The Bug Club Archives
The Bug Club is a journal club within the Department of Microbiology and Immunology organized for the discussion of bacteriology related topics. The club format provides an informal setting for interested students and faculty to discuss and to critically evaluate papers from the current literature. Bug Club discussions may deal with any aspect of bacteriology. Historically, these have included a broad range of topics including bacterial physiology, metabolism, genetics, molecular biology, antibiotic resistance, or pathogenesis.
Spring 2023
February 10, 2023
“Preprints for the life sciences“
Ryan Garrigues , Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
February 17, 2023
“An E1–E2 fusion protein primes antiviral immune signalling in bacteria
Dr. Ian Barton PhD ,Post Doctoral Scholar , Microbiology & Immunology”
February 24, 2023
“Pathogen evasion of social immunity”
Denise Rohlik, Doctoral Candidate , Microbiology & Immunology
March 10, 2023
“Gut bacteria alleviate smoking-related NASH by degrading gut nicotine”
Melissa Lempicki, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
March 17, 2023
“Polygenic Analysis of Tolerance to Carbon Dioxide Inhibition of Isoamyl Acetate “Banana” Flavor Production in Yeast Reveals MDS3 as Major Causative Gene”
Connor Cribb ,Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
March 24, 2023
“Periplasmic protein EipA determines envelope stress resistance and virulence in Brucella abortus”
Dr. Martin Roop PhD ,Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
April 14, 2023
“TBA” Cancelled
Sara Lowe, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
April 21, 2023
“Phage Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 Evolves via Diverse Mutations That Culminate in Impaired Adsorption.”
Jackson Wood, Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology
April 28, 2023
“Occurrence of Antimicrobial-ResistantEscherichia coliinMarine Mammals of the North and Baltic Seas: Sentinels forHuman Health”
Dr. Michelle Ratliff, PhD, Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
May 12, 2023
“Hyperglycemia Increases Severity of Staphylococcus aureus Osteomyelitis and Influences Bacterial Genes Required for Survival in Bone”
Donghee Lee, Research Assistant, Microbiology & Immunology
May 19, 2023
“TBA”
Hoda Jabbour, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
Fall 2022
October 28, 2022
“TBA“
Melissa Lempicki , Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology Cancelled
November 11, 2022
“The lungfish cocoon is a living tissue with antimicrobial functions”
Denise Rohlik, Doctoral Student , Microbiology & Immunology
December 9, 2022
“Insecticidal Activity of Photorhabdus luminescens against Drosophila suzukii“
CJ Booth, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
December 9, 2022
“A metabolically engineered bacterium controlsautoimmunity and inflammation by remodelingthe pro-inflammatory microenvironment“
Connor Cribb, Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology
December 16, 2022
” Brevicidine , a bacterial nonnon-ribosomally produced cyclic 1 antimicrobial lipopeptide with a unique modus operandi“
Ryan Garrigues, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
December 16, 2022
“Cell type-independent profiling of interactions between intracellular pathogens and the human phosphoproteome“
Ian Barton ,Post Doctoral Scholar , Microbiology & Immunology
Spring 2022
March 11, 2022
“The bacterial toxin colibactin triggers prophage induction“
Nathan Seals , Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
March 25, 2022
“Cyclic-di-GMP regulation promotes survival of aslow-replicating subpopulation of intracellular Salmonella Typhimurium”
Ian Barton, Post Doctoral Scholar, Microbiology & Immunology
April 8, 2022
“The molecular assembly of the marsupial gm T cellreceptor defines a third T cell lineage“
Denise Rohlik, Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology
April 22, 2022
“Oral Bacteria Combined with an Intranasal Vaccine Protect from Influenza A Virus and SARS-CoV-2 Infection”
Ryan Garrigues, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
April 29, 2022
“TBA”
Sourav Roy, Post Doctoral Scholar, Microbiology & Immunology
May 6, 2022
“TBA“
Melissa Lempicki , Doctoral Student , Microbiology & Immunology
Fall 2021
September 10, 2021
“TBA“ Cancelled
Denise Rohlik , Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology
September 17, 2021
“Burning the Candle at Both Ends: Have Exoribonucleases Driven Divergence of Regulatory RNA Mechanisms in Bacteria”
Ian Barton, Post Doctoral Scholar, Microbiology & Immunology
September 24, 2021
“Unusual maintenance of X chromosome inactivation predisposes female lymphocytes for increased expression from the inactive X“
Dariel Hopersberger, Doctoral Candidate , Microbiology & Immunology
October 8
March 11, 2022
“The bacterial toxin colibactin triggers prophage induction“
Nathan Seals , Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
March 25, 2022
“Cyclic-di-GMP regulation promotes survival of aslow-replicating subpopulation of intracellular Salmonella Typhimurium”
Ian Barton, Post Doctoral Scholar, Microbiology & Immunology
April 8, 2022
“The molecular assembly of the marsupial gm T cellreceptor defines a third T cell lineage“
Denise Rohlik, Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology
April 22, 2022
“Oral Bacteria Combined with an Intranasal Vaccine Protect from Influenza A Virus and SARS-CoV-2 Infection”
Ryan Garrigues, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
April 29, 2022
“TBA”
Sourav Roy, Post Doctoral Scholar, Microbiology & Immunology
May 6, 2022
“TBA“
Melissa Lempicki , Doctoral Student , Microbiology & Immunology
, 2021
“Decomposing the molecular complexity of brewing”
Ryan Garrigues, Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology
October 15, 2021
“Bacterial infection of a model insect: Photorhabdus luminescens and Manduca sexta”
