Our general field of research is Microbial Ecology, and we sought to answer the question of how Antarctic microbial communities grow and change under oxidative stress. Antarctica is a perfect resource for studying microorganisms, as the ice-covered lakes are one of the few places where there is an entirely microbial food web. This simplified food […]
B16-P: Transposon Mediated Integration and Cas9 Assisted Promoter Optimization of Psilocybin Biosynthetic Pathway for in vivo Production in E. coli
Psychedelics have shown promise for the treatment of several mental disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, treatment resistant depression, and addiction. These small biomolecules are difficult to mass produce through chemical means or through extraction from the original organism. Recently, psilocybin has been produced on a gram per liter scale in E. coli using […]
A46-P: The Development of the Miami University-Middletown Tree Loop Over the Last 20 Years
The research done has been conducted and completed at the Miami University-Middletown campus in the field of Botany. This research was performed on the campus’ “Trail Loop,” that consist of roughly 105 trees that are tagged with numbers. Throughout the time spent on the Trail Loop, the database for the tagged tress on this loop […]
A01-P: Different Barriers in Different Countries: A Global Health Case Study Investigating Vaccination Barriers in Countries of Varying Socioeconomic Status
The benefits of vaccination are demonstrated through the eradication and significant decrease in vaccine-preventable disease incidence, although the coverage of highly recommended vaccines is often below the threshold. This threshold is the minimum coverage required to eliminate the circulation of the virus and development in susceptible subjects. By not achieving the minimum coverage, cases will […]
C15-P: The Effectiveness of Dental Sealants in Preventing Dental Caries in the Ages 3 and Older
The Public Health major, with a focus in epidemiology, requires a capstone research project to be done in the field of public health and epidemiology. For my research project, I chose to study oral health and disease outcomes, specifically in the field of dentistry. Oral health dictates overall health in a variety of ways such […]
C18-P: What Is the Prevalence of Hpv Cases Among Males and Females Based on Their History of Hpv Vaccination?
With both of us having majors and interests in public health, we focused our research area on a huge topic in that field right now: vaccinations. Not only are vaccinations extremely important in reducing the burden of infectious diseases, but can also reduce inequity, disability, and death[7]. We decided to research vaccinations in terms of […]
C28-P: Microbial Stress Resistance in Antarctic Lake Communities
The microbial communities of Antarctic lakes have evolved to thrive under the extreme conditions present in their niche habitats. Ranging from low temperatures to high salinity, a number of obstacles are present which these communities must overcome to survive. We exposed enrichment cultures isolated from two different Antarctic lakes, Lake Bonney, and Lake Fryxell, as […]
C34-P: MBI 223/224: Writing pages about phages: A genomic analysis of novel bacteriophages of Microbacterium foliorum and Mycobacterium smegmatis
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a smaller than usual Miami University Microbiology 223/224 class of 2020-2021 set out to culture, characterize, and annotate genomes of bacteriophages from Ohio and Pennsylvania soil and leaf samples capable of infecting the soil bacterium Microbacterium foliorum strain NRRL B-24224. In the fall semester of 2020, six lytic bacteriophages were isolated […]
C37-P: Internet of Things Botnet Detection Using Network Flow Analysis
Our general research area is cybersecurity in the Internet of Things(IoT). The Internet of Things proposes an unprecedented opportunity as everything can be interconnected; however, it also raises countless security risks. Adversely, a network of bots can be deployed to attack a variety of systems and devices, causing malicious activity. We are working on creating […]
C38-P: Role of β-Adrenergic Signaling in Infant Stress-Enhanced Fear Learning
Early life stress (ELS) produces an increased vulnerability for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One of the hallmark characteristics of PTSD is an increase in fear responding over time (Elharrar et al., 2013). Using a well-established rodent model developed in our lab between early life adversity and the development of PTSD-like phenotype, which we call stress-enhanced […]