Our research was conducted as a part of BIO159, a Neuroscience seminar that seeks to inform neuroscience majors of the research occurring on campus. In order to become acquainted with ongoing research, the class worked in groups to identify a lab of our choice. We used the Miami University Libraries resources to obtain research articles […]
C05-P: Metagenomic Analysis of Ammonia Oxidizer and Heterotrophic Bacteria Co-Cultures
Microbial ecology seeks to understand and characterize microbial community structure. Around 99% of microbes have yet to be cultured in the lab, as they require conditions we are unable to imitate. To circumvent this problem, researchers have developed a method to sequence all the genetic material of an environmental sample. This method, called metagenomic sequencing, […]
C04-T: How Fast does Magma Move? Insights from Volcanoes of the Central Andes
Reaction rims surrounding amphiboles in hornblendites allow for the investigation of the timescales associated with magmatic ascent beneath volcanoes and new insights into the magma dynamics beneath active volcanic centers. The hornblendites of this study originated from andesitic-dacitic lavas that erupted from the Quillicas Volcanoes of the Central Bolivian Andes approximately 1.4 million years ago. […]
B31-P: Comparing Microbial Parasitic Protists and Predators in Antarctic and Temperate Lakes
Parasitic protists are microbes that invade species and derive substances from them; this can be a positive, negative or neutral relationship (Baron 1996). Microbial predators kill other microbes to use for energy and a carbon source (Perez et. al. 2015). They are vital parts of the Antarctic and temperate lake food webs. It is important […]
A30-P: Structural Determination of Alr1300 in Nostoc sp. PCC 7120: Functional Insights to Pentapeptide Repeat Proteins
Alr1300 is a protein of an unknown structure and function in cyanobacteria, Nostoc sp. PCC 71210. This protein is part of the same gene cluster as alr1298 which is from the pentapeptide class of proteins which is a common structure with an unknown function in cyanobacteria. Since the function of proteins in gene clusters tend […]
A18-P: Seminar in Neuroscience: Dr. Killian’s Lab
BIO 159, titled Seminar in Neuroscience, is a class taught by Dr. Joyce Fernandes and focussed on familiarizing students with ongoing Neuroscience research at Miami University. In order to become acquainted with ongoing research, the class worked in groups to identify a lab of our choice. Our group chose to examine the research lab of […]
B02-T: Utilization of Remote Sensing to Identify Brownfields
Recognizing brownfield prevalence in the United States and globally, researchers strive to better understand brownfields and their climate implications. A brownfield is defined as a property that has a complicated redevelopment or reuse process because of potential hazardous substances, pollutants, or contamination present at the site (EPA 2012). There is a need for brownfield identification […]
B16-T: Fast Quantum Control of Bose-Einstein Condensates for Inertial Sensing Applications
Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) are systems of atoms at near absolute zero that exhibit quantum behavior. Consequently, BECs exist in a state of extremely low kinetic and heat energy. Any extra energy added to the system can destroy the BEC. As such, moving BECs quickly is a significant problem for experiments in quantum labs and applications […]
A21-P: Neuroelectric Imaging to Map Brain Function in the Thomas Lab: A Project of the BIO/PSY 159 Course
BIO/PSY 159, Seminar in Neuroscience, is a class taught by Dr. Joyce Fernandes and familiarizes students with ongoing Neuroscience research at Miami University. The class worked in groups to identify a research lab of our choice. This group chose to explore Dr. Thomas’ research lab in the Psychology department, with interests in cognitive neuroscience. The […]
A06-P: Prevention of Apoptosis By Chlamydia
Pamela Lewis, a student of Dr. Joseph Carlin’s lab of the Microbiology Department and Director of the Mallory-Wilson Center for Healthcare Education at Miami University, is a microbiology major who is interested in studying Chlamydia trachomatis. She is interested in seeing how HeLa cells infected with C. trachomatis are avoiding apoptosis. Because of this, she […]