Trainee Presentations
L.A.U.D. trainees have presented at several conferences across the country. Check out some of their presentations.
KUH Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium 2024 (Charlottesville, VA)
Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference 2024 (Bloomington, IN)
Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting 2024 (Madison, WI)
Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference 2023 (Chicago, IL)
Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting 2023 (Madison, WI)
Loyola Undergraduate Research Symposium 2023 (Chicago, IL)
KUH Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium 2021 (virtual)
Hector Cabrera (U of San Francisco), Neha Yarlagadda (U Illinois), Reva Patil (Ball State U), and Kayla Jarm (LUC) represented L.A.U.D. and presented at the annual symposium of KUH summer programs.
Megan Martinez (left; LUC), Hillary Dapsauski (center; LUC), and Elena Renshaw (right; U of South Carolina) present their work cataloging the phages, plasmids, and genomic islands of bacteria found in the female bladder.
Ben Moginot (left; LUC), Lila Nelson (center; LUC), and Lexi Avalos (right; LUC) present their work identifying the source of E. coli associated UTIs via metagenomics.
Abhirup Das (left; Illinois Wesleyan U) and Mohammed Abdul Muiz (right; LUC) present their work examining genomes of bacteria isolated from kidney stones.
Lexi Avalos (LUC) presents her group's work identifying the source of E. coli associated UTIs via metagenomics.
Bri Jackson (LUC) presents her work investigating E. coli effects on urinary Lactobacillus paragasseri strains.
Baanik Sabharwal (UC Berkeley) presents the work of her team on strain-level detection of lactobacilli in the female urogenital tract.
Cerena Sedano (LUC) presents her work investigating E. coli effects on urinary Lactobacillus crispatus strains.
Haley Atkins (LUC) presents her team's work on strain-level detection of lactobacilli in the female urogenital tract.