Poster Session G:
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Entomology and Plant Pathology; Horticulture and Landscape Architecture; Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; Nutritional Sciences; Plant and Soil Sciences; and Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution (55 posters)
Note: Presentations are grouped by the student’s area of research (based on the faculty mentor’s academic department), not the student’s academic major.
Presentations:
G-01 Meredith Mitchell
Research Presentation Title: Toward a simple csampling approach for accurate detection of Emaravirus rosae
Faculty Research Mentor: Francisco Ochoa Corona, Entomology and Plant Pathology
G-02 Hailey Spray
Research Presentation Title: Inactivation of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli on alfalfa sprout seeds using atmospheric cold plasma
Faculty Research Mentor: Maria Li Ma, Entomology and Plant Pathology
G-03 Kalen Strunk
Research Presentation Title: Apoid Wasp Digitization Initiative: Argentine Species Checklist
Faculty Research Mentor: Rin Krichilsky, Columbia University and American Museum of Natural History
G-04 Emilee Craig
Research Presentation Title: Observations of the Corn Leafhopper in Oklahoma During the 2024 Corn Stunt Disease Outbreak
Faculty Research Mentor: Ashleigh Faris, Entomology and Plant Pathology
G-05 Emily Ward
Research Presentation Title: Decontamination of foodborne pathogens on red clover sprout seeds by atmospheric cold plasma
Faculty Research Mentor: Li Maria Ma, Entomology and Plant Pathology
G-06 MaKayla Friend
Research Presentation Title: Valorization of Brewer's Spent Grain for Horticultural and Agricultural Uses
Faculty Research Mentor: Tyler Mason, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
G-07 Madeline Mocio
Research Presentation Title: Transferability of Bermudagrass Simple Sequence Repeat Markers in Nimblewill
Faculty Research Mentor: Charles Fontanier, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
G-08 Kaylee Morris
Research Presentation Title: Designing for Mental Health: Trauma-Informed Strategies for Therapeutic Landscapes
Faculty Research Mentor: Qing Luo, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
G-09 Kinsey Proctor
Research Presentation Title: Assessing Soil Health and Nutrient Runoff at a Former Swine Lagoom
Faculty Research Mentor: Justin Quetone Moss, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
G-10 Anthony Scarpitti
Research Presentation Title: Selecting new bermudagrass with improved freeze tolerance
Faculty Research Mentor: Mingying Xiang, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
G-11 Jackson Wallace
Research Presentation Title: Gas exchange rates of bermudagrasses (Cynodon dactylon X C. transvaalensis) in response to varying light intensities
Faculty Research Mentor: Charles Fontanier, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
G-12 Maha Achour
Research Presentation Title: Steps Towards Studying Calcium Signaling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa During Host-Pathogen Interactions
Faculty Research Mentor: Marianna Patrauchan, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-13 Glendon Barnes
Research Presentation Title: Functional Dissection of the RsbT protein in Bacillus subtilis
Faculty Research Mentor: Matthew T Cabeen, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-14 Adriahna Blackburn
Research Presentation Title: Exploring the role of understudied regulators in Pseudomonas aeruginosa pyocin production
Faculty Research Mentor: Matthew Cabeen, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-15 Isaiah Burns
Research Presentation Title: Discovering Matrix Metallopeptidase 25 Mechanisms Against C. neoformans
Faculty Research Mentor: Karen Wozniak, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-16 Emma Cook
Research Presentation Title: Examining the fungal community found in Iguania
Faculty Research Mentor: Noha Youssef, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-17 Elyse Cronic
Research Presentation Title: Identification of the Antifungal Mechanism of EIPE-1 against Cryptococcus neoformans
Faculty Research Mentor: Karen Wozniak, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-18 Amber Dohmen
Research Presentation Title: Towards identifying the physiological function and signaling pathway of novel bacterial photoreceptors
