POSTER SESSION
Abstract submission will be accepted until September 23rd
The space to display posters is one side of a 4ft x 4ft poster board.
Moderated Poster Discussion: Abstracts for poster presentations will been classified into thematic categories (groups 1 to 9). Following the open poster viewing opportunities during the allocated breaks, there will be a moderated poster discussion in the following format.
- All presenters in each group should gather at the first poster in each group where they will meet with assigned moderators for their thematic category.
- Each presenter will have 5 minutes of total time allocated to their poster, with 3 minutes overview presentation of the take-home results and message from their study and 2 minutes time available from questions from the moderators and the audience.
- Each poster will be presented sequentially with strict adherence to allocated times.
- Following the presentation of all posters in each group, the moderators will lead a brief 5-10min discussion of the main themes and summative conclusions from the studies presented within each group.
Poster discussion groups:
| Poster ID | Submitter | Track | Title |
| 2 | Alecia Rokes, University of Pittsburgh |
1 | Differences in tigecycline resistance between a clinical and a laboratory strain of Acinetobacter baumannii highlight the importance of evolutionary history in adaptation. |
| 16 | Jose Goyco-Blas, University of Pittsburgh |
1 | Isolation and Characterization of cellulolytic bacteria from the gut microbiota of wild rodents |
| 17 | Bárbara Ferreira, Carnegie Mellon University |
1 | Genomic characterization of the TprA/PhrA signaling system in streptococcal genomes |
| 20 | Mische Holland, University of Pittsburgh |
1 | Using genomes from D. discoideum sister species to reveal signatures of natural selection |
| 23 | Nathalie Chen, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
1 | Different adaptive strategies underlie persistence of two multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae clades associated with hospital-acquired infection |
| 48 | Emily Drill, Carnegie Mellon University |
1 | Investigating the effect of microbiome modification on C. elegans using computational tools |
| 63 | Patrick Bradley, The Ohio State University |
1 | Gut microbial gene clusters with homology to human enzymes can lead to parallel drug metabolism |
| 4 | Aubrey Frantz, University of North Texas at Dallas |
1 | Chronic Exposure to Quaternary Ammonium Compounds Leads to the Development of Antimicrobial Tolerance and Antibiotic Resistance in Species of the Human Skin Microbiota |
| 1 | Tera Levin, University of Pittsburgh |
1 | Evolution and HGT in a host-pathogen battle for iron |
| 8 | Catherine Phelps, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
2 | Defining mechanisms by which physical exercise mediates improved antitumor immunity and tumor suppression in ICI-resistant melanoma. |
| 12 | Vrishketan Sethi, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
2 | A Common Gut Bacterium Uses Tryptophan to Promote Pancreatic Cancer through the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor |
| 14 | Jake Shapira, University of Pittsburgh |
2 | Impact of Intratumoral Veillonella dispar in Preclinical Melanoma |
| 21 | Emma Zawacki, University of Pittsburgh |
2 | Anaerobic isolation and characterization of cellulolytic bacteria from the gut microbiota of wild rodents |
| 24 | Jacqueline Holden | 2 | The Uromicrobiome in Children with Spina Bifida |
| 27 | Rebecca Hoyd, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center |
2 | The tumor microbiome is associated with hypoxia and response to radiation treatment in colorectal cancer |
| 48 | Emily Drill – 2, Carnegie Mellon University |
2 | Investigating the effect of microbiome modification on C. elegans using computational tools |
| 68 | Deepthi Mallela, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute |
2 | Comprehensive biochemical and genetic analysis of bile acids and cardiometabolic disease risks |
| 9 | Luzmariel Medina, University of Pittsburgh |
3 | Role of Gut Commensal Protist in Loss of Oral Tolerance to Dietary Antigens |
| 13 | Kyle Emerson, Duquesne University |
3 | Impacts of the Environmental Microbial Species Pool on the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in Larval Amphibians. |
| 32 | Victoria Heinrich, University of Pittsburgh |
3 | Obese mice with allergic airway disease have lower TMAO accumulation along the gut-lung axis |
| 35 | Sara Alqudah, Cleveland Clinic |
3 | Gut Microbial Metabolism of Dietary Polyphenols in Health and Disease |
| 51 | Matthew Rogers, University of Pittsburgh |
3 | The salivary microbiome of patients with acute lower respiratory tract infection – a multicenter cohort study |
| 58 | Josiah Radder, University of Pittsburgh |
3 | Socioeconomic deprivation is associated with decreased alpha diversity and altered community composition in a clinically diverse cohort |
| 62 | Mona Chatrizeh | 3 | Plant-based enteral nutrition is superior to artificial nutrition in recovering antibiotic-induced immune suppression |
| 67 | Xinmin Li, Cleveland Clinic |
3 | Gut microbial metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and incident abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) risks |
| 11 | Sara Alqudah, Cleveland Clinic |
4 | Role of the gut microbiota in the efficacy of dietary intervention with flavonoid-containing foods in obesity and metabolic diseases |
| 39 | Kala Mahen, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic |
4 | The Gut Microbe-Derived Metabolite TMA Shape Host Circadian Metabolic Rhythms Via the Host G Protein-Coupled Receptor TAAR5. |
| 43 | Jianglin Zhang, Carnegie Mellon University |
4 | Microbiota-dependent epigenetic regulation of tuft cell differentiation and circadian rhythms |
