Oregon State Microbiology Grad Students

Our department will not require GRE scores for applications for Fall, 2021 admission. GRE scores will not be used in our admissions evaluation. However, because some fellowships still use the GRE in their evaluation process, we are choosing to make submission of scores optional.

Our new paper published today in @SpringerCORE investigating the impacts of chronic nitrate enrichment on corals and their offspring! Such a fun collaboration with @SciStrader @laurenhowekerr @JordanASims_ @_ashore_ @BurkepileLab @AdrienneSCorrea

Congrats to @Corbin13Isodope for successfully defending his Ph.D on Dec. 9! Corbin's work in zebrafish used eDNA and dPCR techniques to develop novel water assays to further characterize transmission dynamics of the Pseudoloma neurophilia pathogen. #microbiology #PhD

#OregonStateUniversity #microbiology #PhD

Congrats to @BrycePenta who successfully defended his dissertation in late November! His work examined the role of phytoplankton in marine biogeochemical cycles. Everyone in the micro department is excited to see Dr. Penta continue to do exemplary work as his career progresses.

Our new research comparing replicate 16S datasets prepped similarly but sequenced on dif platforms shows inconsistencies in #microbial diversity & composition, urging caution for comparative studies. @AlelimonHA @VegaThurber @baumlab @SamStarko Read more: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Here's what Jacob has to say about his work "The goal of this research is to improve our understanding of each probiotic bacteria's mechanism of action to make them a safer and more informed choice as therapeutics for metabolic disease in the future."

#TalkNerdyToMe #probiotics #OSU #microbiology Jacob Pederson's research focuses on identifying the mechanisms by which probiotic bacteria can influence a host's metabolic phenotypes. He uses a combination of wet lab and computational methods to investigate this interaction.

#TalkNerdyToMe Susie Cummings studies the microbial ecology of methane seeps. They use metagenomic tools to examine the biological/chemical capabilities of these communities, with particular interest in the role of Archaea in the ecosystems. Follow them researchgate.net/profile/Susie-…

#TalkNerdyToMe #Coralreefs #OSU @AVompe investigates coral resilience to local and global stressors in Mo'orea, French Polynesia. Alex uses 16S sequencing to better understand the effect of stressors on the microbial ecology of these Coral reefs. follow-researchgate.net/profile/Alex-V…

#TalkNerdyToMe Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOC), Oh My! @Vaishna92454804 investigates the micro-algal production of these compounds to ascertain the range of BVOCs produced by different algal species. Follow Vaish at: researchgate.net/profile/Vaishn… #OSU #sciencetwitter #algae

#TalkNerdyToMe #salmon #PNW #OSU "Protecting wild salmon is one of the few universally good things I know"-Ben Americus @LilB907 investigates Ceratonova shasta infections in salmon and helps inform management decisions in the Klamath River. Learn more @ researchgate.net/profile/Benjam…

#TalkNerdyToMe @MichaelSieler investigates how exogenous factors, such as diet, anthropogenic climate change, and environmental chemicals, impact the gut microbiome using the vertebrate model organism zebrafish. Follow this link to learn more! researchgate.net/profile/Michae…

#TalkNerdyToMe Microbes eat methane. Want to learn about the microbial diversity in glacial outwash ponds and their roles in carbon cycling follow OSU graduate student Jessica Buser Young @buser_young or use this link to find her google scholar profile: scholar.google.com/citations?user…

S/O to @Ocean11osu & their weekly newsletter that shares tons of volunteer/intern/job opportunities! 🌊 📩 I’ve been appointed on the Benton County Environment and Natural Resources Advisory Committee! #SciPol #SciComm

Wow 2 new papers in one day! Congratulations on your first, first-author paper @AMessyasz ! 🎉 Coral Bleaching Phenotypes Associated With Differential Abundances of Nucleocytoplasmic Large DNA Viruses #coralbleaching #viruses #NCLDV frontiersin.org/article/10.338…

Congrats Dr. Vega Thurber!

TRACE-OSU is supporting health and safety of our campus communities through in-person and wastewater testing. #OSUScience #CovidTesting #Fall2020 #PublicHealth bit.ly/32XbpbI

Check out an amazing series of talks in OSU's new seminar series on global pandemics. Tomorrow at 3 the first talk is by science author & NatGeo journalist David Quammen, "The Ecology and Evolution of a Coronavirus." Watch on Zoom: beav.es/eecb bit.ly/3hY1Xco

I'm a doctor y'all.

Happy to share our publication looking at stinging cells of corals and jellyfish, compared with their parasitic cousins authors.elsevier.com/a/1bhtx4j~kreUh