Vol. 27 (2022): Undergraduate Journal of Experimental Microbiology and Immunology (UJEMI)

Research Article

• Investigating the role of calcium ion mobilization in NLRP3 inflammasome activation of J774A.1 macrophages and optimizing cell morphology and IL-1β quantification protocols

  Parneet Sekhon, Rajeshwar Singh, Andrew Song

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• Towards optimizing ATP-induced activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in glycolysis-inhibited J774A.1 murine macrophages

  Helia Mansouri Dana, Ariel Rosen, Parsa Tabassi

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• Establishing a J774A.1 Murine Macrophage NLRP3 Inflammasome Model for Examining Short-Chain Fatty Acid Suppression

  Samantha N. Cortez, Jerry Y. He, Vince M. Lising

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• The Effect of Environmental pH on the Antifungal Activity of Pseudomonas protegens CHA0 against Verticillium dahliae

  Patricia Balmes, Jack Cheng, Kahori Hirae, Harnoor Kaur

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• Pseudomonas species significantly inhibit growth of Aphanomyces euteiches mycelium in vitro

  Vanny Pornsinsiriruk, Angelina Ge, Kody Fung, Tatiana Lau

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• Construction of inducible expression vector pDNLS-22n containing P. aeruginosa PAO1 ChiC

  Novia Chan, Sagar Pannu, Lena Xiong, David Yeung

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• Expression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Chitinase C in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3)

  Madalena Rocha, Matthew Yap, Michael Yoon

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• Cloning chiC from insecticidal Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

  Grace Bodykevich, Mariah Alyssa de Leon, Selena Li, Kathleen Tom

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• Characterising the insecticidal capability of Pseudomonas fluorescens from the Fragaria x ananassa leaf endosphere

  Ali Anwari, Adam Wilcockson, Christopher Yap, Fione Yip

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• The cell-free supernatant of Pseudomonas protegens CHA0 may not be sufficient to inhibit Verticillium dahliae growth

  Samantha Krystal, Soomin Lee, Cameryn Meloche, Ariel Rosen

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• Cloning optimization for substrate-induced gene expression technology

  Kyle MacPherson, Jaskirat Malhi, Nemat Haroon, Andi Musa

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• An assay for screening an E. coli green fluorescence protein promoter library

  Joean Lu, Daniel Mun, Andrew Song, Catherine Yu

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• Steps towards construction of a plasmid to express antisense RNA directed at the ribosomal binding site of wbbL in Escherichia coli DFB1655 L9

  Aneesa Khan, Bhavjot Naraina, Garshana Rajkumar, Arshia Shad

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• Restoration of O-antigen production in E. coli K-12 DFB1655 confers resistance to T2 bacteriophage-mediated lysis

  Jessica Shen, Kevin Xiao, Adrian Chen, Immanuel Abdi

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• Testing the effect of a wbbI knockout on T4 bacteriophage resistance in Escherichia coli K-12

  Seohee An, Clarisse Echavez, Priya Gill, Chelsea Williams

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• Preliminary Steps Toward Establishing a Two-Plasmid System to Drive Lactobacillus plantarum Promoter Expression in Escherichia coli Using Lactobacillus plantarum Sigma Factor, RpoD

  Steven Or, Claudia Vanessa Barreto Rodriguez, Mark Josef Huang, Angela Mathews

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• Investigation of MBP tag removal from recombinant potato type II proteinase inhibitor and testing of serine protease inhibition

  Kristi Lichimo, Hank Lendvoy, Bonny So, Elizabeth Vaz

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• Multiple deletions arise from attempted insertion of the salicylate nahR/Psal biosensor into a duo-directional SIGEX vector

  Kaya Frese, Kitty Martens, Tamara Nichvolodoff

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• Testing the functionality of SIGEX duo-directional reporter plasmid pSPPH21 using an inducible promoter

  Sarah Agnew, Alexis Bangayan, Joanne Fan, Amy Lin

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• Location and surface materials drive differences in microbial communities in the confined HI-SEAS IV habitat

  Kody Fung, Han Han Ly, Shekinah Soriano, Chaewon Song

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• Surface material and location impact microbial communities colonizing plastic and wood surfaces during the HI-SEAS IV Mission

  Garshana Rajkumar, Aneesa Khan, Kitty Martens, John Park

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• Comparative study of shared environments revealed an increased microbiome diversity of richness and abundance in open environments and evenness in closed environments

  Angelina Ge, Tatiana Lau, Amos Fong, Felicia Liu-Fei

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• A comparison of metabarcoding analysis between ASVs and OTUs - using data regarding the effects of chronic radiation on the bank vole gut microbiota

  Cameron Inglis, Danesh Rahmani, David Yeung, Daniel Mun

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• Cohabitation impacts the microbial diversity and taxonomic makeup of the biotic and abiotic environments in a college dormitory

  Allessandra Luongo, Kyle MacPherson, Cameryn Meloche, Sidney Roberge

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• Captivity plays a role in shaping the gut microbiome of social mammals

  Mariah Alyssa de Leon, Selena Li, Kathleen Tom, Matthew Yap

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• Conservation and captivity status influence the diversity of the mammalian gut microbiome

  Tae Rim Lee, Horton Lai, Lana Hui, Camila Quintana

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• Carbon to nitrogen ratios influence microbial diversity in the soil of interior Douglas-fir forests in British Columbia

  Diana Gawol, Tamara Nichvolodoff, Rachel Floyd

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• Exclusive breastfeeding may decrease overall diversity of the infant gut microbiome with a shift towards dominance of bacterial taxa associated with lactose metabolism

  Eleanor Chen, Maitri Panchal, Daniel Song, Lauren Ung

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• Probiotic use results in transient benefits due to changes in microbial community structure in the infant gut microbiome

  Rafid Haq, Sachini Jayasinghe, Gary Yen

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• Constipation Severity Affects the Gut Microbiome Composition of Parkinson’s Disease Patients

  Patricia Balmes, Jack Cheng, Kahori Hirae, Harnoor Kaur

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• Antidepressant use and age affects the diversity of the gut microbiome in Parkinson’s disease patients

  Morris Huang, Palak Tank, Michael Yoon, Jean Zheng

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• Effects of sleep problems and antidepressant use on the gut microbial community of Parkinson’s disease patients

  Sagar Pannu, Charlotte Clayton, Tom Kim

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• Analysis of PLA-degrading enzyme from metagenome-assembled genomes and single-cell amplified genomes using TreeSAPP

  Parsa Abrishamkar, Angelina Ge, Danny Liu, Kathleen Tom, Lori Waugh

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