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2026 Student Poster Awards
2026 Student Poster Awards
Undergraduate Div. 1st Place
Surya Logeswaran
University of Southern Indiana
Surya Logeswaran
University of Southern Indiana
GPR109A: A potential target of gut-derived metabolites on osteocytes
GPR109A: A potential target of gut-derived metabolites on osteocytes
Master's Division 1st Place
Maanasa Manikantan
Purdue Fort Wayne
Maanasa Manikantan
Purdue Fort Wayne
Understanding the Nrf-2 stress response pathway
in host-Babesia interaction
Understanding the Nrf-2 stress response pathway
in host-Babesia interaction
Doctoral Division 1st Place
Rachel Tat
IU School of Medicine
Rachel Tat
IU School of Medicine
The O-antigen of bacterial lipopolysaccharide plays a key role in binding interactions between bacteria and Coxsackievirus B3
The O-antigen of bacterial lipopolysaccharide plays a key role in binding interactions between bacteria and Coxsackievirus B3
Undergraduate Div. 2nd Place
P. Figueroa & L. Brucchieri
Purdue Fort Wayne
P. Figueroa & L. Brucchieri
Purdue Fort Wayne
Conjugation-mediated plasmid mobilization
in Streptococcus mutans
Conjugation-mediated plasmid mobilization
in Streptococcus mutans
Master's Division 2nd Place
Umme Ateka
Purdue Fort Wayne
Umme Ateka
Purdue Fort Wayne
MFS transporters influence molecular transport
and biofilm formation in Mycobacterium smegmatis
MFS transporters influence molecular transport
and biofilm formation in Mycobacterium smegmatis
Doctoral Division 2nd Place
Garrett Bryak
Purdue West Lafayette
Garrett Bryak
Purdue West Lafayette
Immnostimulatory drug, Resiquimod,
provides enhanced defense against invasive
fungal pathogen Candida auris
Immnostimulatory drug, Resiquimod,
provides enhanced defense against invasive
fungal pathogen Candida auris
2025 Student Poster Awards
2025 Student Poster Awards
Undergraduate Division Winner
Carina Wiljer
Purdue Fort Wayne
Carina Wiljer
Purdue Fort Wayne
Effects of nordihydroguaiaretic acid and shikonin on antibiotic tolerance, biofilm formation, and cell surface properties of Mycobacterium abscessus
Effects of nordihydroguaiaretic acid and shikonin on antibiotic tolerance, biofilm formation, and cell surface properties of Mycobacterium abscessus
Master's Division - 1st Place
Simone Haak
Purdue Fort Wayne
Simone Haak
Purdue Fort Wayne
Extracellular vesicles secreted by Babesia-infected erythrocytes modulate host neutrophil response
Extracellular vesicles secreted by Babesia-infected erythrocytes modulate host neutrophil response
Master's Division - 2nd Place
Maanasa Manitakan
Purdue Fort Wayne
Maanasa Manitakan
Purdue Fort Wayne
Understanding the role of NRF2 pathway
in host-Babesia parasite interaction
Understanding the role of NRF2 pathway
in host-Babesia parasite interaction
2025 Education Award
2025 Education Award
Alicia Cecil, Assistant Professor of Biology
University of Indianapolis
Presentation Title: "Only Learning in the Building at the CEL Lounge"
Read more: "Dr. Alicia Cecil Receives Academic Teaching Award by Indiana Branch of the American Society for Microbiology" | UIndy Campus News
2024 Student Poster Awards
2024 Student Poster Awards
Undergraduate 2nd Place: T. J. Knox & A. J. Farrar, Hanover College
"Characterization of novel citrophages: KB1, LI, and Jay-1"
Ph.D Winner: K. Kohler, University of Notre Dame
"Dissecting the role of E. faecalis secreted proteases during pathogenesis in the catheterized bladder"
Undergraduate 1st Place: N. Penny, Indiana Institute of Technology, Fort Wayne
"Investigating DUF1 function in Vibrio vulnificus"
Master's 2nd Place: Z. Biddle, Purdue Fort Wayne
"Effects of amino acid products on the growth and structure of a synthetic microbial community"
Master's 1st Place: S. Haak, Purdue Fort Wayne
"Evaluation of linolenic acid as an inhbitor of extracellular vescicles in human babesiosis"
2024: Peggy Cotter Travel Awards for Early Career Branch Members
2024: Peggy Cotter Travel Awards for Early Career Branch Members
Congratulations to:
Funmilola Ayeni, IU Bloomington
Lisa McLellan, Purdue Fort Wayne
Jose Thekkiniath, Purdue Fort Wayne
2023: No Poster Competition (due power outage)
2023: No Poster Competition (due power outage)
2022 Student Poster Awards
2022 Student Poster Awards
PhD 1st Place: Manalee Samaddar
Listeria adhesion protein facilitates
improved drug-analog delivery
across the epithelial barrier
PhD 2nd Place: Arkaprabha Banerjee
Chlamydia muridarum responds to
thermal stress via tail-specific
protease
MS 1st Place: Lindsay Leonard
Development of a gnotobiotic mouse model with distinct bacterial equol-producing capabilities
MS 2nd Place: Anh Nguyen
The effects of UV-A radiation on circadian rhythms
in Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973
Undergraduate 1st Place: Stacey Tam
Characterization of a novel CheY homolog
involved in regulating surface attachment
in Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Undergraduate 2nd Place: Nur Koksal
Effect of hemoglobin-coated silver nanoparticles
on Porphyromonas gingivalis biofilms
Awards Committee Chair & Educational Representative: Dr. Dominique Galli
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