Since the discovery in 1991 of the bacterium M. penetrans in immunocompromised patients, including HIV-positive patients, this organism has been described as a potential cofactor in AIDS, helping advance the progression of the disease (Lo et al., 1992, 1993), and unlikely to be able to infect immunocompetent individuals. However, the recent detection of M. penetrans […]
C96: Eukaryotic Diversity In Perennially Ice-Covered Lakes
Studying organisms that live and thrive in perennially ice-covered lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valley of Antarctica is the primary focus of Dr. Morgan-Kiss’s lab. Dr. Morgan-Kiss finds it important to compare her findings with other researchers around the world who study similar lakes. Key characteristics these lakes need to share to be included in […]
B19: Constructing the B Lymphoid Protein Interaction Network of FCRL1
Immunology seeks to investigate the immune system’s response to pathogens and the diseases that result when the immune system is improperly regulated. B cells are immune cells that function to produce antibodies, proteins that target a specific molecule for destruction by the immune system. However, in autoimmune diseases, antibodies may target the host’s body. To […]
A91: Pap Smear Access in Lima, Peru: Societal, Financial, and Structural Barriers
Low-income countries are disproportionately impacted by preventable cancers such as cervical cancer. Cervical cancer has even been identified as the top cause of cancer morbidities in Peru. Screening for cervical cancer can be done via pap smears. In the beautiful city of Lima, Peru, inequality in healthcare access is an everyday problem for women. Within […]
B57: Gut Microbes and Atherosclerosis: How Your Microbiome Is Influencing Your Health
Because of its variation across different individuals even in similar environments, the gut microbiome can influence the health of different people in different ways. One major example is the way that different microbes consume quaternary amine compounds (QAs) that are prevalent in the human diet, such as in red meat and wheat. Some gut microbes […]
B40: Acclimation of an Antarctic Alga to Environmental Stress
In studying the Antarctic psychrophile Chlamydomonas sp. UWO 241, one topic of particular interest has been the novel mechanisms it uses to deal with stress and maintain photosynthetic capability in its environment. Previous work established that UWO 241 uses constitutively upregulated photosystem-I driven cyclic electron flow to deal with high salinity stress. The goal of […]
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