Poster Session G:
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Entomology and Plant Pathology; Enviormental Science; Horticulture and Landscape Architecture; Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; Nutritional Sciences; Plant and Soil Sciences; and Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution (41 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-02 Ethan Shaw
Research Collaborators: Noha Youssef, Emma Mills, Amelea Jones
Research Presentation Title: Determining DNA Differences: Using PCR to Determine the Genetic Material in Deltochilum gibbosum Fed on Either Dung or Carrion
Faculty Research Mentor: Wyatt Hoback, Entomology and Plant Pathology
G-03 Reese Trujillo
Research Collaborators: M. Driever, Peña Zuniga, R. Ruschel Kanotz, F. Ochoa Corona
Research Presentation Title: Virome-viroid Complexity of Cut-Flower Chrysanthemums in Oklahoma
Faculty Research Mentor: Francisco Ochoa Corona, Entomology and Plant Pathology
G-04 Audrey Hardgrave
Research Collaborators: Scotland Souders
Research Presentation Title: Changes in Manganese Concentrations in Acid Mine Drainage through Passive Treatment Systems
Faculty Research Mentor: Julie LaBar, Environmental Science
G-05 Scotland Souders
Research Collaborators: Julie LaBar
Research Presentation Title: Passive Treatment of Mine Drainage and the Behavior of Manganese
Faculty Research Mentor: Julie LaBar, Environmental Science
G-06 Kristal Casey
Research Collaborators: Lou Anella
Research Presentation Title: Pl@ntNet App - Photographing and Identifying Herbaceous Plants for The Botanic Garden at Oklahoma State University
Faculty Research Mentor: Lou Anella, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
G-07 Victoria Hughes
Research Collaborators: Katie Stenmark, Niels Maness, Bruce Dunn
Research Presentation Title: Quality analysis of bitter acids in hops (Humulus lupulus L.) from greenhouse production systems in Oklahoma.
Faculty Research Mentor: Charles Fontanier, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
G-08 Madeline Mocio
Research Collaborators: Bruce Dunn, Amandeep Kaur, Charles Fontanier, Lu Chang
Research Presentation Title: Plant Growth, Nutrient Uptake, and Vitamin A Content of Hydroponic Mustard Greens with Supplemental Seaweed Extract.
Faculty Research Mentor: Bruce Dunn, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
G-09 Simon Riley
Research Collaborators: Aaron Essary
Research Presentation Title: Observational Study of Vitis vinifera in Perkins, Oklahoma
Faculty Research Mentor: Aaron Essary, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
G-10 Sam Wiesepape
Research Presentation Title: Bermudagrass Genotypes and Their Responses to Varying Light Intensities
Faculty Research Mentor: Charles Fontanier, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
G-11 Elyse Cronic
Research Collaborators: Brittney Conn, Toby Nelson, Karen Wozniak
Research Presentation Title: Identification of the Antifungal Mechanism of EIPE-1 against Cryptococcus neoformans
Faculty Research Mentor: Karen Wozniak, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-12 Clauddia Dodd
Research Collaborators: Ramee Aranda
Research Presentation Title: Defining Upstream Protein Kinases of Atypical MAPKs in Dictyostelium discoideum
Faculty Research Mentor: Jeff Hadwiger, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-13 Emma England
Research Collaborators: Carrie Pratt, Mostafa Elshahed, Noha Youssef
Research Presentation Title: Evaluating the Impact of Redox Potential on Growth Capacity of Anaerobic Gut Fungi
Faculty Research Mentor: Noha Youssef, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-14 Gracie Faver
Research Collaborators: Erica Lutter
Research Presentation Title: Detection and characterization of rifampicin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants
Faculty Research Mentor: Yingxin Chang, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-15 Jonathan Lee
Research Collaborators: Reed Stubbendieck
Research Presentation Title: Stress Inducing Acids on Moraxella catarrhalis
Faculty Research Mentor: Reed Stubbendieck, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-16 Jacob Lieberman
Research Collaborators: Timothy Hubin
Research Presentation Title: Antifungal Activity of Novel Macrocycle Derivatives on Cryptococcus neoformans
Faculty Research Mentor: Karen Wozniak, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-17 Ella McReynolds
Research Collaborators: Noha Youssef, Mostafa Elshahed
Research Presentation Title: An exploration into how habitat transition impacted the evolutionary trajectory and genomic repertoire of the phylum Acidobacteriota
Faculty Research Mentor: Noha Youssef, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-18 Olivia Morgan
Research Collaborators: Somalisa Pan, Matthew Cabeen
Research Presentation Title: PtsN, a component of the nitrogen-related phosphotransferase system, is a newfound regulator of the T3SS in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Faculty Research Mentor: Matthew Cabeen, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-19 Jake Patterson
Research Collaborators: Hollis Holcomb, Erika Lutter
Research Presentation Title: Identification of an Antivirulence Signal Produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates
Faculty Research Mentor: Erika Lutter, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-20 Megan Roach
Research Collaborators: Benjamin Nelson, Savannah Beakley, Karen Wozniak
Research Presentation Title: Antifungal Mechanisms of Action by Dendritic Cell Lysosome Proteins
Faculty Research Mentor: Karen Wozniak, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-21 Will Stewart
Research Collaborators: Niloy Kumar Das
Research Presentation Title: Purification of Bacillus subtilis kinase protein RsbT for antibody preparation
Faculty Research Mentor: Matthew Cabeen, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-22 Rebecca Wilson
Research Collaborators: Noopur Dasgupta, Chelsea Murphy