Charles Booth, Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology
October 22, 2021
“The Esherichia coli azoR gene promoter: A new sensing element for microbial biodetection of trace explosives”
Sourav Roy, Post Doctoral Scholar, Microbiology & Immunology
October 29, 2021
“Molecular repertoire of Deinococcus radiodurans after 1 year of exposure outside the International Space Station within the Tanpopo mission“
Melissa Lempicki , Doctoral Student , Microbiology & Immunology
November 12, 2021
“Isolation of a member of the candidate phylum ‘Atribacteria’ reveals a unique cell membrane structure“
Connor Crib, Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology
November 19, 2021
“Potent Killing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by an Antibody-Antibiotic Conjugate”
Sheila Thomas Post Doctoral Scholar, Microbiology & Immunology
December 3, 2021
“TBA”
Nathan Seals, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
Spring 2021
January 22, 2021
“A circadian clock in a nonphotosynthetic prokaryote“
Ian Barton, Post Doctoral Scholar, Microbiology & Immunology
February 12, 2021
“Genome Sizes and the Benford Distribution”
Dariel Hopersberger, Doctoral Candidate , Microbiology & Immunology
February 19, 2021
“Ice nucleation active bacteria in precipitation are
genetically diverse and nucleate ice by employing
different mechanisms “
Denise Rohlik , Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology
February 26, 2021
“A bacteria-based genetic assay detects prion formation”
Charles Booth, Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology
April 9, 2021
“Segmented Filamentous Bacteria Provoke Lung Autoimmunity by Inducing Gut-Lung Axis Th17 Cells Expressing Dual TCRs”
Alex Bastian, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
April 16, 2021
“A Deep Learning Approach to Antibiotic Discovery“ Canceled
Sourav Roy, Post Doctoral Scholar, Microbiology & Immunology
April 23, 2021
“Horizontal ‘genes drive’ harness indigenous bacteria for bioremediation“
Melissa Lempicki , Doctoral Student , Microbiology & Immunology
April 30, 2021
“Assembly of a nucleus-like structure during viral replication in bacteria“
Connor Crib, Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology
May 14, 2021
“Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus directly attacks Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus Cystic fibrosis isolates”
Ryan Garrigues, Masters Student, Microbiology & Immunology
May 28, 2021
“TBA” Canceled
Nathan Seals, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunlogy
Fall 2020
August 21, 2020
“Bacteria: A novel source for potent mosquito feeding-deterrents”
Denise Rohlik, Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology
August 28, 2020
“Tuning antiviral CD8 T cell response via proline-altered peptide ligand vaccination”
Ryan Garrigues, Doctoral Student , Microbiology & Immunology
September 11, 2020
“Candida auris infections around the world”
Dariel Hopersberger , Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
September 25, 2020
“Recombinant allergy vaccines based on allergen-derived B cell epitopes”
Kayla DeOca, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
October 9, 2020
“Chromosome-free bacterial cells are safe and programmable platforms for synthetic biology”
Charles Booth, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
October 23, 2020
“MHC variation sculpts individualized microbial communities that control susceptibility to enteric infection”
Alex Gevelinger, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
October 30, 2020
“Novel inactivation of the causative fungal pathogen of white-nose syndrome with methoxsalen plus ultraviolet A or B radiation”
Nathan Seals, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
November 13, 2020
“Tetherin Inhibits Nipah Virus but Not Ebola Virus Replication in Fruit Bat Cells”
Wesley Kendle, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunol
Spring 2020
January 31, 2020
“Molecular Nanomachines Disrupt Bacterial Cell Wall, Increasing Sensitivity of Extensively Drug-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae to Meropenem”
Denise Rohlik, Doctoral Student, Microbiology and Immunology
February 21, 2020
“TBA” Cancelled
Priyanka Theophilus, Doctoral Candidate , Microbiology & Immunology
February 28, 2020
“Fatty Liver Disease Caused by High-Alcohol-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae“
Samantha Palethorpe , Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
March 13, 2020
“Chromosome-free bacterial cells are safe and programmable platforms for synthetic biology” Canceled
CJ Booth, Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology
Spring 2019
February 8, 2019
“Long-distance electron transport in individual, living cable bacteria”
Hui Xu, Post Doctoral Scholar, Microbiology & Immunology
February 22, 2019
“Bidirectional brain-gut interactions and chronic pathological changes after traumatic brain injury in mice”
Denise Rohlik, MS Student, Microbiology & Immunology
March 22, 2019
“Nanoparticle-Regulated Semiartificial Magnetotactic Bacteria with Tunable Magnetic Moment and Magnetic Sensitivity”
Nathan Seals, Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology
March 29, 2019
“Polymorphisms in fibronectin binding protein A of Staphylococcus aureus are associated with infection of cardiovascular devices “
CJ Booth, Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology
April 26
“Inhibiting the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance”
Dariel Hopersberger, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
May 10, 2019
“An ingestible bacterial-electronic system to monitor gastrointestinal health”
Samantha Palethorpe, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology
May 24, 2019
“CdrA Interactions within the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Matrix Safeguard It from Proteolysis and Promote Cellular Packing”
PriyankaTheophilus, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology