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    Microbiology Research

    Dahlonega Campus

    Dobrusia Bialonska, Ph.D.

    • Main Research Goals
      • Antimicrobial drugs
        • Inhibiting growth
        • Inhibiting quorum sensing
        • Development of new drugs
    • Potential Roles for Students
      • Growing bacteria and yeast
      • Performing antimicrobial assays
      • Quantifying the expression of the gene(s) that code(s) for the signal molecule used in bacterial communication
      • Identifying and isolating microorganisms producing antimicrobial compounds

    Alison Kanak, Ph.D. 

    • Main Research Goals
      • Understanding and characterization of novel bacteriophage.
    • Potential Roles for Students
      • Bioinformatics
      • Microbial cultivation and phage propagation
      • RNA extraction
      • PCR
      • qPCR
      • Gel electrophoresis
      • Presentations
    • Relevant Publications
      Lee M, Puglisi KM, UMBC STEM-BUILD Cohort 1, Erill I, Caruso SM. 2018. Complete genome sequences of HonestAbe, Anthony, and Taffo16, three Cluster C Bacillus cereus group bacteriophages. Genome Announcements 6(25):e00493-18.


      Wang DB, Sun MQ, Shao HB, Li Y, Meng X, Liu ZY, Wang M. 2015. Characterization and genome sequencing of a novel bacteriophage PH101 infecting Pseudoalteromonas marina BH101 from the Yellow Sea of China. Current Microbiology: 71(5):594-600.

    Gainesville Campus

    Jeanelle Morgan, Ph.D., Swapna Bhat, Ph.D., Margi Flood, M.S., Natalie Hyslop, Ph.D.

    • Main Research Goals
      • Detection of antibiotic resistant bacteria in local water supplies.
      • Detection of disease of amphibians and reptiles.
    • Potential Roles for Students
      • Microbial culturing
      • Molecular techniques (DNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis)
      • Data collection
      • Data entry
      • Data analysis
      • Presentations at conferences (local, regional, and national)
    • Relevant Publications
      Leavell, M., Morgan, J., Flood, M., and Bhat, S. (2018) "Quantification of extended-spectrum-beta lactamaseproducing Enterobacteriaceae from water sources in Hall County, Georgia, USA," Papers & Publications: Interdisciplinary Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 7, Article 9.
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