| 45 | Sumita Dutta, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute |
4 | Gut microbiome-derived N-acyl serinols regulate host’s postprandial metabolic homeostasis |
| 48 | Emily Drill – 3, Carnegie Mellon University |
4 | Investigating the effect of microbiome modification on C. elegans using computational tools |
| 61 | Christian Quiles-Pérez, The Ohio State University |
4 | Comparative analysis of metabolic regulation in Lachnospiraceae |
| 66 | Shaw Camphire, Carnegie Mellon University |
4 | What Controls the Controller? Regulation of Rgg144, a Critical Transcriptional Factor in Pneumococcal Colonization |
| 30 | Alex McPherson | 4 | Dietary tryptophan catabolite released by intratumoral Lactobacillus reuteri facilitates anti-PD-L1 therapy |
| 10 | Jessica Packard, Duquesne University |
5 | Inhibition of HSV-1 DNA Replication by Targeting Host Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA) |
| 19 | Layan Hamidi Nia, Lerner Research Institute of Cleveland Clinic |
5 | Delivery of Microbiome Metabolites to the Gastrointestinal Tract |
| 31 | Abigail Lustig, University of Pittsburgh |
5 | Characterizing co-infecting enterococci in patients with C. difficile infection |
| 34 | Jojo Prentice, Carnegie Mellon University |
5 | Synergy between c-di-GMP and quorum-sensing signaling in Vibrio cholerae biofilm morphogenesis |
| 44 | Junjie Ma, Carnegie Mellon University |
5 | Intron retention of SRSF5: another channel of gut microbiota communication with the host |
| 49 | Khaled Sayed, University of Florida |
5 | Spatiotemporal analysis of oral, lung and gut microbiota in acute respiratory failure |
| 55 | Karina Mueller Brown, Carnegie Mellon University |
5 | Coordinating pneumococcal cell-cell communication in the human host- the dual role of PptAB and Eep |
| 60 | Matthew Evans, University of Pittsburgh |
5 | Corynebacterium Macginleyi Induces Inflammatory Cell Death in Human Corneal Epithelial Cells |
| 42 | Theodore Reed, University of Notre Dame |
5 | Altered Microbial Biogeography in an Innate Model of Colitis |
| 6 | Kathyayini Gopalakrishna, University of Pittsburgh |
6 | A CRISPR/Cas-based gene knockdown approach identifies group B Streptococcus surface-associated proteins that dampen macrophage inflammatory signaling |
| 18 | Joseph Heath, Duquesne University |
6 | Characterizing Integrator Complex Function During Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 Infection |
| 28 | Julia Malnak, University of Pittsburgh |
6 | Mycobacterium smegmatis Knockouts ΔMSMEG_4504 and ΔMSMEG_2351 are Resistant to Infection by Clinically Relevant Phage ZoeJ∆45 |
| 29 | Edward Culbertson, University of Pittsburgh |
6 | Investigation of ancient immune proteins in eukaryotes |
| 54 | Corine Jackman, Carnegie Mellon University |
6 | Mini-Bioreactors for the Study of Bacterial Cell-Cell Communication |
| 57 | Samuel Czerski, Drexel University |
6 | The microbiota of the nasopharynx and associations with SARS-CoV-2 |
| 59 | Andres Pulgarin, University of Pittsburgh |
6 | Microbiome-Derived Butyrate: Role in Attenuation of Pulmonary Hypertension-Associated Endothelial Phenotypes |
| 3 | Apollo Stacy, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute |
7 | Infection trains the host for microbiota-enhanced resistance to pathogens |
| 5 | Audrey Duff, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital |
7 | Evidence of microbial-driven ileal immune dysregulation in recipients of microbiota transplant from aged donors |
| 33 | Evan Gu, University of Pittsburgh |
7 | Microbial transmission between Pika and Marmot in North America |
| 41 | Shekina Gonzalez-Ferrer, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
7 | STAT1 regulates excessive neutrophilic inflammation and limits lung Injury in a model of pneumonia-induced sepsis |
| 47 | Surya Pandey, University of Pittsburgh |
7 | Role of Gasdermin C in intestinal type-2 immunity |
| 50 | Clarisse Engl, University of Pittsburgh |
7 | Explore the immunomodulatory consequences of protist-derived metabolites in the gut |
| 52 | Sonia Kruszelnicki, University of Pittsburgh |
7 | Influence of the Microbiota on Lung-Specific Macrophage Programming |
| 65 | Marc Dandin, Carnegie Mellon University |
7 | Microsystem-based Assays for Studying the Effects of Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles on Immune System Cells |
| 36 | Rachel Markley, Cleveland Clinic |
7 | Aryl polyenes expressed by Uropathogenic Escherichia coli contribute to pathogenesis in a mouse model |
| 7 | Madeleine Umstead, University of Pittsburgh |
8 | Exploring evolutionary relationships between antibiotic and bacteriophage susceptibility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| 22 | Jackie Shane, University of Pittsburgh |
8 | Prob-eye-otics: Cytokine Producing Therapeutic Ocular Commensals |
| 25 | John Renye, USDA ARS |
8 | Identification and Characterization of a Molecular Mechanism of Intra-Species Competition in Streptococcus. |
| 26 | Viharika Bobba, Cleveland Clinic |
8 | Identifying potential drug targets in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens |
| 38 | Matthew Hensley, UPMC |
8 | Integrative metagenomics and host-response profiling in the lower respiratory tract and systemic circulation of patients with severe pneumonia. |
| 40 | Peng Gao, University of Pittsburgh |
8 | Precision environmental health monitoring by longitudinal exposome and multi-omics profiling |
| 46 | Rui Liang, Universtiy of Pittsburgh |
8 | Developing anti-microbial graphene coating on surgical meshes |
| 56 | Bailey Smith, Carnegie Mellon University |
8 | All Roads Lead to Rome: Studying a Locus Regulated by Multiple Cell-Cell Communication Systems. |
| 64 | Joshua Earl, Drexel University |
8 | Near Full Ribosomal Human-Associated Fungal Microbiome Database |