Research Presentation Title: Investigating Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance in Microbes from Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Faculty Research Mentor: Erika Lutter, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-23 Lorelei Winton
Research Collaborators: Myriam Achour, Jacob Burch-Konda
Research Presentation Title: The role of calcium sensor EfhP in regulating pyoverdine production in a human pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Faculty Research Mentor: Marianna Patrauchan, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-24 Adriahna Blackburn
Research Collaborators: Christopher Hamm, Jesna Merin Varghese, Matthew Cabeen
Research Presentation Title: A paradoxical role for the PrtR repressor in non-canonical pyocin expression seen in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Faculty Research Mentor: Matthew Cabeen, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-25 Amber Dohmen
Research Collaborators: Saylor Hampton, Catalina Bradley, Gunnar Hoogerwerf, Clarice Huffman, Scout Powell, Sarah Teeman, Rosalie Dohmen, Wouter Hoff
Research Presentation Title: Identifying the physiological function and signaling pathway of novel bacterial photoreceptors
Faculty Research Mentor: Wouter Hoff, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-26 William Ertl
Research Collaborators: Swarnali Mukherjee
Research Presentation Title: Elucidating Proton Pumping in Cyanobacteria Complex I Using Site-Directed Mutagenesis and Phenotypic Analysis
Faculty Research Mentor: Robert Burnap, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-27 Ashley Jackson
Research Collaborators: Autumn Hansen, Matthew Cabeen
Research Presentation Title: Relative roles of holin and lysin enzymes in cell lysis and pyocin release by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Faculty Research Mentor: Matthew Cabeen, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-28 Ty Young
Research Collaborators: Carrie Pratt, Mostafa Elshahed
Research Presentation Title: Exploring AGF Communities in Avian Host
Faculty Research Mentor: Noha Youssef, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
G-29 Bailee Arthur
Research Collaborators: Sanmi Alake, Femi Olawale, Jessica Orphan, Bryant Keirns, Sam Emerson, Brenda Smith, Edralin Lucas, Ashlea Braun
Research Presentation Title: Fecal Short Chain Fatty Acids Predict Eating Behavior of Postmenopausal Women after Completion of a Dietary Pulses Intervention
Faculty Research Mentor: Edralin Lucas, Nutritional Sciences
G-30 Nishi Gandhi
Research Collaborators: Allison Hepworth
Research Presentation Title: Nutritional Aspects of Recipes on Pinterest for Increasing Breast Milk Production
Faculty Research Mentor: Allison Hepworth, Nutritional Sciences
G-31 Aiden Yejoon Kim
Research Collaborators: R. Sigdel, P. Johnson, G. Meade, S. Emerson, W. Chowanadisai
Research Presentation Title: Using customized polygenic risk scores to improve the study of nutrient metabolism gene effects in nutrient-gene association models
Faculty Research Mentor: Winyoo Chowanadisai, Nutritional Sciences
G-32 Kaitlin Koons
Research Collaborators: Allison Hepworth
Research Presentation Title: Associations Between Food Parenting and Child Eating Behavior: A Survey of Anti-Diet Parents
Faculty Research Mentor: Allison Hepworth, Nutritional Sciences
G-33 Madi Myers
Research Collaborators: Taylor Allen, Harriet Okronipa
Research Presentation Title: Hunger in higher education: A focus on food insecurity among international students at the Oklahoma State University
Faculty Research Mentor: Harriet Okronipa, Nutritional Sciences
G-34 Angelique Robinson
Research Collaborators: Jong Beom Jin
Research Presentation Title: The Role of Glucose Metabolism in Postnatal Heart Regeneration After Myocardial Infarction
Faculty Research Mentor: Jiyoung Bae, Nutritional Sciences
G-35 Ty Shreve
Research Presentation Title: IronGate(R) herbicide efficacy against Bromus spp. grass weeds in Oklahoma wheat cropping systems
Faculty Research Mentor: Liberty Galvin, Plant and Soil Sciences
G-36 Withdrawn
G-37 Luke Reynolds
Research Collaborators: Bárbara dos Santos, Alexandre Rocateli
Research Presentation Title: Evaluating the Effects of Interseeding Winter Wheat on Bermudagrass Summer Early Production
Faculty Research Mentor: Alexandre Rocateli, Plant and Soil Sciences
G-38 Addison Darby
Research Collaborators: Shelby McMahan
Research Presentation Title: Influence of Micro Consumer Interactions on Grassland Diversity
Faculty Research Mentor: Benedicte Bachelot, Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution
G-39 Gemini Hoffman
Research Collaborators: Jacob Martin, Mercy Dahunsi, Adam Nemeth, William Cook, Eduardo Colmenares, Charles Cannon, Antonio Castilla
Research Presentation Title: Kinship Connections: Investigating fine scale genetic structure in a highly fragmented population of gray oak.
Faculty Research Mentor: Antonio Castilla, Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution
G-40 Shelby McMahan
Research Collaborators: Elizabeth Struble, Kianoosh Hassani, Ny Aina Rakotoarivony, Hamed Gholizadeh, Bene Bachelot
Research Presentation Title: Remote Sensing Fails to Detect How Lespedeza Cuneata Invasion Alters Soil Bacteria Communities
Faculty Research Mentor: Bene Bachelot, Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution
G-41 Cade Seabolt
Research Collaborators: Cindy Newlander
Research Presentation Title: Early growth and germination in two hybridizing oak species
Faculty Research Mentor: Antonio R. Castilla, Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution
G-42 Elizabeth Struble
Research Collaborators: Gina Errico, Shelby McMahan, Addison Darby, Benedicte Bachelot
Research Presentation Title: Spilling the Beans: The Effect of Coffee Spillover on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
Faculty Research Mentor: Benedicte Bachelot, Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution