Microbiome Workshop

Thursday, April 30, 2020

This workshop brought together faculty and students who are working in or are interested in, the broadly defined area of the microbiome.

Keynote presentation:

Douglas Marthaler, Illumina, Inc: Next Generation Sequencing Applications in Microbiology

Additional presentations:
  • Dr. Ryan Hansen, chemical engineering: Microwell Devices for Rapid Exploration of the Microbiome

  • Dr. Chris Little, plant pathology: Exploring the Mycobiome of Soybean Seeds

  • Dr. Matthew Kirk, geology: Connections Between Land Use Soil Microbiology, and Groundwater Microbiology in Agricultural Landscape

  • Dr. Sonny Lee, biology: The Impact of Microbiota in Early Life on IBD Development: From Metabarcoding to Metagenomes

  • Dr. Megan Niederwerder, veterinary medicine: Role of Gut Microbes in Swine Respiratory Disease

  • Dr. Tara Gaire, veterinary medicine: Age Dynamics of Fecal Micro- and Myco-Biome Composition and AMR are Similar in Production and Breeder Swine