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The Microbiology Letters Issue 5 | January 2016

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Lettertothereader Latest Publications PetersLab

Shietal.2015–ConformationaltogglingcontrolstargetsitechoicefortheheteromerictransposaseelementTn7(NucleicAcidsResearch)

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FoMShasanewwebsite!FoMS recently set up its new website underthe Academics - Graduate subsection of theCornell Microbiology website. Yearly groupphotos, FoMS contact information,newsletters, event flyers and an updatedgraduate field student directory are allincludedonthewebpage.

Significant Milestones! AzulPinochetBarros–OnDecember7th,AzulpassedherA-exam,makingheranofficialPhDCandidate!

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The Microbiology LettersIssue 2 | October 2015

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FarewellwishestoMichelleL.ColeOnOctober2,wecelebratedMichelle’slastdaywithMicroandwishedherthebestonhernewpositionoutsideofCornell.

Callforposters!Don’tforgettoattendandpresentaposteratthe2ndAnnualCornellMicrobiologySymposium.

Presentations and Awards OlgaLastovetsky–2015-2016Procter&Gambleoralpresentationprizewinner

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October31stHalloweencontest

Oct2-3rdHelmannLab25th

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Oct12thMicrobiologySymposium

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CoffeeHour@WingHallOnSeptember25,wehadourfirstcoffeehourofthesemester.Itgaveeveryoneachancetocatchupandenjoysometastybagels.

TeamAquaticViruswithDr.IanHewson

FormoreinformationonSSWDresearchandamphipodcircoviruses,visitDr.Hewson’sactiveblogsat:http://seastarwastingdisease.wordpress.com;http://www.teamaquaticvirus.com

TeamAquaticVirushavebeeninvestigatingtwoexcitingareasofviralecology:Seastarwastingdisease(SSWD)andcircovirusesofamphipods.

SSWDisadiseaseattributedtothesuddenandmassivedieoffofmillionsofseastarsalongtheNorthernAmericancoastline(fromBajaCalifornia,MexicotoSouthernAlaska).CombiningKoch’spostulatesandviralmetagenomics,theHewsonteamhaveidentifiedacandidatepathogenforSSWD,theseastar-associateddensovirus(SSaDV).

TheyreceivedNSFfundingfora3-yearstudytofurtherinvestigatetheepidemiologyofSSWD.LedbygraduatestudentElliotJackson,theyplantodeterminehowSSaDVcausesdiseaseusingcomparativetranscriptomicanalysisofhostresponsesfromhealthyanddiseasedseastars.Additionally,thegroupplanstoexplorehowthevirusistransmitted,examinetherelationshipbetweengeneticvariabilityandheterogeneityofSSWDsymptoms,andinquireastowhetherthemolecularevolutionofSSaDVhadaneffectonthecurrentepidemic.

Circoviruses,specificallycircularRep-encodingssDNA(CRESS-DNA),haverecentlybeenfoundinhighoccurrenceinmarineandfreshwaterarthropods.MicrobiologygraduatestudentKaliaBistolasexplains,“Circoviruseswereoriginallythoughttoonlyinfectplantsandvertebrates,butitturnsoutthattheymightbemoreubiquitousthanwethought!”Littleisknownhowthesevirusesaffecttheirhostsortheirhost’sroleinfoodwebs.Kalialeadsthegroupinexploringtheecologicalandbiogeochemicalimpactsofamphipodcircoviruses.HerworkfocusesonthefreshwatertaxonDiporeiaspinthelaurentianGreatLakesandthekelpamphipodPeramphithoefemorataontheUSwestcoast.

Latest Publications PetersLab Shietal.2015–ConformationaltogglingcontrolstargetsitechoicefortheheteromerictransposaseelementTn7(NuclAcidsRes) HelmannLab Pandeyetal.2015–MntR(Rv2788)atranscriptionalregulatorthatcontrolsmanganesehomeostasisinMycobacteriumtuberculosis(MolMicrobiol) Dr.JohnHelmann–Editedthevolumeon“ArchaealandBacterialTranscription”intheMETHODSseries(Elsevier) MadsenLab Dr.EugeneMadsen–Releasedthesecondeditionofhistextbook“EnvironmentalMicrobiology:FromGenomestoBiogeochemistry”(Wiley)

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2! DecemberCoffeeHour@WingHallOnDecember 11th faculty, students, and staff got to enjoy some deliciousbagelsandcoffeeatthelastcoffeehourofthesemester.

3! HolidayLunch@WingHallOnDecember18th,theMicrobiologyDepartmentorganizedtheirannualHolidayLunch.Itgavepeoplethechancetocatchupandwisheveryoneajoyfulendtotheyearandaprosperousstartto2016.

DearFoMSCommunity,

It ishardtobelievethattheFallsemester isover, letalone2015. Ithasbeenan intenseyearfullofnewchallengesandendeavorsfortheDepartmentofMicrobiologyandFoMS.In our attempts to keep this large and diverse community up to date with all theseexciting newsandevents,early intheFallsemesterFoMScreatedandsentout itsfirstMicrobiologyLettersissue.

Weareveryhappytosaythatthenewsletterhasbeenagreatsuccess!Thisisallthanks to you, the reader. We have receivedmany e-mails before eachmonthly issuedeadline with news and updates from the community. This is very encouraging, sincewithoutyourcontributions,thisnewsletterwouldnotbepossible.Itisatestamenttothepublic’sinteresttostayinformedandconnectedasafield.

Wehopethat thisnewyear isfilledwithevenmoreexcitingnews.Thisbeingareflectionofthesuccessfulgoals,projects,andaccomplishmentsofthemicrobiologyfieldhereatCornell.

Thankyoutoeveryoneandmayyouallhaveaprosperousandhappystartto2016!

Jan.27thSpringClassescommence

Feb.4-7thRecruitmentWeekend

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