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The Microbiology Letters Issue 5 | January 2016 Field of Microbiology Students @ Cornell University Letter to the reader Latest Publications Peters Lab Shi et al. 2015 – Conformational toggling controls target site choice for the heteromeric transposase element Tn7 ( Nucleic Acids Research) FEATURED ON NAR JOURNAL COVER! News Highlights Upcoming Events FoMS has a new website! FoMS recently set up its new website under the Academics - Graduate subsection of the Cornell Microbiology website. Yearly group photos, FoMS contact information, newsletters, event flyers and an updated graduate field student directory are all included on the webpage. 1 Significant Milestones! Azul Pinochet Barros – On December 7 th , Azul passed her A-exam, making her an official PhD Candidate! Powered by FoMS: Francine Arroyo - fa257 | Daniel Rojas Tapias - dfr47 | Azul Pinochet Barros - vap48 www.micro.cornell.edu/academics/graduate/foms More pics & updates on Facebook Field of Microbiology Students 2 December Coffee Hour @ Wing Hall On December 11 th faculty, students, and staff got to enjoy some delicious bagels and coffee at the last coffee hour of the semester. 3 Holiday Lunch @ Wing Hall On December 18 th , the Microbiology Department organized their annual Holiday Lunch. It gave people the chance to catch up and wish everyone a joyful end to the year and a prosperous start to 2016. Dear FoMS Community, It is hard to believe that the Fall semester is over, let alone 2015. It has been an intense year full of new challenges and endeavors for the Department of Microbiology and FoMS. In our attempts to keep this large and diverse community up to date with all these exciting news and events, early in the Fall semester FoMS created and sent out its first Microbiology Letters issue. We are very happy to say that the newsletter has been a great success! This is all thanks to you, the reader. We have received many e-mails before each monthly issue deadline with news and updates from the community. This is very encouraging, since without your contributions, this newsletter would not be possible. It is a testament to the public’s interest to stay informed and connected as a field. We hope that this new year is filled with even more exciting news. This being a reflection of the successful goals, projects, and accomplishments of the microbiology field here at Cornell. Thank you to everyone and may you all have a prosperous and happy start to 2016! Best, FoMS Jan. 27th Spring Classes commence Feb. 4-7th Recruitment Weekend Stressed out about your A-exam? Visit the website at: http://micro.cornell.edu/academics/graduate/foms Most of the Cornell Field of Microbiology Students (2015-2016)
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The Microbiology Letters Issue 5 | January 2016
Field of Microbiology Students @ Cornell University
Lettertothereader Latest Publications PetersLab
Shietal.2015–ConformationaltogglingcontrolstargetsitechoicefortheheteromerictransposaseelementTn7(NucleicAcidsResearch)
FEATUREDONNARJOURNALCOVER!
NewsHighlights
UpcomingEvents
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.
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Significant Milestones! AzulPinochetBarros–OnDecember7th,AzulpassedherA-exam,makingheranofficialPhDCandidate!
Powered by FoMS: FrancineArroyo-fa257|DanielRojasTapias-dfr47|AzulPinochetBarros-vap48 www.micro.cornell.edu/academics/graduate/foms
The Microbiology LettersIssue 2 | October 2015
Field of Microbiology Students @ Cornell University
NewsHighlights
OctoberEvents
FarewellwishestoMichelleL.ColeOnOctober2,wecelebratedMichelle’slastdaywithMicroandwishedherthebestonhernewpositionoutsideofCornell.
Callforposters!Don’tforgettoattendandpresentaposteratthe2ndAnnualCornellMicrobiologySymposium.
Presentations and Awards OlgaLastovetsky–2015-2016Procter&Gambleoralpresentationprizewinner
Powered by FOMS: FrancineArroyo-fa257|DanielRojasTapias-dfr47|AzulPinochetBarros-vap48 www.micro.cornell.edu/academics/graduate
October31stHalloweencontest
Oct2-3rdHelmannLab25th
anniversaryreunion
Oct12thMicrobiologySymposium
More pics & updates on Facebook
Field of Microbiology Students
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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The Microbiology LettersIssue 2 | October 2015
Field of Microbiology Students @ Cornell University
NewsHighlights
OctoberEvents
FarewellwishestoMichelleL.ColeOnOctober2,wecelebratedMichelle’slastdaywithMicroandwishedherthebestonhernewpositionoutsideofCornell.
Callforposters!Don’tforgettoattendandpresentaposteratthe2ndAnnualCornellMicrobiologySymposium.
Presentations and Awards OlgaLastovetsky–2015-2016Procter&Gambleoralpresentationprizewinner
Powered by FOMS: FrancineArroyo-fa257|DanielRojasTapias-dfr47|AzulPinochetBarros-vap48 www.micro.cornell.edu/academics/graduate
October31stHalloweencontest
Oct2-3rdHelmannLab25th
anniversaryreunion
Oct12thMicrobiologySymposium
More pics & updates on Facebook
Field of Microbiology Students
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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The Microbiology LettersIssue 2 | October 2015
Field of Microbiology Students @ Cornell University
NewsHighlights
OctoberEvents
FarewellwishestoMichelleL.ColeOnOctober2,wecelebratedMichelle’slastdaywithMicroandwishedherthebestonhernewpositionoutsideofCornell.
Callforposters!Don’tforgettoattendandpresentaposteratthe2ndAnnualCornellMicrobiologySymposium.
Presentations and Awards OlgaLastovetsky–2015-2016Procter&Gambleoralpresentationprizewinner
Powered by FOMS: FrancineArroyo-fa257|DanielRojasTapias-dfr47|AzulPinochetBarros-vap48 www.micro.cornell.edu/academics/graduate
October31stHalloweencontest
Oct2-3rdHelmannLab25th
anniversaryreunion
Oct12thMicrobiologySymposium
More pics & updates on Facebook
Field of Microbiology Students
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!
Best,
FoMS
Jan.27thSpringClassescommence
Feb.4-7thRecruitmentWeekend
StressedoutaboutyourA-exam?
Visitthewebsiteat:http://micro.cornell.edu/academics/graduate/foms
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