Faculty Research Mentor: Wouter Hoff, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-19 Emma England
Research Presentation Title: The North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) gut mycobiome
Faculty Research Mentor: Noha Youssef, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-20 William Ertl
Research Presentation Title: Symbiotic Survival: A Heterotrophic Contaminant Enables Viability of a Cyclic Electron Flow-Defective Synechocystis Mutant, M55
Faculty Research Mentor: Rob Burnap, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-21 Abigail Grant
Research Presentation Title: Assessing Macrophage Transport of Cryptococcus Across the Blood-Brain Barrier
Faculty Research Mentor: Karen Wozniak, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-22 Samantha Hilt
Research Presentation Title: Identifying citrate-adapted mutants of ∆tctDE
Faculty Research Mentor: Matthew T. Cabeen, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-23 Ashley Jackson
Research Presentation Title: Relative timing of lysis protein expression during pyocin production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Faculty Research Mentor: Matthew Cabeen, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-24 Mary Keeth and Grace Williams
Research Presentation Title: Measuring Acid Phosphatase Activity in Soil and Potential Sources of Error
Faculty Research Mentor: Shiping Deng, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-25 Zoe Kelley
Research Presentation Title: Breaking Syntrophy: Exploring Isoprene as a Disruptor of the obligatory syntrophic partnership between Pelotomaculum schinkii–Methanospirillum hungatei
Faculty Research Mentor: Sabrina Beckmann, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-26 Elixiva Marcum and Sydney Morabbi
Research Presentation Title: Microbial Competition of the Cystic Fibrosis Lung
Faculty Research Mentor: Reed Stubbendieck, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-27 Irving Miguel
Research Presentation Title: Responses of Calcium Signaling Network of Pseudomonas aeruginosa During Interactions with Host Airway Epithelium
Faculty Research Mentor: Marianna A. Patrauchan, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-28 Taylor Mills
Research Presentation Title: A novel, deep-branching Neocallimastigomycota strain, isolated from the African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
Faculty Research Mentor: Noha H. Youssef, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-29 Olivia Morgan and Madalyn Cory
Research Presentation Title: PtsN regulates the type 3 secretion system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Faculty Research Mentor: Matthew Cabeen, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-30 Madison Neal
Research Presentation Title: Determining the Rate of Loss of the Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Bacteria
Faculty Research Mentor: Wouter Hoff, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-31 Julia Newberry and Chase Watson
Research Presentation Title: Protein Trafficking within Aspergillus nidulans' Conidiophores Throughout Development
Faculty Research Mentor: Rolf Prade, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-32 Alexis Northrup
Research Presentation Title: Calcium Regulates Uptake of Essential Iron in the Human Pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Faculty Research Mentor: Marianna Patrauchan, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-33 Jake Patterson
Research Presentation Title: Identification of an Antivirulence Signal Produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates
Faculty Research Mentor: Erika Lutter, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-34 Megan Roach
Research Presentation Title: Antifungal Mechanisms of Action by Dendritic Cell Lysosome Proteins
Faculty Research Mentor: Karen Wozniak, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-35 Ella Carter
Research Presentation Title: Adult Attachment, Body Appreciation, Intuitive Eating, and Child Feeding Practices Among Anti-Diet Mothers of 2–8-Year-Old Children
Faculty Research Mentor: Allison Hepworth, Nutritional Sciences
G-36 Rienna Franks
Research Presentation Title: A Curcumin-Enriched Diet Alleviates Metabolic-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) by Reducing Fat Accumulation and Enhancing Insulin Sensitivity in Aged Female Mice Exposed to Nutritional Stress
