properties to Carbon Flux in the Ocean’s Twilight Zone
11/21: Kat Milligan-Myrhe (U. of Alaska) 3:00 pm LPSC 402; Adapting an Evolutionary Model Organism to Study Host Microbe Interactions
12/5: Tentative Undergrad Seminar
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Tree of Life Biology Journal Club; MB 520/MB 605 Grad Seminar; 5:00 pm Wednesday in Pernot 218 Nash Hall
Dr. Jerri Bartholomew, Head
Mary Fulton, Dept. Manager
Microbiology; Nash Hall 226
OSU, Corvallis, OR 97331
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