Faculty Research Mentor: Yoo Kim, Nutritional Sciences
G-37 Jolie Hamilton
Research Presentation Title: Capturing Barriers to Accessing Free Food Resources for International Students at Oklahoma State University: A PhotoVoice Study
Faculty Research Mentor: Harriet Okronipa, Nutritional Sciences
G-38 Aiden Yejoon Kim
Research Presentation Title: Statistical Analysis of Brain Connectivity: Comparing Correlation Matrices and Genotypic Variability
Faculty Research Mentor: Winyoo Chowanadisai, Nutritional Sciences
G-39 Alex Seojoon Kim
Research Presentation Title: Improving Cultural Food Access: Insights from International Students at Oklahoma State University
Faculty Research Mentor: Harriet Okronipa, Nutritional Sciences
G-40 Claire Little
Research Presentation Title: "Girl, Who Knows?" Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness and Knowledge among Undergraduate College Students
Faculty Research Mentor: Rachel Liebe, Nutritional Sciences
G-41 Abby Maupin
Research Presentation Title: The Impact of a Minimal Ultra-Processed Diet on Body Composition in a Real-World Setting
Faculty Research Mentor: Sam Emerson, Nutritional Sciences
G-42 Macy Mueller
Research Presentation Title: Phone Involvement and Eating Behaviors in OSU Undergraduate Students
Faculty Research Mentor: Allison Hepworth, Nutritional Sciences
G-43 Sylvia Wentroble
Research Presentation Title: Challenges to Accessing and Preparing Nourishing Foods Among International Students at Oklahoma State University
Faculty Research Mentor: Harriet Okronipa, Nutritional Sciences
G-44 Tatum Louthan
Research Presentation Title: Impact of Decreasing Ultra-Processed Food Intake on Energy Expenditure
Faculty Research Mentor: Sam Emerson, Nutritional Sciences
G-45 Steven Bachelor
Research Presentation Title: Genetic Identification of Turf Bermudagrass Experimental Selections Using SSR Markers
Faculty Research Mentor: Yanqi Wu, Plant and Soil Sciences
G-46 Audrey Hardgrave
Research Presentation Title: Manganese Speciation in Anaerobic, Organic-Matter-Rich Wetland Environments
Faculty Research Mentor: Julie LaBar, Plant and Soil Sciences
G-47 Brody Houser
Research Presentation Title: Identifying morphological differences in Bromus spp.
Faculty Research Mentor: Liberty Galvin, Plant and Soil Sciences
G-48 Ty Shreve
Research Presentation Title: Assessing the Incidence of Herbicide Resistance in Annual Italian Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum) Across Oklahoma Wheat Fields
Faculty Research Mentor: Liberty Galvin, Plant and Soil Sciences
G-49 James Davis
Research Presentation Title: How bulbs get swole: resource allocation patterns across bulbous plants.
Faculty Research Mentor: Cody Howard, Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution
G-50 Lainey Kirshberger
Research Presentation Title: Hybridization Patterns and Morphological Variation in Quercus welshii
Faculty Research Mentor: Antonio Castilla, Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution
G-51 Shelby McMahan, Reece Phillips, and Remington Fiore
Research Presentation Title: Four Soil Treatments Effect on Mycorrhizal Root Colonization... Were They Effective?
Faculty Research Mentor: Bene Bachelot, Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution
G-52 Jonathan Medellin
Research Presentation Title: Integrative Analysis of Plant Community Dynamics using ALEOS Drone and Hyperspectral Data
Faculty Research Mentor: Benedicte Bachelot, Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution
G-53 Jorin Stockebrand
Research Presentation Title: Identifying Species of White Oaks Can be a Hairy Process
Faculty Research Mentor: Antonio R. Castilla, Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution
G-54 Kirby Wilcox
Research Presentation Title: Optimizing Plant Biodiversity Monitoring through Data-Driven Analysis of Environmental DNA Sampling Methods
Faculty Research Mentor: Antonio R. Castilla, Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution
G-55 Dakota Whitman
Research Presentation Title: The role of spanins in cell lysis during pyocin production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Faculty Research Mentor: Matthew Cabeen, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-56 Andrew Shepard
Research Presentation Title: Effects of Fungicide on Mycorrhizal Root Colonization and Soil Health
Faculty Research Mentor: Bene Bachelot